International Olympic Committee Archives

Eimantas Skrabulis, Tatjana Černova, Airinė Palšytė, Austra Skujytė

The world entangled by a doping web: Russians stealing the victories from Lithuanians is only an example polished to a shine

April 12, 2018 Aurimas Kuckailis 0

Upon receipt of an ultimatum from the brave International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) due to tenuous progress in handling doping issues, the Russians are biting their nails – they either “get it together” or […]

Pyeongchang Winter Olympics opening ceremony

Lithuanian president hails IOC decision to ban Russia from Olympics

February 12, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has welcomed the decision taken by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and other institutions to ban Russia from the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics due to the state-supported doping scheme. […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]

Another year in the sovereign history of Kazakhstan

October 24, 2024 0

Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving new life to the fundamental document on state sovereignty—the Declaration of October 25, 1990. The Republic is a modern form […]

In the assessment of NATO’s readiness for war with Russia, there is also a warning about the Baltic states: what is the Kremlin’s wild card?

October 23, 2024 0

According to Lrytas.lt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) faces a new geopolitical reality with the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While the Alliance has begun responding to emerging threats, its readiness for […]

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

October 15, 2024 0

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats – TS-LKD) and the Liberal Movement are making […]

Citus experts: Housing demand surpasses the results of the past two years – buyers of the economic segment are returning

October 13, 2024 0

In the last quarter of the year, the number of new housing units (apartments and terraced houses) sold in Vilnius in the economy class was 50% higher than in April–June, according to preliminary data from […]