Lithuanian basketball team to be headed by Gudelis, may be renamed Rytas

“It was decided that there will be a transitional period and that the name should change in a year’s time. We are leaning toward Rytas, the name commonly used by fans and internationally,” the mayor told BNS.

Gudelis, who owns a 25 percent stake in Lietuvos Rytas, is replacing Martynas Purlys as the club’s director.

Businessman Antanas Guoga, who is also a member of the European Parliament, this week became the largest co-owner of BC Lietuvos Rytas with a 50 percent stake.

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The remaining 25 percent stake is owned by the city of Vilnius.

Gedvydas Vainauskas on Tuesday resigned as the club’s president following criticism over his racist remarks about black players.

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