26-year-old Lithuanian working and training in the USA was 13th after the first day of the competition (3687 points).
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On Friday, B. Juškevičiūtė was 6th in the 100 m hurdles (13.09 sec.; season best; 1111 points), 22nd in the high jump (1.65 m; 795 points), 13th in the shot put (13.70 m; 774 points), and 8th in the 200 m run (23.73 sec., season best; 1007 points).
On Saturday, the athlete started with the long jump event. In it, the Lithuanian recorded a result of 6.33 m (953 points) on her best – third – attempt, setting a personal record.
On her first attempt, the Lithuanian athlete jumped 6 m, and the second attempt was invalid.
| First attempt | Second attempt | Third attempt |
| 6 m | X | 6.33 m |
The best results in the long jump sector were by Swiss Annik Kalin (6.81 m), German Sophie Weisenberg (6.56 m), and Irish Kate O’Connor (6.55 m).
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After 5 events, B. Juškevičiūtė has 4640 points and is in 11th place overall.
The competition is currently led by A. Kalin, who has 4955 points and is just one point ahead of Sofie Dokter from the Netherlands. Third is K. O’Connor (4949).
B. Juškevičiūtė will finish the competition with the javelin throw (13:55) and 800 m run (21:45) events.
The European Championship in Birmingham is the second for B. Juškevičiūtė in her career. In 2024 in Rome, she placed 13th (6025 points).
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The Lithuanian’s season and career best is 6323 points.
