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Lithuanian Sports - In Brief
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16th September 2007
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Ričardas Berankis with the US Open junior trophy.
Photo courtesy Lietuvos Žinios A week ago the seventeen year old Lithuanian rising tennis star Ričardas Berankis won the prestigious US Open junior championship in New York. He was competing in the US Open juniors only for the second time. He had trained with the 
The star of Lithuanias basketball team, Šarūnas
Jasikevičius, with the ball during the Lithuania - Slovenia match. Photo courtesy Lietuvos Rytas 2007 European Basketball Championship In the 2007 European Basketball Championship in Spain, the Lithuanian team reached the quarter finals without losing any matches, the only team in the competition to do so. In its first match of the semi finals last Friday, September 14, Lithuania won against Croatia in a hard fought match and it looked like the Lithuanian team would be fighting it out with Spain for the gold. However last night, September 15, they lost to Russia 86:74 and will now play Greece for the bronze. IFSA Strongman World Open Championships To cap it all, Lithuanias strongman team have reached the finals in 2007 IFSA Strongman World Open Championships currently under way in South Korea. Further information: www.usopen.org 09/09/07, www.lzinios.lt 11,15/09/07, www.lrytas.lt 15/09/07, www.balsas.lt 14/09/07 |