He shrugged and joked, “I’d probably jump farther with one leg.”
The European Athletics Championships have just begun, and Birmingham already looks like after a good closing party. The streets leading to the swollen “Alexander” stadium seem as if…
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Even another Lithuanian runner was happy to have contributed to the star’s result
32-year-old Simas Bertašius from Raseiniai is certainly not a newcomer on the continent’s brightest stage. This is his third European Athletics Championship, and in 2018, his debut…
Bertašius, who broke half a century of silence – 17 in Europe
Simas Bertašius did not start the 12.5 lap distance on Monday in Birmingham. The 32-year-old runner from Raseiniai holds Lithuanian records in the 1500 and 3000 meter events, but he qualified for these championships by ranking in the 5000 m distance. Read more Kristina Meseguer introducing a new boyfriend – her ex-husband Enrique broke the…
At the European Championship – the first Lithuanian starts: triple jumpers fight for the final
In the second largest city in the United Kingdom by population, Birmingham, the best European athletes compete from Monday. The first of the Lithuanians at the “Alexander” stadium…
To the championship – with dreams of medals and better conditions: “Our athletes are gladiators”
More than 1600 athletes from 49 European countries are lining up at the start line today in Birmingham for the continental championships. Among them are 19 Lithuanians, who arrived from “tragic conditions,” to…
The European Athletics Championships begin: schedule of Lithuanian starts
From August 10 to 16, the European Athletics Championships will be held in Birmingham (UK).
Warrior volunteer striving for Olympic dreams: service helps sports
„The goals are the highest, now we need to work and stay healthy,“ said Lukas Šermukšnis, a Lithuanian Armed Forces private aiming for the national 400 m hurdles record….
13 years after the murder – the new job of the imprisoned sports star
The tragedy that occurred in 2013 resonated for a long time through the world’s media channels. Read more „Grinda“: possible street flooding and traffic disruptions in Vilnius on Thursday due to expected storm Then, on Valentine’s Day, the death of Paralympic Games star Oscar Pistorius occurred at his home in Pretoria (South Africa). There, O….
44 days missing Olympian found alive
Former Olympic Games participant Daniel do Nascimento was sought by relatives for almost a month and a half. Now there is good news – the Brazilian police have found the 28-year-old man.
Historic performance: Mykolas Alekna’s series landed in the annals
Mykolas Alekna suffered a serious injury at the beginning of the year, but now he is showing such high and stable results that even experienced athletics specialists are amazed.