Ghetto Games

Ghetto Games
FounderRaimonds Elbakjans[1]
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[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]

Events

Since 2019:[9]

  1. Parkour
  2. Skateboard
  3. BMX Pink Cloud Games
  4. Urban Dance
  5. Urban Hip Hop
  6. Winter Extreme Sports Event NYC 2019
  7. Street Sports Event
  8. Medicines For Worlds Ghettos 2019
  9. Winterclash
  10. PANNONIAN CHALLENGE 2020
  11. Football and Basketball Since 2020 (Ghetto Football Round / Ghetto Basket Round)
  12. X GAMES SHANGHAI 2020
  13. Super Ball 2021 World open Freestyle Football championships
  14. Ghetto Football Euro League in 2022
  15. Open Freestyle Football Competition 2022
  16. Open Panna 1v1 Competition 2022
  17. Ghetto Football World Cup 2023
  18. Ghetto Football Euro Tour 2023

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.[10]

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.[11]

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.[12]

Honors

  • 2018 UEFA Grassroots Awards winners: Bronze Award[13]
  • 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)[14]
  • From Ghetto to the Olympics (2019)
  • Intelligent Hooligans [15]
  • 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. ^ https://www.ghettogames.com/events/events-archive#page=7
  10. ^ About Ghetto Games
  11. ^ Vladislav Lakse's official website: Ghetto Game's Projects
  12. ^ Ghetto Football Euro League 2022
  13. ^ 2018 UEFA Grassroots Awards winners
  14. ^ forumcinemas.lv - From Ghetto to the Olympics Gold (2008)
  15. ^ IMDB - Intelligent Hooligans
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