[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":193},["ShallowReactive",2],{"country-en-latvia":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"country_code":179,"description":180,"extension":181,"federation":182,"flag":184,"lastUpdated":185,"meta":186,"navigation":187,"path":188,"region":189,"seo":190,"stem":191,"__hash__":192},"countries\u002Fcountries\u002Fen\u002Flatvia.md","Pétanque in Latvia",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":171},"minimark",[9,13,30,35,50,57,61,64,112,115,119,146,153,157],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"pétanque-in-latvia",[14,15,16,17,21,22,25,26,29],"p",{},"Pétanque in Latvia is organized under the ",[18,19,20],"strong",{},"Latvijas petanka sporta federācija (Latvian Pétanque Sports Federation, LPSF)",", a member of both the ",[18,23,24],{},"CEP (Confédération Européenne de Pétanque)"," and the ",[18,27,28],{},"FIPJP (Fédération Internationale de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal)",". The federation runs a full domestic calendar of national championships and regional tournaments and regularly sends players to CEP European Championships.",[31,32,34],"h2",{"id":33},"federation","Federation",[14,36,37,38,41,42,45,46,49],{},"Sources disagree on the exact founding year. The federation's own history page describes the sport's organized start in ",[18,39,40],{},"July 2008",", when two clubs, Rīgas Petanka and Boule, registered independently of each other, followed by the Latvian federation's admission to the ",[18,43,44],{},"CEP and FIPJP in November 2008",". A separate account states the federation was formally established in ",[18,47,48],{},"2009",", the same year it joined the international federation. Both dates are given here rather than resolved, since we could not independently confirm which is authoritative.",[14,51,52,53,56],{},"The federation's current president is ",[18,54,55],{},"Juris Silovs"," (also rendered \"Juris Silvos\" in FIPJP's own nation directory, a spelling variant we have not been able to resolve). We could not independently confirm the federation's current full board composition or when its president took office.",[31,58,60],{"id":59},"clubs","Clubs",[14,62,63],{},"The LPSF's own members directory (\"Biedri\") and Latvian company-registry records, cross-checked across two independently-worded searches, list five long-established affiliated clubs plus one newer addition:",[65,66,67,74,80,90,100,106],"ul",{},[68,69,70,73],"li",{},[18,71,72],{},"Rīgas Petanka"," (registration No. 40008130907), based at Kalnciema iela 47-1, Rīga, LV-1046, contact Aividss Švarcs. One of the two founding clubs (alongside Boule) whose 2008 registration marks the sport's organized start in Latvia.",[68,75,76,79],{},[18,77,78],{},"Biedrība sporta klubs \"Boule\""," (registration No. 40008130911), based at Dienvidu iela 3 k-2-6, Salaspils, Salaspils novads, LV-2169, contact Ieviņa Dzenīte. The other founding club from 2008.",[68,81,82,85,86,89],{},[18,83,84],{},"Ventspils kērlinga klubs"," (registration No. 40008070580), based at Sporta iela 7\u002F9, Ventspils, LV-3601, with a dedicated petanka section headed by ",[18,87,88],{},"Andris Padrevics"," - the same Andris Padrevics who competes internationally for Latvia (see International Results below).",[68,91,92,95,96,99],{},[18,93,94],{},"JRFPC \"Upesciema Warriors\""," (registration No. 40008222008), a joint youth rugby, football, and petanka club based at Strauta iela 1B k-3-15, Upesciems, Garkalnes novads, LV-2137, contact ",[18,97,98],{},"Edgars Silovs",", who also coaches Latvia's national doubles pairings.",[68,101,102,105],{},[18,103,104],{},"Sporta klubs \"Petanks Ērģeme\""," (registration No. 40008257813), based at \"Dambīši\", Ērģemes pagasts, Valkas novads, LV-4711.",[68,107,108,111],{},[18,109,110],{},"SK Kangars",", a newer club (registration No. 40008332825, registered January 2024) based at Parka iela 3-9, Zaķumuiža, Ropažu novads, contact Raivis Stepiņš. Kangars built new petanka courts at Grabji, Ropažu pagasts, which by 2026 were already hosting LPSF national-championship events (see Domestic Scene below).",[14,113,114],{},"We could not independently confirm a precise club-by-club membership count or a single authoritative \"total number of affiliated clubs\" figure for the LPSF; the list above reflects what could be verified from the federation's own published members page and public registry records.",[31,116,118],{"id":117},"domestic-scene","Domestic Scene",[14,120,121,122,125,126,129,130,133,134,137,138,141,142,145],{},"The LPSF organizes national championships across multiple disciplines, including men's and women's singles, doubles, and triples, plus team and precision-shooting events. In 2026 the federation's calendar included the ",[18,123,124],{},"national precision-shooting championship (LČ TIR) on 28 June"," at SK Kangars' new courts in Grabji, Ropažu novads, the ",[18,127,128],{},"national triples championship on 4 July",", the international ",[18,131,132],{},"Ventspils tournament on 24 July",", a ",[18,135,136],{},"Baltic MIX tournament on 29 August"," at the Lucavsalas pétanque courts in Riga, and the ",[18,139,140],{},"Baltic Sea Cup for Clubs",", held 12-13 September 2026 in Lithuania - a regional club competition for Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland (the 2025 edition, held in Tallinn, was won by Estonia's Tõrva petangiklubi). Latvia and Estonia also play an annual ",[18,143,144],{},"Eesti-Läti maavõistlus"," friendly international match.",[14,147,148,149,152],{},"Latvia's national men's doubles title has recently been dominated by Ventspils kērlinga klubs pair ",[18,150,151],{},"Raido Blumbergs and Andris Padrevics",", whose 2025 national championship (their fourth doubles title together, per Ventspils-area news coverage) carried them into the 2025 CEP qualification pathway and on to the 2026 European Championship (see International Results below). Search results gave conflicting team and club counts for recent national doubles championships (different articles reported different totals depending on the year and category), so no specific field-size figure is stated here.",[31,154,156],{"id":155},"international-results","International Results",[14,158,159,160,163,164,167,168,170],{},"At the ",[18,161,162],{},"2026 CEP European Championship"," in Lorca, Spain (18-21 June 2026), Latvia's women's doubles pairing of ",[18,165,166],{},"Lilita Dimarco and Ieva Anna Gulbe"," (coached by Edgars Silovs) and men's doubles pairing of ",[18,169,151],{}," (coached by Itallo Šromu) both competed, having qualified as Latvia's 2025 national doubles champions. Latvia's men's doubles pair was eliminated in the third round by Jersey's Andrew Bellamy-Burt and Toby Northern. We could not independently confirm Latvia's women's doubles result beyond their participation.",{"title":172,"searchDepth":173,"depth":173,"links":174},"",2,[175,176,177,178],{"id":33,"depth":173,"text":34},{"id":59,"depth":173,"text":60},{"id":117,"depth":173,"text":118},{"id":155,"depth":173,"text":156},"LV","Explore pétanque in Latvia: the Latvian Pétanque Sports Federation (LPSF), its CEP and FIPJP membership, a directory of affiliated clubs, national championships, the Baltic Sea Cup for Clubs, and Latvia's doubles teams at the 2026 European Championship in Lorca.","md",{"name":20,"url":183},"https:\u002F\u002Fpetanque.lv\u002F","🇱🇻","2026-08-06",{},true,"\u002Fcountries\u002Fen\u002Flatvia",null,{"title":5,"description":180},"countries\u002Fen\u002Flatvia","jIhmqLoA1cSFBFdpkl4KcUAE4MS_y07nOTcpb1WGVbI",1786097168866]