{"id":136499,"date":"2026-06-28T00:15:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T21:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lengvoji.lt\/136499-higher-and-higher-r-miklyciute-once-again-improved-the-lithuanian-record\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T00:16:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T21:16:31","slug":"higher-and-higher-r-miklyciute-once-again-improved-the-lithuanian-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lengvoji.lt\/en\/news\/136499-higher-and-higher-r-miklyciute-once-again-improved-the-lithuanian-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Higher and higher: R. 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Mikly\u010di\u016bt\u0117 even closer to her debut European <strong>Championships<\/strong> , which will take place on August 10-16 in Birmingham (United Kingdom) \u2013 the norm of the championships reaches 4.60 m. If this height is not overcome, it is possible to enter the championship according to the ranking, in which R. Mikly\u010di\u016bt\u0117 also rises higher and higher.  <\/p>\n<p><em>Photo by A. 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