Rio de Janeiro

Žaibas trenkė į Jėzaus Atpirkėjo statulos viršūnę Rio de Žaneire.

Po dvejų metų pertraukos į Rio de Žaneirą grįžo garsusis karnavalas. Miesto meras Eduardo Paisas raktą perdavė simboliniam šventės vadovui „karaliui Momo“. Šiais metais jis yra 35-erių Wilsonas Diasas da Costa Netas. Merijos duomenimis, jis visuotiniu balsavimu išrinktas dėl savo „gyvybingumo, links...

Lithuania's Paralympic national team was seen off to Rio de Janeiro at a ceremony at Vilnius Cathedral Square on Wednesday.

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė has given bottles of perfume to two of the country's bronze-winning athletes who had their personal belongings stolen in Rio de Janeiro.

The head coach of the Lithuanian national men's basketball team, Jonas Kazlauskas, said on Tuesday he was to step down. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

Team Lithuania did not bring home any gold medals from the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, disappointing many fans, but achieved top results in events few had been investing much hope into before. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

The 13th day at Rio Olympics was a special one for team Lithuania with a fourth medal added to the nation's medal count.

Lithuanian athletes are ready to go to the Paralympic Games to compete in goalball, judo, rowing, swimming and athletics competitions. To draw the public's attention to the Paralympics, Vilnius authorities have organized a Paralympics square, located near the Cathedral, where people are welcome to t...

Lithuanian athletes Aurimas Lankas and Edvinas Ramanauskas won bronze after finishing third in men's kayak double 200m event in Rio de Janeiro Olympic games on Thursday.

Day 12 was a sad day for the basketball team that suffered their third defeat in a row. This time, the defeat cost means they are out of the tournament without a chance to fight for Olympic medals. The canoers advanced to several finals while in the women’s 800 meters run, the Lithuania runner faile...

Day 11 was a little disappointing for the Lithuanian team at Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Three finals, good results, but unfortunately no medals. It was also a women’s day for team Lithuania.

Lithuanian athletes continue their bumpy road to medals in Rio Olympics. The basketball team lost its second game in a row, but advanced to the quarter-finals, as did a Lithuanian cyclist. The country will also be represented in the women’s discus throw finals.

Lithuanian cyclist Simona Krupeckaitė has qualified for the women's sprint quarterfinals at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

The eighth day in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro finished with a mixed feeling. Lithuania won its third medal in weightlifting while the basketball team lost its way against Spain and the Lithuanian discus thrower came last in the finals.

Two medals in rowing events finally put Lithuania on the medal winner's table. In swimming, a new national record has been claimed twice, while in sailing Lithuanian athletes are continuing to fight for a place in the medal race. The basketball team secured its place in the top 16 with a victory ove...

Thursday was a lucky day for Lithuanian athletes who won two Olympic medals in rowing events.

Three Lithuanians took part in competitions on day five in the Rio Olympic Games. Two of them are leaving the games earlier than expected. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

Day four at Rio Olympics was a good one for team Lithuania. In basketball, Lithuania secured its second victory in a row, Lithuanian rowers advanced to the finals while the sailors are fighting for the tickets to the medal race. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here...

Rūta Meilutytė finished seventh in the Olympic 100m breaststroke swimming finals, disappointing her own and her fans' hopes for a second Olympic gold. Doctors who worked with the Lithuania swimmer say that the season has been very difficult for Meilutytė who suffered an injury last year. To read thi...

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has paid for his trip to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro himself, the government said on Tuesday. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.