On Thursday, the V European Junior Athletics Championships began in Rietis.
On the first day, four Lithuanian athletes competed.
In the qualification competition, Redas Šiuipys jumped without mistakes and made it to the final of the high jump – 2.05 m (1.84/1, 1.90/1, 1.96/1, 2.01/1, 2.05/1). This height was overcome by 8 jumpers. Final – Saturday at 11:48 a.m.
Viktorija Urbelytė took 17th place in the discus throw qualification competition A – 35.33 m (35.33-33.34-30.91), while Gintarė Minevičiūtė was 14th in group B – 40.08 m (38.87-39.64-40.08). In the overall standings, Gintarė took 28th place in the championship, Viktorija – 36th place.
Simona Šlapšinskaitė finished seventh in the 400 m qualifying run (57.18) and did not qualify for the semi-finals. She took 34th place in the championship.
On Friday, four Lithuanian women competed in the championship:
Liucija Džiaugytė took 4th place in the javelin throw qualification competition Group A – 47.97 m (x-47.97-x). After the group B competition, it turned out that Liucija was among the twelve finalists with the ninth result. The fight for medals will take place on July 18 at 8:20 p.m.
Vėtrūnė Adomavičiūtė. In the 400 m fourth qualifying run, she finished ninth (2:24.21), and took the final place in the championship – 33rd.
In the high jump qualification competition, Darija Matukaitytė jumped the bar at a height of 1.71 m (1.60/1, 1.64/2, 1.68/1, 1.71/1) and made it to the finals. They will take place on July 19 at 5 p.m.
Gertė Žičkutė’s result in the triple jump qualification competition was 24th – 11.84/0.7 m (11.84-x-x).
On Saturday, the first “Lithuanian” final took place. Redas Šiuipys improved his personal record, achieved the best result of the Lithuanian season and took the fourth place – 2.09 m (1.94/1 1.99/2 2.03/1 2.06/1 2.09/3 2.12/xxx).
Jokūbas Avgustaitis took 23rd place in the qualifying competition of the shot put – 16.22 m (16.22-x-x).
Results of the last day of the championship for Lithuanians:
Justė Andrijauskaitė took 14th place in the 5000 m athletic walk (24:23.30).
Also 14th place in the 3000 m run was taken by Samanta Machankovaitė (9:53.85)
Liucija Džiaugytė threw the javelin 44.76 m (44.76-x-43.92) and took 10th place.
Darija Matukaitytė was tenth with a height of 1.70 m (1.66/2, 1.70/2, 1.74/xxx).
