On 14 August President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs met at Riga Castle with the athletes of the Latvian team ahead of the Paralympic Games in Paris. The Latvian flagbearers were announced during the official event and they will be Rihards Snikus and Diāna Krūmiņa.
“In your lives, you have experienced various serious matters. I am certain that sports have helped you and motivated you to tackle daily life. We can all learn from your vigour, strength and optimism. We will definitely follow along all the competitions in which you will take part with the same interest and enthusiasm as we followed your colleagues at the Summer Olympics,” President Rinkēvičs said when meeting with the athletes of the Latvian team.
The Paralympic Games in Paris will take place from 28 August to 8 September. Latvia will be represented by 8 athletes competing in 5 disciplines: track and field, para equestrian, cycling, swimming and shooting.
