PERSPECTIVE article
Front. Sports Act. Living
Sec. Sports Politics, Policy and Law
Volume 7 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fspor.2025.1563761
This article is part of the Research TopicGeopolitics and Sports: From Sports Propaganda to SportswashingView all articles
Resilience through Sports: Ukraine and Latvia Confront Geopolitical Challenges
Provisionally accepted
- 1Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia
- 2Zaporizhzhya National University, Ukraine, Ukraine
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This perspective article examines the response of the sports sector in Ukraine and Latvia to contemporary geopolitical challenges, particularly those arising from ongoing war in Ukraine. As tensions escalate, both nations have taken significant measures within the sports sector, adopting new legal frameworks and policies to align with national security goals. By analyzing recent legislative changes, sanctions, and collaborative efforts within international sports organizations, this article explores how Latvia and Ukraine's sports sectors are addressing political challenges. These efforts reflect a growing recognition of the need to uphold ethical standards, protect athletes, and use sports as a platform for resilience in the face of geopolitical threats.
Keywords: Sports Sector Policy, National Security in Sports, Ukraine and Latvia Collaboration, resilience in sports, sports and politics
Received: 20 Jan 2025; Accepted: 23 May 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Kamenecka-Usova and Tkalych. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Marina Kamenecka-Usova, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia
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