Participants of the Lithuanian Long Throw Championship competed in Druskininkai for two days. On Saturday, hammer and javelin throwers competed. On Sunday, all discus throw events were delayed due to rain. The men’s discus throw event was moved to Vilnius due to the poor condition of the sector and took place at the “Vingis” stadium on May 6.
Sunday’s winners:
Discus Throw
Men. 1.Andrius Gudžius (Kaunas) 65.64 (won the long throw championship for the ninth time), 2. Martynas Alekna (Vilnius) 65.56, 3. Armandas Miliauskas (Kaunas/Kėdainiai) 58.84
Youngsters. Aurimas Ačas (Tauragė/Vilnius) 49.69
Juniors. Evaldas Šapalas (Klaipėda) 47.91
Juniors. Nojus Grigaitis (Jonava/Kaunas) 45.30
Women. 1. Eglė Zarankaitė (Utena/Vilnius) 48.14, 2. Sonata Rudytė (Rokiškis/Vilnius) 48.03, 3. Paulina Stuglytė (Kaunas/Rokiškis) 47.07
Juniors. Aurėja Streikutė (Rokiškis) 38.53
Juniors. Gabrielė Aleknaitė (Vilnius) 37.71 (personal best)
Juniors. Viktorija Urbelytė (Kaunas) 32.68
Winners of Saturday’s races:
Hammer throwing
Men. 1. Tomas Vasiliauskas (Marijampolė/Vilnius) 64.70 (the best result of the Lithuanian season, won the long throw championship for the eighth time in a row), 2. Gustas Pritulskis (Panevėžys) 52.36, 3. Tomas Juknevičius (Panevėžys) 49.34
Youngsters. Paulius Binkys (Panevėžys) 54.02
Juniors. Otas Viliūnas (Rokiškis) 62.42 (personal record)
Juniors. Vilius Šukys (Rokiškis) 46.10 (personal best)
Women. 1. Radha Kučinskaitė (Kaunas) 40.59 (personal best, best result of the Lithuanian season), 2. Ernesta Karaškienė (Kaunas) 35.45
Juniors. Radha Kučinskaitė (Kaunas) 40.59
Juniors. Kamilė Šauklytė (Raseiniai) 52.35 (personal best)
Juniors. Brigita Butylkinaitė (Rokiškis) 43.93
Javelin throw
Men. 1. Matas Baziliauskas (Kaunas/Tauragė) 61.73, 2. Kasparas Bačianskas (Kaunas/Panevėžys) 60.86, 3. Osvaldas Kucavičis (Kaunas) 54.58 (personal best)
Youngsters. Nedas Kaupas (Kaunas) 47.28
Juniors. Pijus Albavičius (Kaunas/Pasvalys) 60.53
Juniors. Arianas Razgūnas (Molėtai) 50.27 (personal best)
Women. 1. Orinta Navikaitė (Kaunas/Rokiškis) 53.18 (personal record), 2. Augustė Virbalaitė (Kaunas) 42.64, 3. Ieva Trainauskaitė (Vilnius) 40.83
Juniors. Orinta Navikaitė (Kaunas/Rokiškis) 53.18
Juniors. Liucija Džiaugytė (Kaunas) 44.76
Juniors. Ugnė Šteinaitė (Panevėžys) 37.65 (personal best)
Among the teams, Kaunas (cities) and Raseiniai (districts) were leading