{"id":139847,"date":"2026-07-31T10:02:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lengvoji.lt\/139847-at-the-european-championships-in-birmingham-19-lithuanian-track-and-field-athletes\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T10:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:03:52","slug":"at-the-european-championships-in-birmingham-19-lithuanian-track-and-field-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lengvoji.lt\/en\/news\/139847-at-the-european-championships-in-birmingham-19-lithuanian-track-and-field-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"At the European Championships in Birmingham \u2013 19 Lithuanian track and field athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>After the European Championship qualifiers, it was revealed that as many as 19 Lithuanian track and field athletes will travel to Birmingham (UK) from August 10 to 16. Of these, 8 met the championship standards, and 11 qualified according to the ranking. The largest group consists of discus throwers. One national representative \u2013 runner Gabija Galvydyt\u0117 \u2013 will compete in two distances \u2013 800 m and 1500 m. For the first time in Lithuania&#8217;s history, a pole vaulter will compete at the European Championships, and a 5000 m runner from Lithuania will be seen at the championships after more than 50 years of absence.    <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The entire lineup of the Lithuanian team:<\/p>\n<p><strong>MEN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>100 m \u2013 <strong>Adas Dambrauskas;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>200 m \u2013 <strong>Gediminas Truskauskas;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5000 m \u2013 <strong>Simas Berta\u0161ius;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Discus throw \u2013 <strong>Mykolas Alekna, Martynas Alekna, Andrius Gud\u017eius<\/strong> (all three met the standard);<\/p>\n<p>Javelin throw \u2013 <strong>Edis Matusevi\u010dius<\/strong> (met the standard);<\/p>\n<p>High jump \u2013 <strong>Juozas Baik\u0161tys<\/strong> (met the qualifying standard);<\/p>\n<p>Decathlon \u2013 <strong>Edgaras Benkunskas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WOMEN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>200 m \u2013 <strong>Lukrecija Sabaityt\u0117;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>400 m \u2013 <strong>Modesta Just\u0117 Morauskait\u0117<\/strong>;<\/p>\n<p>800 m \u2013 <strong>Gabija Galvydyt\u0117<\/strong> (met the standard);<\/p>\n<p>1500 m \u2013 <strong>Gabija Galvydyt\u0117<\/strong> (met the qualifying standard);<\/p>\n<p>Discus throw \u2013 <strong>Ieva Gumbs<\/strong> (met the qualifying standard);<\/p>\n<p>Triple jump \u2013 <strong>Dovil\u0117 Kilty, Diana Zagainova<\/strong>;<\/p>\n<p>Pole vault \u2013 <strong>Rugil\u0117 Mikly\u010di\u016bt\u0117<\/strong>;<\/p>\n<p>Heptathlon \u2013 <strong>Beatri\u010d\u0117 Ju\u0161kevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117<\/strong> (met the standard standard);<\/p>\n<p>Marathon \u2013 <strong>Vaida \u017d\u016bsinait\u0117-Nekrio\u0161ien\u0117<\/strong>;<\/p>\n<p>Race walking half marathon \u2013 <strong>Aust\u0117ja Kavaliauskait\u0117<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Championship schedule: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.european-athletics.com\/home\/competitions\/european-athletics-championships\/timetable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.european-athletics.com\/home\/competitions\/european-athletics-championships\/timetable<\/a><br \/>\nThe competition will be broadcast live on LRT.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo by Alfredas Pliadis<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the European Championship qualifiers, it was revealed that as many as 19 Lithuanian track and field athletes will travel to Birmingham (UK) from August 10 to 16. 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