On Thursday, 7th November, 2024 at 12:00 o’clock the open shooting competition with pneumatic rifles “Lāčplēsis 2024. Valka-Valga-Smiltene” will be held in Valka City Shooting Range (Rīgas iela 41, Valka).
The purpose of the competition is to popularize the shooting sport among children and young people and promote cooperation between the youth of Valka region and the young shooting sports enthusiasts of Smiltene, Valmiera and Valga municipalities.
Participants to take part in the competition: youth born between years 2004 and 2015.
- V-1, S-1 group born between 2012 and 2015,
- V-2, S-2 group born between 2009 and 2011,
- V-3, S-3 group born from 2004 to 2008.
Registration at the competition site on 7th November from 12:00 till 17:00 o’clock.
The shooting competition is one of the Estonia-Latvia program projects “Together in sports”, No. EE-LV00009″ activities. The project is implemented by Valka Municipality as the leading project partner together with the project partners Smiltene and Valga municipalities between 1st of August, 2023 and 30th of November, 2024.
Experience exchange visits for coaches and young athletes to Ventspils, coaches to Tartu – Otepi – Pärnu, a floorball tournament in Valka, a competition for track and field athletes in Valka, Valga and Smiltene, camps for football players and track and field athletes in Kääriku (Estonia) and a camp for basketball players in Alūksne have already been organized as part of the project.
The total budget of the project is EUR 87 500, including ERDF funding of EUR 70 000 or 80%, co-financing of project partners EUR 17 500 or 20%.
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