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Incomplete funding for the sports federations in 2017 only from KKSD sources were announced. 65 sports was funded this year, but number might increase after Olympic committee, Olympic centre and main KKSD fund announced their funding numbers this year. Ranking so far (1/4): 1 Basketball 2 Aquatics (Swimming, Synchronized and Diving) 3 Rowing 4 Air Sports 5 Athletics 6 Modern Pentathlon 7 Canoeing 8 Cycling 9 Handball 10 Gymnastics 11 Dance Sports 12 Wrestling 13 Weightlifting 14 Sailing 15 Boxing 16 Orienteering 17 Kyokushin Karate 18 Volleyball 19 Automotive Sports 20 Table Tennis 21 Powerboating 22 Shooting sports 23 Football 24 Ice Hockey 25 Biathlon 26 Rugby 27 Field Hockey 28 Judo 29 Baseball 30 Tennis 31 Draughts 32 Skiing sports 33 Chess 34 Bodybuilding and FItness 35 Motorbike sports 36 Universal fight 37 Sambo 38 Kickboxing 39 Badminton 40 Belt wrestling and pancration 41 Figure Skating 42 Angling 43 Curling 44 Fencing 45 Water Polo 46 Archery 47 Taekwondo 48 Short Track Speed Skating 49 Powerliftinig 50 Muay-Thai 51 Equestrian 52 Compositor Chess 53 Corespondential Chess 54 Arm wrestling 55 Triathlon 56 Wushu 57 Kurash 58 Pool 59 Water Skiing 60 Softball 61 Kendo 62 Bushido 63 Squash 64 Kudo 65 Golf NF Climbing NF Tug of War NF Floorball NF Grapling NF Underwater sports NF Billiard NF -Bobsleigh and Skeleton Notes: NF- No funding by high level achievement programme Olympic sport Paralympic sports

What a wonderful young talent from Lithuania - Simonas Bilis. Bronze in 50m Free and gold in 100m Free

Lithuania Team Size prediction for Winter Olympic Games 2018 PyeongChang Ski Sports Alpine Skiing (2) - Probably just a basic quota of 1 men and 1 women. Cross Country Skiing (2-3) - Women's - basic quota, Men's - Basic quota +maybe additional one. Ski Jumping (0) - Unfortunately this sport is no longer practised in Lithuania Nordic Combined (0) - Unfortunately this sport is no longer practised in Lithuania Freestyle Skiing (0) - Popular among amateurs, but no one is good enough. Snowboarding (0-1) - Might be one quota for women's slopestyle. Biathlon (2-6) - at least one men and one woman, but with a little bit of luck at least one team quota is possible, Skating Sports Speed Skating (0) - Unfortunately this sport is no longer practised in Lithuania Short Track Speed Skating (1-2) - At least one girl, but some promising boys might get in to shape before 2018. Figure Skating (1-5) - 1 in ladies, 1 in ice dance (might be problems with nationality), 1 in pairs (might be problems with nationality), Sleigh Sports Luge (0) - Had a contest to create a national team, but no good efforts yet. Skeleton (0) - Had a contest to create a national team, but no good efforts yet. Bobsleigh (0) - Had a contest to create a national team, but no good efforts yet. Team Sports Curling (0) - Maybe in 2026... Ice Hockey (0) - Too much competition, not enough good players. Total Optimistic Prediction - (19) Total Pessimistic Prediction - (5) Total Realistic Prediction - (8)

Yay... Lithuania just won bronze in 2012 Olympics...

The only good news is that none of the parties agree to form coalition with green peasants. And they are definitely not pro-EU! Except that they want EU money for villages and agriculture.... It is a party that won all of they seas in rural mandates after all. But this is a very concerning elections as party that affiliated with Russian intentions just won elections out of nowhere shouting that they want to support "Christian democracy"... Which clearly is not a path for any country. Anyway, results clearly shows that the majority of younger generation already emigrated from country and only old grandmas and grandpas was left to vote.

EG will always be a joke... It does not seem that it ever will get any respect and get in to same level as Pan American or Asian Games. Hopefully 2019 will be the last edition, otherwise we will be always stuck at Eastern part of Europe to host it.

Gold for Lithuania in EuroTrack Finally, we won 3 golds in 2012 and had only silvers and bronzes since then

Well, interesting that there was some kind of response at all. But judging in boxing is killing this sport faster than ever. By this point I wouldn't mind boxing not showing up after 2020.

4th part is out... Bigger names inclued Rafel Nadal, Mo Farah and Laszlo Cseh

Pitty that our boys did not win, but shame on Slovenia struggling with such a weak team....

It was a discussion to ether remove LM4- or remove M2x.

FISA congress decided to remove LM4- and replace it with W4-. The decision is not finalized yet and there is going to be a second voting in February to accept the changes.

Outside Europe? It is not even popular in Europe except one region...

Archery: Add Mixed Team event. Athletics: Remove one of the walking disciplines for men, add men's and women's cross-country running. Basketball: Maybe add 3x3, but it's also fine without it. Boxing: Ether leave 3 weight class for men and 3 weight class for ladies or remove this sport entirely from the Games. Canoeing: Remove slalom and use quotas to add more sprint events. Cycling: Add individual pursuit races and maybe bring back team time trials instead of individuals. Diving: Expand synchro element with allowing countries to compete if they have 2 divers in individual events + add Mixed Team event. Equestrian: Won't mind this sport going away. Fencing: Remove team events and maybe add one mixed team event. Field hockey: Won't mind this spot going away. Football: Reduce men's quota to use it for other sports. Golf: Extremely TV unfriendly. Ether change the Olympic tournament format or get rid of it entirely. Gymnastics: Add Acrobatic Gymnastics with Mixed Pair event, maybe try to do mixed rhytmic groups. Modern pentathlon: Change the rules with the horses, change it to dressage or even remove equestrian element. Also might add mixed relay. Rowing: More events for ladies Sailing: Add Kitesurfing Shooting: Make it open gender event without diving it to men's and women's, add laser pistol event. Swimming: add mixed gender relays. Synchronised swimming: Remove women's duets, add mixed duets. Table tennis:Remove men's and women's teams, add mixed team event. Weightlifting: Ether leave only few bigger weight classes or remove this sport entirely. Add: Air Sports: Just that it would be possible to say that human competes in all elements Few nicer events like skydiving formations, accuracy paragliding and etc. that is within Olympic rules for no motor events. Baseball: Just to add more versatility Cricket: Just to add more versatility. Although personally I won't like it

+ Robertas Javtokas - Basketball

In the past round the horse has not been disqualified, because Czech rider was eliminated for 2 falls. For the same reason Asadauskaitė yesterday was not allowed to change the horse in exactly the same situation when Egyptian girl fallen twice and was eliminated before on the same horse as Asadauskaitė had to ride later on. Double standards.

Lesun on another horse I see some pentathletes once again has different rules...

Yeah. UIPM thought this way the sport will develop more in minor countries

I'm totally agree on that. Maybe when they had their own trained horses in the past it was more appropriate, but nowadays is just ruining everything. I'm just not sure what they should add instead of horse riding. Maybe cycling but then is too similar to triathlon. Although I wouldn't mind just 4 elements on it's own.

And 4th rider eliminated... There was never a Games like that.

The only criteria that is still left after warm-up time - Czech had to be eliminated for 4 refusals while now Czech dude was eliminated for 2 falls and 2-fall-rule is not eligible criteria to change the horse. I don't know now what Lesun's team will try to do, because I'm sure they will try to appeal somehow anyway.

Wow. This is the horse that need to be ridden by Lesun, but according to the rules Russian is not allowed to change this horse as it does not meet the criteria. If we will see Lesun with the different horse - something will be really shady.

Another loose horse around the arena... This show jumping element is a mess this time...

That horse now can be changed by Dogue. If previous pentathlete can't finish the race because of horse refusal - it can be swapped. While f.e. Asadauskaitė could not do that yesterday because even her horse refused several times to Egyptian girl she was eliminated for falling (a.k.a. riders fault).