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Lithuania is starting their relay campaign as they held the 4x400m men's relay at the COSMA cup, because they believed that with Keršulis, Sutkus and Janarauskas the NR was possible. Together with the oldest member of the team - Trumpa (1998yob) they achieved the NR at 3:09.93, which was set back in 2004. The aim is to qualify to the European Championships.

Jeeeeez, Tajus Juška is an insane talent. He already medaled in the men's 4x100m Freestyle and qualified to both the 100 Fly and 50 Free semis this morning. This is Meilutytė level of talent at 14 years old... Hope he has a long and healthy career.

Just another case of the French women and their spectacular team spirit

2nd day fairly okay Jazdauskas was very close to the bronze in 200m Free 5th for our mixed free relay 7th for our young backstroke talent And Plytnykaitė made it into the 50m free final That's already 6 finals and 6 semifinals for Lithuania, which is already better than the entire championships from last year

Woah, a medal on the very first day, and it's the men's 4x100m Freestyle relay!!!!!!!!! Our mega talent 14yo Tajus Juška was a part of the four. He was taken to the Junior championships, because he was too young to participate in EYOF (2009yob)

Lithuania sending a very very small U23 team consisting of 8 athletes, but two are heavy candidates for gold medals. Mykolas Alekna and Greta Karinauskaitė both have the 1st entry time/result. Tomas Keršulis is good enough for a 400m final. Will be interesting to see if there are improvements from Vaitaitytė in the heptathlon. Sabaitytė and Seikauskas both can achieve a 200m semifinal at best. Klimukaitė and Gailevičius are just statistics in the 100m/110m Hurdles heats.

Personally for me it's a huge event. It gives us a glimpse into the future, secures important funding and scholarships for younger athletes, providing them with necessary resources to stay in the sport. The fact that we've sent a record number of swimmers, both our relays are in the finals, it's a huge deal for Lithuania and perhaps we're on our way to become an even bigger threat in the aquatic scene.

Wow, massive PB for Jazdauskas and Q mark to World Junior champs

One Lithuanian already in the semi, but a significant underperformance from Statkevicius, hope she does better in her other races :/

Well, since you're here. How do you feel that they screwed up the Italian flag in the protocols?

Patiently waiting for a European junior championships thread Lithuanian team this year is massive! 19 swimmers, starting in all of the relays. Plytnykaitė has nr. 1 entry time in 100m Free, so she is our likeliest medal chance in this competition.

One of the events where Lithuania is really hurt that only two athletes can represent their country at the Olympic Games. Asadauskaitė, Venčkauskaitė and Serapinaitė are all on a very similar level right now. Would love to have all three in Paris, because any of them could win, but also everyone can bomb out all the same

I thought there was a slight chance for Galvydytė, if the 1st division ran a tactical race, but it's crazy to see her win a bronze in 1500m, when she runs this distance like twice a year at best

Very happy for Karinauskaitė Now it's Matusevičius still holding onto silver in the men's javelin. Athletes still have one-four throws.

After leading the 4x400 mixed relay in the Team Championships two days ago, Lukas Sutkus just ran a 46.41 at the Bauhaus Junior Gala in Germany. That's the third best European U20 time this season. He instantly becomes a possible medal contender for Lithuania at the EU u20s later this year. Edit: additional info, it's also the fourth best Lithuanian time, he broke The U20 NR and 19yo NR, the records were both 45 and 35 years old. Interestingly enough, Janarauskas (2006yob) is breaking the age group records that Sutkus has been setting, so with Keršulis, we have three very capable men in the 400m field, so a successful 4x400m relay could be coming our way if these guys stay in the sport.

I vote for Russia-Russia Special Operation thread

Yeah, one of our famous public figures, a journalist that covers a lot of political content started the morning with this post: Po pusantrų metų karo rusai pagaliau įvykdė, ką norėjo - paėmė didelį miestą per naktį. Tik tas miestas - Rostovas. Per federalinius kanalus transliuojami reportažai, kaip taisyklingai prižiūrėti agurkus. Which translates to: After a year and half of war, the Russians finally achieved what they wanted - they took over a huge city overnight. It's just that that city is Rostov. Meanwhile on Russian TV channels they are broadcasting how you should properly grow and look after cucumbers. Photo in question:

Honestly, seeing Russia's map light up more than Ukraine's was really a good feeling. After all of the terror they caused, it feels right that they face terror of their own.

I don't know, a couple of years ago our women's hammer throw was 40 metres, our pole vault was 3.10 and 4.40 respectively. We didn't have any decent male runners in 400m (our 4x400m relay was a laughing stock) and longer distances. Hurdles used to be questionable, weak men's triple jump. Somehow we found a way to make things work. I miss us being a threat in 100 metres though. We have some very talented juniors coming through, but two of the guys are not progressing this year and one girl stopped progressing after various injuries. But perhaps we'll see them in 2025 if things turn around for the better.

Decent chance for Edis Matusevičius to stay in a medal position with his 84.22 in the javelin. Somewhat of a chance for Gudžius in Discus Throw and Karinauskaitė in 3000m Steeplechase. Other Lithuanians that are still in top three currently: Morauskaitė in 400m, Vadeikis in Long Jump, Truskauskas in 200m, Galvydytė in 1500m, Zarankaitė in Discus Throw, Petrokaitė in Long Jump and the women's 4x100m I skimmed through the 1st division entry list, and it's safe to say, barring a miracle of some sort, that only the first three athletes have chances retaining their positions, but those that are in the top three currently are still going to have a very solid finish.

Or perhaps you want to join us in the first league? We'll relegate the Germans, Italians and Poland in 2025, see you in 2027 maybe?

It really does indeed depend on every single little detail. I literally thought it was over when our pole vaulter had an NM, but lots of brilliant Lithuanian performances from today brought us back into contention.

Yeah, we will be away from the usual fun banter, but at least you'll have Ireland back We are probably gonna get rolled like kids, but it is still going to be absolutely amazing to see us fight in the 1st division.

Don't say that me and @Bearas didn't warn you Direct quote from Gudžius after today's performance: „Esu visai patenkintas savo geriausiu šios dienos metimu. Tokiomis sąlygomis mesti diską 70 m buvo neįmanoma. Padariau tai, ką galėjau, ir savo darbą atlikau. Buvo beprotiškai karšta, manau, kad varžybų metu numečiau 3-4 kg svorio." Translates to: "I am somewhat satisfied with my best throw of the day. With conditions like these, throwing 70 metres was impossible. I did what I could and I did my job. It was insanely hot, I think that during the competition I lost 3-4 kilograms." WE ABSOLUTELY CALLED IT

Bulgaria should feel proud, massively defying expectations