International and Latvian legislation on sport

Abstract

A healthy nation is the cornerstone of a country. Sports as a growing economic and social phenomenon greatly conduce the achievement of strategic goals of the European Union as pertains to solidarity and well-being. At the international level, the Latvian sport sector is coordinated by International Olympic Committee, The World Anti-Doping Agency, Court of Arbitration for Sport; European Union: European Sports Charter. Programmes and activities for sport development are Erasmus + Sport and European Sports Week. The main sports legislation in Latvia is the Sport Law, which defines the general and legal foundations of sport organization and development, the mutual relations of the sports organizations, state and local government institutions and the basic tasks in the development of sport, and the fundamentals of financing the sport, as well as the principles that are significant when participating in the international sport movement. The sport sector is coordinated and managed by associations. The sport sector plays an important role in the development of regions, as physical activity affects public health. Main conclusions:it is inferred that the sports legislation is too general and non-specific. It has to be improved in order to ensure the development of sports industry. The current sports industry administration in Latvia is insuffcient to manage the industry successfully and achieve the goals set by the guidelines. The authors draw attention to the consideration that the sports administration and budget would have to pursue the higher achievement of volumes.