Editing Liepāja (section)

=== Sports ===
[[File:Olympic centre liepaja.jpg|thumb|Liepāja's Olympic Centre]]In 1998, the first ice hockey rink built in Latvia during the years of independence was opened in Liepāja which has since hosted regular [[ice hockey]] games including two youth [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World championship]] games. [[HK Liepājas Metalurgs]] became the home team of the Olympic Ice Arena. The team won eight [[Latvian Hockey Higher League|Latvian championship]] gold medals, and also won the 2002 [[Eastern European Hockey League]] tournament. Due to problems at the metallurgical company, the hockey team ceased operations in the summer of 2013. In 2014, the [[HK Liepāja]] was founded and they became champions of the [[Latvian Hockey Higher League]] in 2015–16 season.

In January 2014, the [[FK Liepājas Metalurgs]] ceased operations and was replaced by the [[FK Liepāja]], who became Latvian champions in 2015. Their home stadium is the [[Daugava Stadium (Liepāja)|Daugava Stadium]]. Liepāja is home to [[Latvijas Basketbola līga|Latvian Basketball League]] club Betsafe/Liepāja.

On 2 August 2008, a new multipurpose sports arena – Liepāja Olympic Centre was officially opened. It has been established as one of the most modern multipurpose sports and cultural complexes in Latvia. Liepāja regularly hosts various sporting events, such as the [[FIBA Basketball World Cup|World]] and [[EuroBasket|European Basketball Championships]], and the 2009 Women's European Basketball Championship Subgroup A and B matches were played at the Liepāja Olympic Centre. The [[European Rally Championship]] stage "[[Rally Liepāja]]", the International [[Windsurfing]] Competition and others are also held.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Par sporta dzīvi Liepājā |url=https://www.liepaja.lv/par-sporta-dzivi-liepaja/ |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Par sporta dzīvi Liepājā |language=lv}}</ref>