Ronalds Arājs (born 29 November 1987 in
Tukums
Tukums (; german: Tuckum; liv, Tukāmō) is a town in the Zemgale region of Latvia.
History
The historical center of Tukums developed between trade routes leading from the mouth of the Daugava River to Prussia. The oldest part is today's Ta ...
) is a
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
n
athlete. Arājs is the current
Latvian record holder in the 100 metres sprint, having a personal best of 10.18 seconds. His personal record in the
200 metres
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is 20.75 seconds.
Arājs represented
Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing
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. He competed at the 200 metres and placed fifth in his first round heat in a time of 21.22 seconds, which was not fast enough to qualify for the second round.
He has expressed his intentions of converting towards
bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...
after the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in
London
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.
References
External links
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Team Latvia roster page 8
1987 births
Living people
People from Tukums
Latvian male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Latvia
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