Hockey players are not allowed, but Olympians are: athletes from Latvia and Russia competed in Dakar

The honorable mission of carrying the state flag of Latvia at the ceremony was entrusted to sailors William Preiss and Marta Ieva Dale, reported bb.lv, citing the representative of the Latvian Olympic Committee Ruta Millere-Celminja. The Latvian team has a bronze medal in javelin throw. It was won by athlete Eliza Ligere, who took third place in javelin throw with a result of 52 meters. The Latvian youth basketball team finished just short of medals, taking fourth place. Several other Latvian athletes made it to the top eight and advanced to the playoff stage. As a result, **Latvia** shared the 86th to 97th places in the overall team standings with eleven other countries. The first place was taken by the **China** team (18 gold, eight silver, seven bronze medals), second was **Japan** (11–8–9). In third place is the **Russia** team with 14 medals: eight gold, four silver, and two bronze. The Latvian team consisted of 18 members. For comparison: China was represented by 66 athletes, Japan by 45, and Russia by 13. Despite participating in the same tournament with athletes from Russia and Belarus, the Latvian Olympic Committee stated that they categorically oppose the admission of athletes from Russia to international sports competitions. As [reported](https://bb.lv/statja/sport/2026/11/03/pervaia-sbornaia-oficialno-otkazalas-igrat-protiv-xokkeistov-rossii-i-eto-ne-latviia) by **bb.lv**, the Latvian Hockey Federation has prohibited its hockey players from playing against the Russian national team.

Hockey players are not allowed, but Olympians are: athletes from Latvia and Russia competed in Dakar – who won?