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Team Lithuania at Rio Olympics: Boxing

July 18, 2016 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

Two boxers will be among the 68 Lithuanian athletes who will be competing for Olympic medals at the Rio de Janeiro Games this summer.

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Lithuanian leaders congratulate boxer Stanionis on winning gold

August 17, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius have congratulated boxer Eimantas Stanionis on winning gold in the welterweight category (under 69 kg) in the EUBC European Confederation Continental Championships 2015 held in Bulgaria. […]

Jonas Čepulis, 29, was unable to defeat American George Foreman, 19, for the Olympic Heavyweight title on this day in 1968.

On this day in sport: 26 October

October 27, 2014 Alex Tigani 0

On this day in sport American teenager George Foreman was crowned as the 1968 Olympic heavyweight champion after defeating 29-year-old Jonas Čepulis (USSR). […]

50 years ago today Ričardas Tamulis secured his spot in the 1964 Olympic welterweight final in Tokyo, Japan.

On this day in sport: 21 October

October 21, 2014 Alex Tigani 0

On this day in sport boxing legend Ričardas Tamulis secured a spot in his first Olympic final during the midst of Lithuania’s dominance in the ring under Soviet occupation. […]

Whether Russia attacks NATO in 5 years will depend on one thing alone

May 21, 2025 0

According to the American publication The Wall Street Journal, European countries bordering Russia are increasingly concerned about the Russian military’s actions. Russia is strengthening its military forces near the Finnish border, and its military experts […]

Prosecutor’s Office announces the fate of the four missing US soldiers: death investigation launched, still silence from the services

March 31, 2025 0

On March 31 morning, Minister of National Defence Dovilė Šakalienė announced that an M88 armoured personnel carrier had been pulled out of the swamp at the Pabradė training ground at night and stressed that she […]