On Thursday, the first division of the European Team Championship began in Madrid, where the Lithuanian national team is among the 16 most capable European teams.
On the first day of the championship, only pole vaulters competed.
Rugilė Miklyčiūtė improved the Lithuanian record by four centimeters – 4.30 m (3.80/1, 4.00/1, 4.15/1, 4.30/xx). She and three other jumpers shared the 11th place.
Nikodemas Laurynas repeated the personal record, the best result of the Lithuanian season and took 13th place – 5.10 m (4.90/1, 5.10/2, 5.30/xxx).
On Friday, the competition starts at 7:20 p.m. The fight for points will take place in eleven matches.
Men.
100 m. 13. Adas Dambrauskas 10.34/0.1 (best result of the Lithuanian season)
400 m. 15.Tomas Keršulis 46.55
800 m. 13.Simas Bertašius 1:48.40 (best result of the Lithuanian season)
3000 m cl. 16.Lukas Tarasevičius 9:38.99 (best result of the Lithuanian season)
Triple jump. 13.Marius Vadeikis 15.30/0.4 (15.26/1.6-15.30/0.4-15.22/0.7)
Hammer. 15.Tomas Vasiliauskas 64.68 (64.03-64.68-62.80)
Women.
100 m. 14. Ema Rupšytė 11.65/-0.2 (personal best, best result of the Lithuanian season)
400 m. 13.Modesta Justė Morauskaitė 52.76 (best result of the Lithuanian season)
5000 m. 15.Vaida Žūsinaitė-Nekriošienė 17:04.70
Ball. 16.Ieva Gumbs 14.79 (14.77-14.79–, best result of the Lithuanian season)
Discus. 6.Eve Gumbs 58.47 (57.94-58.13-57.46-58.47-x)
On Saturday (12 races will take place) the championship started at 7 p.m.
Men
110 m b/b. 16. Edgaras Benkunskas 14.59/-1.3
400 m b/b. 15.Lukas Šermukšnis 51.96 (personal best, best result of the Lithuanian season)
Height. 9.Juozas Baikštys 2.18 (2.05/1 2.10/1 2.14/2 2.18/2 2.21/xx)
Distance. 15.Algirdas Strelčiūnas 7.36/0.4 (x-7.36/0.4-x)
Disc. 5.Andrius Gudžius 64.63 (59.40-63.60-x-64.63-64.44)
4x100m. 14.Lithuania (Kostas Skrabulis, Kristupas Seikauskas, Tomas Keršulis, Gediminas Truskauskas) 39.95
Women.
800 m. 4. Gabija Galvydytė 1:59.96 (best result of the Lithuanian season)
100 m b/b. 13.Beatričė Juškevičiūtė 13.26/1.0 (best result of the Lithuanian season)
400 m b/b. 16.Ema Sarafinaitė 1:03.22 (best result of the Lithuanian season)
Triple jump. 8.Dovilė Kilty 13.46/0.0 (13.29/-0.5-x-x-x-13.46/0.0)
Hammer. 16.Radha Kučinskaitė 34.36 (34.36-x-x)
4×100 m. 16.Lithuania (Andrė Ožechauskaitė, Ema Rupšytė, Akvilė Jonauskytė, Lukrecija Sabaitytė) 44.81 (best result of the Lithuanian season)
Before the last day of the championship, the Lithuanian team takes 16th place.
On Sunday, the last 12 games in the championship program (start – 7 p.m.):
Men.
200 m. 10. Gediminas Truskauskas 20.67/1.8 (best result of the Lithuanian season)
1500 m. 15.Simas Bertašius 3:46.29
5000 m. 15.Giedrius Valinčius 14:23.07
Ball. 15.Simonas Bakanas 17.87 (16.90-17.87-x, personal record, best result of the Lithuanian season)
Javelin. 3.Edis Matusevičius 78.26 (74.76-x-78.26-x-x-x-x, best result of the Lithuanian season)
Women.
200 m. 13. Lukrecija Sabaitytė 23.11/-0.3 (personal best, best result of the Lithuanian season)
1500 m. 5.Gabija Galvydytė 4:10.21
3000 m cl. 14.Auksė Linkutė 10:25.21
height. 10.Urtė Baikštytė 1.84 (1.75/1 1.80/1 1.84/1 1.88/xxx, repeated best result of the Lithuanian season)
Away. 12.Jogailė Petrokaitė 6.20/-0.8 (6.20/-0.8-4.74/0.7-refused)
Spear. 3.Liveta Jasiūnaitė 58.88 (58.88-56.75-56.96-56.64-55.73-x)
4×400 m medley. 13.Lithuania (Tomas Keršulis, Eva Aušraitė, Lukas Sutkus, Modesta Justė Morauskaitė) 3:19.86 (best result of the Lithuanian season)
The first three places in the championship were taken by Italy (431.5), Poland (405.5) and Germany (397). Ukraine (231), Finland (220.5) and Lithuania (178.5) were eliminated from the first division.