Latvian volleyball players have a successful draw for the European U-16 Championship Finals / Day

The second group will feature Italy, Bulgaria, Turkey, Serbia, Czech Republic, France, Ukraine, Hungary.

« We are very happy. In the second group, most teams are either the teams who qualified for the final tournament after the first round or the second round winners. We can fight for medals. The favorite of our group is Poland, but the Estonians in the second round fought hard with Spain, which could be the next behind Poland. » The results were commented on by the head coach of the Latvian U-16 national team Joren Janishonis.

« At the moment, I can only highlight the Spaniards and the Poles. Of course, the other teams must be respected, but if you compare to the other group, the lottery has been pleasant. Now, just ourselves have to do it to be competitive. Everything is ahead.

The six first place winners will qualify for the World U-17 Championship.

In the second round of the qualifying tournament, the Latvian U-16 team in Sofia with 3-0 (25:21, 25:20, 25:19) fed Finland with 2-3 (25:20, 25:20, 17:25, 16:25, 6:15) defeated Bulgaria and beat Cyprus by 3-0 (25:17, 25:22, 25:18).

After three rounds, Bulgaria won the first place with eight points, Latvia was second with seven points, both entering the final. Finland finished the tournament with three points, but Cyprus did not score.

Oskars Aizporietis, physical fitness coach Edgars Eriņš, statistician Tom Skepasts, doctor Arthur Tilgass and manager Andris Nuķis are assisted by head coach Joren Janishon.

Latvian volleyball players took fourth place in the first round and secured a place in the second round of the selection tournament, but the winners of the competition were the Poles.

The guys will take place with 16 teams from July 23 to August 3 in Armenia’s capital Yerevan.

The Latvian women’s U-16 team, under the leadership of head coach Raivis Mizāns, celebrated one win in three games in Sigulda, without entering the final.