Team Update (05.06.2024)
So Team Lithuania is now composed of:
41 Athletes in 13 sports (31 events). (25M+16W)
Athletics = 4 athletes / 4 events
Ieva Gumbs - Women's Discus Throw
Mykolas Alekna - Men's Discus Throw
Andrius Gudžius - Men's Discus Throw
Edis Matusevičius - Men's Javelin Throw
In comparison to 2021: decrease by 8 athletes, decrease by 8 events
Basketball = 4 athletes / 1 event
Evaldas Džiaugys - Men's 3x3
Gintautas Matulis - Men's 3x3
Aurelijus Pukelis - Men's 3x3
Šarūnas Vingelis - Men's 3x3
In comparison to 2021: increase by 4 athletes, increase by 1 event
Breakdancing = 1 athlete / 1 event
Dominika Banevič - B-Girl
Debut sport
Canoeing = 5 athletes / 2 events
Mindaugas Maldonis - K2 - 500m; K4 - 500m
Andrej Olijnik - K2 - 500m
Simonas Maldonis - K4 - 500m
Ignas Navakauskas - K2 - 500 m
Artūras Seja - K2 - 500m
In comparison to 2021: increase by 4 athletes, increase by 1 event
Cycling = 3 athletes / 4 events
Rasa Leleivytė - Women's Road Race
Olivija Baleišytė - Women's Track - Omnium
Vasilijus Lendel - Men's Track - Sprint; Men's Track - Keirin
In comparison to 2021: decrease by 2 athletes, decrease by 2 events
Equestrian = 2 athletes / 2 events
Aistis Vitkauskas - Individual Eventing
Justina Vanagaitė - Individual Dressage
Debut in the sport!
Gymnastics = 1 athlete / 1 event
Robert Tvorogal - Men's Artistic
In comparison to 2021: no change
Rowing = 8 athletes / 5 events
Viktorija Senkutė - W1x
Dovilė Rimkutė - W2x
Donata Karalienė - W2x
Ieva Adomavičiūtė - W2-
Kamilė Kralikaitė - W2-
Giedrius Bieliauskas - M1x
Dovydas Stankūnas - M2-
Domantas Stankūnas - M2-
In comparison to 2021: decrease by 1 athlete, increase by 1 event
Modern pentathlon = 1 athlete / 1 event
Laura Asadauskaitė - Women's pentathlon
In comparison to 2021: decrease by 2 athletes, decrease by 1 event
Sailing = 2 athletes / 2 events
Rytis Jasiūnas - Men's iQFoil
Viktorija Andrulytė - Women's ILCA6
In comparison to 2021: no change
Swimming = 7 athletes / 6 events
Aleksas Savickas - Men's 200m Breaststroke
Danas Rapšys - Men's 200m Freestyle, Men's 400m Freestyle, Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Kotryna Teterevkova - Women's 100m Breaststroke, Women's 200m Breaststroke
Rūta Meilutytė - Women's 100m Breaststroke
TBA - Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
TBA - Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
TBA - Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
In comparison to 2021: increase by 1 athlete, decrease by 2 events
Volleyball = 2 athletes / 1 event
Ainė Raupelytė - Women's Beach Volleyball
Monika Paulikienė - Women's Beach Volleyball
Debut in the sport!
Wrestling = 1 athlete / 1 event
Mindaugas Venckaitis - Men's Greco-Roman - 97kg
In comparison to 2021: no change
So will debut in 3 sports (breakdancing, equestrian, volleyball)!, in comparison to 2021: decrease by 1 athlete, increase by 1 sport, decrease by 6 events and failed to qualify in 3 sports: shooting (first time since 1996), judo (first time since 1992), weightlifting (first time since 2016)
The only remaining opportunities for qualification:
Basketball - 12 athletes
Athletics - up to 16 athletes
Swimming - up to 2 athletes
Volleyball - 2 athletes
Modern pentathlon - 2 athletes
Most realistic chances - 1 more spot in women's modern pentathlon + few more in Athletics, which will mean we surpass our Tokyo numbers.
Sports that Lithuania competed in the past, but won't participate in 2024: badminton, boxing, football, judo, shooting, table tennis, tennis, weightlifting.