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Ghetto Games
FounderRaimonds Elbakjans
TypeNon-governmental organization
FocusYouth street sports and culture
Area served Sport, Culture
Websiteghetto.lv

The major sports of youth street sports and culture movement Ghetto Games are 3x3 basketball, 3x3 football, 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. 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.

Ghetto Games was founded by former Latvian basketball player Raimonds Elbakjans.

The Mission

Ghetto Games slam dunk contest in Riga, Latvia (2018)

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.

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.

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.

Honors

  • 2018 UEFA Grassroots Awards winners: Bronze Award
  • 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)
  • From Ghetto to the Olympics (2019)
  • Intelligent Hooligans
  • This is only beginning (2013)
  • This is our freedom (2012)
  • 60 events in 90 days (2010)

References

  1. "Ghetto games" plans overseas expansion
  2. Freeport of Riga Authority – Ghetto Games street sports and culture movement
  3. The WFFA partners with the Ghetto Games to bring Freestyle Football to the Ghetto Football Euro League
  4. Raimonds Elbakjans: First some jackals will appear and try to pull something in their noses
  5. Ghetto Games
  6. Ghetto Games Festival
  7. «Ghetto games» plans overseas expansion
  8. Raimonds Elbakjans Founder Ghetto Games
  9. About Ghetto Games
  10. Vladislav Lakse's official website: Ghetto Game's Projects
  11. Ghetto Football Euro League 2022
  12. 2018 UEFA Grassroots Awards winners
  13. forumcinemas.lv - From Ghetto to the Olympics Gold (2008)
  14. IMDB - Intelligent Hooligans

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