Viasat is a Nordic direct broadcast satellite television broadcaster and pay TV operator, owned by the Swedish media group Nordic Entertainment Group in Nordics, All Media Baltics in Baltics and some channels owned by Viasat World. Broadcasting from London, the target markets are in the Nordic and the Baltic Countries.
Sport in Lithuania is governed by the Physical Education and Sports Department following the country's independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. The Lithuanian government established the department to manage physical education in the schools and sports administration in the country. Over the next few years, Lithuanian sports organizations established membership in international governing bodies. Lithuania participated in the Winter Olympics in Albertville and has participated in every Winter and Summer Olympics since.
Šarūnas "Šaras" Jasikevičius is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former professional player. He currently serves as the head coach for Žalgiris of the Lithuanian Basketball League. Standing at 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), he played the point guard position.
Lithuania competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's sixth appearance at the Summer Olympics. The National Olympic Committee of Lithuania sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. A total of 59 athletes, 47 men and 12 women, competed in 13 sports, including the men's basketball team as the nation's team-based sport.
Edgaras Jankauskas is a Lithuanian former footballer, and is a manager.
Siemens Arena, located in Šeškinė elderate of Vilnius, is the second largest arena in Lithuania. It generally hosts basketball games as well as concerts. The arena opened on October 30, 2004.
Povilas Vanagas is a Lithuanian ice dancer. With his wife Margarita Drobiazko, he is the 2000 World bronze medalist, a three-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, a two-time European bronze medalist, the 1999 Skate Canada champion, and competed in five Winter Olympics, finishing as high as 5th.
S. Darius and S. Girėnas stadium is a multi-use stadium in the Ąžuolynas park in Žaliakalnis district of Kaunas, Lithuania, that is now being reconstructed. The all-seater stadium will hold 15,315 people. In 1998 the stadium was renovated according to UEFA regulations, and in 2005 it was modernised with the installation of the biggest stadium television screen in the Baltic states. The latest renovation started in 2018. It will be the biggest stadium in the Baltic states. It hosts Lithuanian football matches as well as international athletics championships. During a sporting season about 50 events are held here.
Rita Grande is a former tennis player from Italy.
Football is the second sport in Lithuania where basketball is the most popular sport. The former Soviet republic made their entrance as an independent football nation in 1992. In the qualification for the Euro 2004, Lithuania held Germany to a 1-1 draw in Germany and won against Scotland. In the qualification for the Euro 2008 they played away to the 2006 World Cup winners Italy and drew 1-1 as well as beating Romania 3-0 in Lithuania in another shock performance.
Rita Ramanauskaitė is a female javelin thrower from Lithuania. Her personal best throw is 62.69 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Saint-Denis. This is the Lithuanian record.
Lithuania competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.
Rugby union in Lithuania is a minor but growing sport.
Rita is a common female first name, often a name in its own right, but mostly a shortened version of Margarita. The following are notable people with the name Rita.
Rita Varnienė, née Dambravaitė, is a Lithuania chess player who won the Lithuanian Chess Championship for women two times.
Lithuania competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. They won three medals, two golds and one silver.
Lithuania Practical Shooting Sport Federation, LithuanianLietuvos Praktinio Saudymo Sporto Federacija, is the Lithuanian association for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation.
Rita Tamašunienė is a politician of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania and member of the Twelfth Seimas of Lithuania.
Laima Balaišytė is a female former international table tennis player from Lithuania.
