Ghetto Games Explained
The major sports of youth street sports and culture movement Ghetto Games[2] are 3x3 basketball, 3x3 football,[3] 3x3 floorball, pancration - Ghetto Fight, street dance - Ghetto dance and such extreme sports as BMX, skateboarding, extreme inline, scooters, wakeboarding, velo trial and velo trial bikes and freestyle motorcycle.[4] [5] Individual sports might have direction as well, such as 1vs1 football and 1vs1 basketball. The event also includes the musical project similar to X-Factor.[6]
Ghetto Games was founded by former Latvian basketball player Raimonds Elbakjans.[7] [8]
The Mission
The mission of Ghetto Games is to create a platform for young people to develop their talents - where they can open up physically and morally as well as create a place where people who were dropped out of school or rejected from other places, would feel accepted.[9]
Ghetto Art
Vladislav Lakse joined Ghetto Games in the first season and did his first form of digital art about street basketball which was later used in Ghetto street art.[10]
Ghetto Football Euro League 2022
Eleven 3x3 street football tournaments, in eleven European countries - "Ghetto Football Euro League 2022" will take place in eleven countries - Italy, Croatia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, the final, in the capital of Latvia, Riga.[11]
Honors
- 2018 UEFA Grassroots Awards winners: Bronze Award[12]
- 2016 European Commission granted award #BeActive Local Hero for work with young people on grassroots level
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGQFcjY_nfU&t=56s
Filmography
- From Ghetto to the Olympics Gold (2022)[13]
- From Ghetto to the Olympics (2019)
- Intelligent Hooligans [14]
- This is only beginning (2013)
- This is our freedom (2012)
- 60 events in 90 days (2010)
External links
Notes and References
- https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/ghetto-games-plans-overseas-expansion.a193806/ "Ghetto games" plans overseas expansion
- https://sustainableworldports.org/project/freeport-of-riga-authority-ghetto-games-street-sports-and-culture-movement/ Freeport of Riga Authority – Ghetto Games street sports and culture movement
- https://thewffa.org/partnership-ghetto-games-football-euro-league-latvia/ The WFFA partners with the Ghetto Games to bring Freestyle Football to the Ghetto Football Euro League
- https://baltics.news/2021/07/28/raimonds-elbakjans-first-some-jackals-will-appear-and-try-to-pull-something-in-their-noses/ Raimonds Elbakjans: First some jackals will appear and try to pull something in their noses
- https://www.ghettogames.com/en Ghetto Games
- http://www.ghettogamesfestival.com/ Ghetto Games Festival
- https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/ghetto-games-plans-overseas-expansion.a193806/ «Ghetto games» plans overseas expansion
- https://sbcevents.com/sbc-digital-summit-cis/speakers/ Raimonds Elbakjans Founder Ghetto Games
- http://www.ghetto.lv/en/about-us/about-ghetto-games/ About Ghetto Games
- https://www.lakshepassion.com/projects/ghetto-games Vladislav Lakse's official website: Ghetto Game's Projects
- https://www.ghettogames.com/about Ghetto Football Euro League 2022
- https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/football-development/news/024a-0f8e642dab51-0348b2888d33-1000--2018-uefa-grassroots-awards-winners/ 2018 UEFA Grassroots Awards winners
- https://www.forumcinemas.lv/eng/event/303318/title/from_ghetto_to_olympic_gold/ forumcinemas.lv - From Ghetto to the Olympics Gold (2008)
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8438205/ IMDB - Intelligent Hooligans
