{"id":128269,"date":"2026-01-16T23:24:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T21:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lengvoji.lt\/128269-news-from-the-usa-gabija-galvydyte-improved-the-lithuanian-record-updated\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T23:24:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T21:24:41","slug":"news-from-the-usa-gabija-galvydyte-improved-the-lithuanian-record-updated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lengvoji.lt\/en\/feed\/128269-news-from-the-usa-gabija-galvydyte-improved-the-lithuanian-record-updated\/","title":{"rendered":"News from the USA: Gabija Galvydyt\u0117 improved the Lithuanian record (updated)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, <strong>Gabija Galvydyt\u0117<\/strong> won the Thane Baker Invitational in Manhattan (Kansas) and improved the Lithuanian 1000 m short course record &#8211; 2 minutes 35.17 seconds. 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