Lithuanian athletes

Alekna sets world record in discuss throw

Lithuanian athlete Mykolas Alekna has broken the long-standing men’s record as he threw discuss 74.35 m on Sunday at the Oklahoma Throws Series. The...

Highest-earning athletes named

15 basketball players, three football players and two ice hockey players got into the Top-20 of Lithuanian athletes with the highest career earnings ,...

Lithuanian president presents perfume to athletes robbed in Rio

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė has given bottles of perfume to two of the country's bronze-winning athletes who had their personal belongings...

Was Rio Olympics unsuccessful for team Lithuania?

Team Lithuania did not bring home any gold medals from the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games , disappointing many fans, but achieved top results in events few...

Lithuania to award €560k to Rio athletes

In addition to Olympic medals and national admiration, Lithuanian athletes who did well in Rio Olympics will receive monetary prizes from the government,...