Sportin 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.
Arvydas Romas Sabonis is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and businessman. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest European players of all time and one of the best big-man passers in the history of the game. Sabonis won the Euroscar six times and the Mr. Europa Award twice. He played in a variety of leagues, including the Spanish ACB League, and spent seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Playing the center position, Sabonis won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, in South Korea, for the Soviet Union, and later earned bronze medals at the 1992 Olympic Games and 1996 Olympic Games representing Lithuania. He retired from professional basketball in 2005. Sabonis was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 1986 NBA draft, but he did not play his first NBA game until 1995, at the age of 30.
Panevėžio Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, from the city of Panevėžys. It won 7 top-tier champion and 5 national cup titles throughout its existence.
Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) is a public university in Kaunas, Lithuania. The university was founded in 1922 during the interwar period as an alternate national university.
Ignalina is a city in eastern Lithuania. It is known as a tourist destination in the Aukštaitija National Park. Ignalina is also famous for the now decommissioned Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in nearby Visaginas.
Vytautas Janušaitis is an Olympic medley swimmer from Lithuania, who represented his home country at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Modestas Vaičiulis is a Lithuanian cross-country skier since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 18th in the team sprint and 54th in the individual sprint events. Vaičiulius returned to represent Lithuania at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he finished 44th in individual sprint and 24th in team sprint.
Mantas Strolia is a Lithuanian cross-country skier since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 18th in the team sprint and 46th in the individual sprint events.
The Christian Party was a centre-right political party in Lithuania. The Christian Party was founded on 23 January 2010 as a merger of the Christian Conservative Social Union and the Lithuanian Party of Christian Democracy.
Lithuania competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Lithuania was represented by 6 athletes in three sports.
Vytautas was a Lithuanian medieval king, Grand Duke, Prince of Hrodna and Prince of Lutsk.
Vytautas Strolia is a Lithuanian cross-country skier and biathlete.
Lithuania competed at the 2015 European Games, in Baku, Azerbaijan from 12 to 28 June 2015.
Juta Racing is an auto racing team based in Kaunas, Lithuania. Founded in 1988, the team currently racing in Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. "Juta Racing" is also strong competitor in domestic championships and races, including Lithuanian Rally Championship and annual 1000 km race near Palanga, at Palanga circuit, where the team claimed overall and GT class victory with its drivers Jonas Gelžinis, Ignas Gelžinis and Tautvydas Barštys in 2015.
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 4 was held in Oberhof, Germany, from 5 January until 8 January 2017.
Lithuania competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with five competitors in three sports.
Lithuania have sent a 131 person delegation to the 2019 European Games, in Minsk, Belarus to compete in 13 sports disciplines. The LTeam consisted of 42 sportsmen and 31 sportswomen, 30 coaches, 4 team leaders, 11 medical personnel, 3 delegation leaders and 10 other personnel.
Strolia is a Lithuanian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Eglė Savickaitė is a Lithuanian cross-country skier.
Ieva Dainytė is a Lithuanian cross-country skier.
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