Latvian basketball player Janis Timma died in Moscow – media / Article

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Edition “Championship” writesthat the news of the athlete’s death appeared on December 17.

According to initial information, it is a suicide. This information was later confirmed by the official Kremlin agency TASS, citing operational services.

Telegram channel Telegram channel Baza, considered close to the power structures of the Russian Federation assertsthat next to Janis’s body his IPhone was found, on the screen saver of which was the number of his ex-wife Anna Sedokova and a request to call her. Shortly before his death, Janis published stories on the social network Instagram congratulating Sedokova on her birthday. Sedokova and Timma were married for about four years. In October, the singer filed for divorce. Also, some time before the divorce, as well as after it, Timma often posted various depressive stories on his social networks. According to relatives, he had a very hard time breaking up with the 42-year-old singer, notes The base.

In 2022, the Latvian sports law was amended to provide that “athletes and sports workers are prohibited from participating in sports competitions taking place on the territory of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.” Otherwise, according to the amendments, an athlete or sports worker who has violated the law cannot be included in the national team and cannot receive funds from the state or local budget.

Timma, who played his first match for the national team in 2014, played 35 official matches for the Latvian national team, scoring 338 points.

Timma last played for the Latvian national team at the qualifying tournament for the Paris Olympic Games in early July in Riga.

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