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Edgaras Riabko (born 10 April 1984) is a Lithuanian powerboat racer and a double UIM F2 European Champion. He currently races in the UIM F2 World Championship and finished runner-up in the 2020 series. [1] [2]
Riabko is the president of the Lithuanian Motorboat Federation ( Lietuvos Motorlaivių Federacija ) [3] and has organized international powerboat races in Kaunus, Kupiskis and Zarasai.
He set-up a motorboat academy (Lietuvoje motorlaivių akademija) in 2020 which will be used to train young children the basics of powerboat racing with safe and responsible behaviour [4] [5]
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