Thanks to nature conditions there are large possibilities by us actively to do sports. In Madona` s district during all the year various sport activities take place. The most popular of winter sports is mountain skiing in Ergli, Madona, Gaizinkalns, Vestiena; you can do biathlon and distance skiing in sports centre of Smecere sils in Madona. A big popularity in the district has achieved the run “Around the Madona”, district` s distance skiing championship, district` s trap-shooting championship, winter Olympic days in Ergli, newspaper` s “Stars” reward contest in relay skiing, sport festivity of Metriena parish, sport games of local governments` employees. With traditions and success stands out track-and-field athletics, orienteering, motor sport. The most favourite sports are basketball, volleyball and football.

     In the district actively works 11 sport clubs whose members regulary participate in competitions achieving very good success. Bustling is also the movement of sport veterans. Madona children and youth sport` s school manages and interfaces the activities for pupils. With solicitude of this school there regularly goes on training for boys and girls in 8 sports modes – football, basketball, track-and-field athletics, volleyball (for girls), orienteering, distance skiing, biathlon and handball. Many of the most athletic children of our district` s schools continue their studies in Latvian Sports Pedagogical Academy and Murjani Sports Gymnasium.

     Purposeful occupation with some mode of sport opens the way towards big achievements what also prove our district` s sportsmen. With achievements in World` s and Europe` s rank competition, defending both Madona district` s and country` s honour, participates Raivis Zīmelis in biathlon, Aigars Kalnups in distance skiing, Mārtiņš Sirmais and Una Bērziņa in orienteering, Edgars Eriņš, Jānis Krauklītis, Baiba Krauklīte in track-and-field athletics, Jānis and Lauris Daideri, Dāvis Ivanonvs in motor sport.

     Sport is integral part in everybody` s life. With doing sports man improves himself physically and will achieve mental relief. Some do sports to acknowledge themselves, some – to maintain their body agile and health food, but some do that professionally. Not all of us will become Olympic and World` s champions, but it is important that we would be healthy and feel good. Let us give up indolence because we have large facilities here to live active. Let us use all available gym-halls in local governments, allocate for ourselves some hours in a week for physical activities because they gives you not only satisfaction and joy, but also through difficulties hardens the character for the further life.

Let us change ourselves and the society also will change. Good luck!