Following a highly successful 2025/26 season, during which Santa Ozola helped TTT Juniores earn a bronze medal in the Latvian Women’s Basketball League and a silver medal in Division B of the Women’s Baltic Basketball League (WBBL), she has been selected to the preliminary roster of Latvia’s U18 Women’s National Team, which includes 18 players.
Santa also enjoyed success at the youth level, winning the Latvian Youth Basketball League U19 Championship with RBS “Centrs”, capturing the gold medal in the final tournament.
Latvia U18 will begin its preparation for the FIBA U18 Women’s European Championship on June 11. Santa will need to perform well throughout the training camp and exhibition schedule in order to secure a place on the final 12-player roster.
As part of the preparation process, the team will participate in two international tournaments in China, scheduled for June 18–20 and June 23–25.
Training camp will resume in Latvia on June 29.
The team will then play a pair of friendly games against Israel in Riga on July 7 and 8, followed by two exhibition games against Germany in Berlin on July 13 and 14.
The final stage of preparation will include participation in the Baltic Cup in Lithuania from July 21–23, where Latvia will face Lithuania, Estonia, and Turkey.
We wish Santa the best of luck throughout the preparation process and hope to see her earn a place on Latvia’s final roster for the U18 Women’s European Championship.
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