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Team Lithuania at Rio Olympics: Boxing

July 18, 2016 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

Two boxers will be among the 68 Lithuanian athletes who will be competing for Olympic medals at the Rio de Janeiro Games this summer.

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Lithuanian leaders congratulate boxer Stanionis on winning gold

August 17, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius have congratulated boxer Eimantas Stanionis on winning gold in the welterweight category (under 69 kg) in the EUBC European Confederation Continental Championships 2015 held in Bulgaria. […]

Jonas Čepulis, 29, was unable to defeat American George Foreman, 19, for the Olympic Heavyweight title on this day in 1968.

On this day in sport: 26 October

October 27, 2014 Alex Tigani 0

On this day in sport American teenager George Foreman was crowned as the 1968 Olympic heavyweight champion after defeating 29-year-old Jonas Čepulis (USSR). […]

50 years ago today Ričardas Tamulis secured his spot in the 1964 Olympic welterweight final in Tokyo, Japan.

On this day in sport: 21 October

October 21, 2014 Alex Tigani 0

On this day in sport boxing legend Ričardas Tamulis secured a spot in his first Olympic final during the midst of Lithuania’s dominance in the ring under Soviet occupation. […]

India- EU Strategic Partnership

January 20, 2026 0

India and the EU have been strategic partners for over two decades, since 2004. The EU has also emerged as a top trading (Euro 120-135 bn) and investment partner for India. The relationship and institutional […]

Nausėda’s decline and Skvernelis’ rise to stardom: eloquent ratings send a clear message

January 15, 2026 0

The latest ratings of politicians and political parties, released on Friday, must have raised eyebrows among a significant portion of the ruling class, including the country’s top leaders, Agnė Liubertaitė states in lrytas.lt. A poll […]

Freedom Prize winner Šernas pays tribute to female politicians

January 13, 2026 0

On January 13, the historic Seimas Hall of the March 11 Act commemorated the tragic events of January 13 and Freedom Defenders’ Day. As every year, current and former leaders of the country, signatories, and […]

No festive mood in the Seimas: Grunskienė situation was at the centre of attention

December 23, 2025 0

According to ELTA, on 23 December, after the Seimas approved the Social Democratic Party’s proposal to vote on Nida Grunskienė candidacy for prosecutor general by secret ballot, there was considerable outrage in parliament, lrytas.lt reported. […]

Nausėda: we found a solution for LRT, there will be no bulldozers

December 22, 2025 0

After meeting with Seimas Chairman Juozas Olekas and parliamentary faction leaders, President Gitanas Nausėda announced that a solution had been found on how to proceed with the amendments to the LRT law. He criticised the […]

Trucks stuck, balloons from Belarus continue to fly: “Lithuania has shot itself in the foot”

November 26, 2025 0

The border with Belarus was opened at midnight on Thursday, but Lithuanian carriers are still not allowed to leave, Aurimas Perednis states on Žinių Radijas programme. According to the leaders of the National Carriers Association […]