On September 1, the individual finals of European Speedway Championships will take place in Daugavpils, Latvia. Around 8 thousand spectators are expected to arrive from the Baltics, Europe, Russia and the CIS. Television coverage of the event is expected in almost twenty countries. The European Championship finals are supported by Rietumu.
Today the International School of Goaltending headed by Vladislav Tretiak and the Latvian national team’s goalkeeper Sergey Naumov starts classes at the Volvo ice arena in Riga. These classes will be attended by more than 50 young hockey-players from the Baltic Region, Russia, Spain, Germany, Canada and other countries. The event is traditionally organised with the support of Rietumu Bank.
An exhibition of caricatures named “Facing the Climate” is opened in art gallery of Rietumu Bank. More than 50 works on the topical to the modern society issue are presented at the exhibition. The painting were made by Swedish caricaturists and their Latvian colleagues, as well as amateurs of the genre – adults and children. The exhibition is organized by Swedish embassy in Latvia with support of Rietumu Charity Fund.