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Activewheels

Rīga, Latvia

DisabilityHealthSport for development
AssociationNational reach
Profile last updated: August 5, 2026

About

Activewheels is a non-profit association based in Rīga, Latvia working on disability, health, sport for development.

Activewheels is a Latvian non-profit that organises sport, recreation and health activities directly for people who use wheelchairs. It runs adaptive sports events such as adaptive golf tournaments, wheelchair sports games, half-marathon participation with adaptive categories, boating trips and an annual sports and health day in Jūrmala. Its stated aim is to involve people who want to take part in active life and develop their own lives on their own terms. The organisation works across Latvia, with activities in Rīga, Jūrmala, Liepāja and other cities, and collaborates with rehabilitation centres, spinal cord injury associations and sports partners.

Location

Rīga, Latvia

Organisation type

Association

Legal name

Activewheels

Focus areas

adaptive sportwheelchair usersadaptive golfdisability inclusionLatvia

Languages

LVEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

DisabilityHealthSport for development

Works for

People with disabilities

How they work

Community programmesAwareness & education

Programmes

Ar sportu uz veselību

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Health · Latvia

Annual sports day for people with movement impairments who use wheelchairs, with adaptive golf, table tennis, boccia, wheelchair driving course and health checks, held at the Vaivari National Rehabilitation Centre in Jūrmala.

Golfs bez robežām

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Sport for development · Latvia

Adaptive golf tournament series for wheelchair users held over several legs each season.

Countries of operation

Latvia

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Nacionālais rehabilitācijas centrs Vaivari, Centra Vaivari attīstības fonds, Latvijas Muguras smadzeņu bojājumu biedrība, Fonds TAVS ATBALSTS, Bērnu un Jauniešu Para Sporta Apvienība, NAC Latvia, Olymp Fitness

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