Ghetto Games
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| Founder | Raimonds Elbakjans[1] |
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| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Focus | Youth street sports and culture |
Area served | Sport, Culture |
| Website | ghetto |
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
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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)
References
[edit]- ^ "Ghetto games" plans overseas expansion
- ^ Freeport of Riga Authority – Ghetto Games street sports and culture movement
- ^ The WFFA partners with the Ghetto Games to bring Freestyle Football to the Ghetto Football Euro League
- ^ Raimonds Elbakjans: First some jackals will appear and try to pull something in their noses
- ^ Ghetto Games
- ^ Ghetto Games Festival
- ^ «Ghetto games» plans overseas expansion
- ^ Raimonds Elbakjans Founder Ghetto Games
- ^ About Ghetto Games
- ^ Vladislav Lakse's official website: Ghetto Game's Projects
- ^ Ghetto Football Euro League 2022
- ^ 2018 UEFA Grassroots Awards winners
- ^ forumcinemas.lv - From Ghetto to the Olympics Gold (2008)
- ^ IMDB - Intelligent Hooligans