SportHack 2025
SportHack 2025
Welcome to SportHack 2025 — Ideas in Motion!
From November 11–15, 2025, the Baltics’ leading sports innovation hackathon brings together athletes, developers, designers, and scientists to create bold, data-driven solutions that redefine how we play, train, and experience sports. The event takes place in a hybrid format — online from November 11–14 + onsite Demo Day at Rīga Stradiņš University on November 15.
Hackathon challenges 🎯
- 🤖 AI-Powered Sport – Smarter performance, safer training, better decisions with data and AI.
- 🎮 Fan Experience – Turning fans into active participants through XR and gamified engagement.
- 🌱 Sustainable Sport – Designing a greener, more diverse, and inclusive future for sports.
- 💼 Open Innovation – Partner challenges with real data, tools, and expert support.
You can choose to work on your own idea that aligns with one of the three main challenges — or take on an Opend innovation partner challenge and develop a solution to a real-world problem. By working on a partner challenge, you’ll gain access to challenge-related experts, data, and resources to support your development process. Partners define the challenge or problem, but the solution is entirely up to you — whether it’s an app, an AI platform, a wearable device, or a sensor-powered drone.
More about challenges you can find here.
Who Can Join? 👥
💡 Anyone passionate about innovation and technology is welcome!
- 👩💻 Developers
- 🎨 Designers
- 🚀 Entrepreneurs
- 🎓 Students
- 🏃♂️ Sports enthusiasts
- 🌱 Early-stage startup teams (terms & conditions apply)
👩💻👨🔬👨🎨 Team size: 3 - 6 persons
🤝 No in the team yet? No problem — we’ll help you find one before the hackathon starts!
What to Expect? 🛠️
- 📚 Pre-hackathon Webinars and Matchmaking activities.
- 🧠 Know-how: Help from expert mentors with tech, sports, and business knowledge
- 💻 Hackathon: 4 days of intense hacking, mentoring, and fun!.
- 🏟️ Demo Day: Present your project to the Jury panel and compete for top prizes.
⚙️ Build solutions that make sports smarter, more connected, and more sustainable 🌍
Key dates 📅
- Nov 22 and Nov 29 Webinars - More info here
- Nov 5 - Matchmaking and Info session
- Nov 6 - Registration closed
- Nov 7 - Announcement of selected teams
- Nov 11–14 – Online hackathon & mentoring + In-person Hack the LAB @RSU and RTU
- Nov 15 – Onsite Demo Day @ RSU + Afterparty 🎉
Prizes and Recognition 🏆
🏆 Prize pool of €5000+ and partner opportunities
📜 Certificates: All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.
🤝 Opportunity to start new collaborations with partners after the hackathon.
Partners🤝
Contact us 📩
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Schedule
6 Oct 2025
5 Nov 2025
Team Formation and Matchmaking, Questions and Answers Session
For registered users only
6 Nov 2025
7 Nov 2025
11 Nov 2025
Introducing the event and setting the stage for innovation. It's a day for welcoming participants, giving keynote speeches, and understanding the hackathon's themes and rules. On this day, teams will also be introduced to their assigned team coaches. These coaches are experienced mentors who will guide the teams throughout the hackathon.
12 Nov 2025
Ideation, workshops and meet experts
The core day for starting the actual development of the projects. This is when teams dive deep into coding, designing, and building solutions. Mentors and industry experts will be available for guidance.
13 Nov 2025
Solution refinement and meet experts
The core day for starting the actual development of the projects. This is when teams dive deep into coding, designing, and building solutions. Mentors and industry experts will be available for guidance.
Location: University of Latvia
Hack The Lab — a short, hands-on morning lab (max ~2 hours) where universities and partners run practical sessions: a 30-minute overview of institutional opportunities followed by a ~1-hour expert Q&A/workshop and demos. It gives students and teams direct access to research, tools, datasets and domain experts to jump-start prototypes and technical validation.
Participation in this event is optional.
Location: Riga Technical University
Hack The Lab — a short, hands-on morning lab where universities and partners run practical sessions: a 30-minute overview of institutional opportunities followed by a ~1-hour expert Q&A/workshop and demos. It gives students and teams direct access to research, tools, datasets and domain experts to jump-start prototypes and technical validation.
Participation in this event is optional.
14 Nov 2025
Solution refinement and meet experts
Focuses on refining and finalizing the projects. This day is crucial for troubleshooting, perfecting the product, and preparing the pitch presentation. Teams work on the finishing touches of their prototypes or solutions.
15 Nov 2025
Location: Address: Konsula iela 21, Kurzemes rajons, Rīga, LV-1007
Location: Address: Konsula iela 21, Kurzemes rajons, Rīga, LV-1007
Solution presentations
The final day is all about showcasing the projects. Teams present their work to the judges and other participants. It concludes with judging, feedback, and the award ceremony, celebrating the achievements and innovations developed during the hackathon.
Arrival @Riga Stradins University from 13:00
Location: Address: Konsula iela 21, Kurzemes rajons, Rīga, LV-1007
This final day is not only about showcasing the projects but also offers enriching experiences beyond the competition. Additionally, there will be ample opportunities for networking, allowing participants to connect with peers, mentors, and potential investors.