Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė by phone congratulated Latvian President Andris Bėrzinis with the first Olympic gold medal won by Māris Štrombergs in BMX cycling.
„Sincere congratulations to Latvia with the first Olympic gold medal! Lithuanians celebrate together with Latvians the impressive performance of the Latvian cyclist and wish new inspiring victories”, – said Dalia Grybauskaitė.
Keeping a sense of proportion the Baltic States with a combined population (7.3m) has won 8 medals.
Mexico 7 medals (112m) Sweden 7 medal (9.4m). Romania 9 medals (21m), South Africa 9 medals (5m).
The combined population of the Baltic States is a million or two fewer citizens than London. I think we have done damned well; take a bow, Baltica.
A Balt is a Balt baby! But that’s easy to say growing up in America.