Liepāja enters the bid for the title of European City of Sport
Published: 16.07.2015
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18 July A press conference will be held at Liepāja City Council to provide information about Liepāja’s candidacy for the title of “European City of Sport 2016”. The press conference will take place at 4 p.m. in the Great Hall of Liepāja City Council.
The event will be attended by Artis Lagzdiņš, Head of the Sports Administration of Liepāja City Council, and Vilnis Vitkovskis, Deputy Chair of Liepāja City Council for Education, Culture and Sport, as well as a delegation from the European Sports Cities Association (ESPA): ESPA President Gian Francesco Lupattelli of Italy, ESPA Secretary General Hugo Alonso of Spain, and Paulo Rocha, a representative of the Portuguese Ministry of Sport.
Before the press conference, the delegation of the European Sports Cities Association will be introduced to Liepāja’s sports infrastructure. In addition, the delegation is scheduled to attend the Davis Cup tennis competition, where Latvia’s national team will face Madagascar’s national tennis team for the first time on Liepāja’s outdoor clay courts from 17 to 19 July, as well as observe the city’s most popular running event, the “Liepāja Half Marathon”.
The event will be attended by Artis Lagzdiņš, Head of the Sports Administration of Liepāja City Council, and Vilnis Vitkovskis, Deputy Chair of Liepāja City Council for Education, Culture and Sport, as well as a delegation from the European Sports Cities Association (ESPA): ESPA President Gian Francesco Lupattelli of Italy, ESPA Secretary General Hugo Alonso of Spain, and Paulo Rocha, a representative of the Portuguese Ministry of Sport.
Before the press conference, the delegation of the European Sports Cities Association will be introduced to Liepāja’s sports infrastructure. In addition, the delegation is scheduled to attend the Davis Cup tennis competition, where Latvia’s national team will face Madagascar’s national tennis team for the first time on Liepāja’s outdoor clay courts from 17 to 19 July, as well as observe the city’s most popular running event, the “Liepāja Half Marathon”.
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