From October 13, the new season of the interactive draw Sporto all starts, where one Sporto all class member school will be drawn every week – the recipient of 5,000 euros. This financial benefit can be used to improve the school’s sports infrastructure, purchase sports equipment and inventory.
Over the course of three years, 87 Latvian schools have received co-financing for the improvement of sports life, of which 21 schools have received support three times, 27 schools – twice, and 39 schools – once. This financial support is possible thanks to the residents of Latvia, who purchase Sporta Lottery and participate in the interactive draw Sporto visi: choose any geographical point on the map of Latvia and become participants in the draw. Funding is received by the school, a member of the Sporto all class project, which is closest to the Sporto all main prize drawn every week.
In the 2024/2025 school year, 7,100 participants from 355 classes, 106 schools and 34 municipalities applied for the LOK project Sporto whole class. The opening event of the season has already become a tradition, which heralds the new school year every year. This year’s ambitious opening event will take place on October 18 at the Zemgale Olympic Center in Jelgava. All 119 new classes are invited to participate in person.
The Sporto whole class program was created in 2014 with the aim of 2nd-6th grade groups to purposefully improve the physical fitness of students of all classes, increasing the number of sports lessons to five lessons a week, giving motivation to do sports, as well as evaluating the success of students in studies. It is an opportunity to learn about different sports, as well as to strengthen the understanding of achieving a common result as a united team.
The financial support of Sporto whole class for educational institutions is organized with the support of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Latvia, the shareholder of VAS Latvian Lotto, and in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia, by allocating state budget funding for its implementation, part of the amount of dividends paid into the Latvian Lotto state budget. The lottery is organized by VAS “Latvijas Loto” and the Latvian Olympic Committee as part of the “Movement that unites” initiative, which aims to promote a healthy lifestyle and sports activities in all age groups, while at the same time raising funds to support youth sports with the help of the lottery.