KAUNAS – On December 15th, the 20th anniversary of Lithuanian Students Sports Association was celebrated at Kaunas City Hall. At the same time the best Lithuanian students-athletes of the year 2010 were honored.
The President of Lithuanian Students Sports Association Česlovas Garbaliauskas made the congratulatory speech and expressed his joy about the works done in 20 years and achievements of the students. Audra Dagelytė, Viktorija Žemaitytė, Karolis Bauža, Giedrius Titenis, Lina Grinčikaitė and many other students-athletes have won awards at the Universiades and have been glorifying the name of the country in the world holding its flag in their hands.
The twentieth anniversary was a good opportunity for the Lithuanian Students Sports Association to grant the commemorative medals to the coaches cherishing the students’ sport, heads of sport centers and departments at the universities, and representatives of the leagues. A book dedicated for this occasion – “Walking through the time” – was presented as well.
The mayor of Kaunas city Andrius Kupčinskas was congratulating on this wonderful occasion, as well as the director of Department of Physical Education and Sport Klemensas Rimšelis, President of the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee Artūras Poviliūnas, President of the Lithuanian Conference of University Rectors Romualdas Ginevičius, and other honorable guests. The host of the event Egidijus Stancikas also read aloud the greeting of the Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas (Parliament) Irena Degutienė.
Best student team – Klaipeda university sport dance group ‘Zuvedra’
The top ten of the best Lithuanian students-athletes was dominated by the representatives of Vilnius Pedagogical University, and the highest place among them was occupied by Simona Krupeckaitė, who also became the best Lithuanian student-sportswoman in the year 2010. The male basketball team of Vytautas Magnus University was elected as the best team of the universities, as it has won the European Universities Basketball Championships for four times, accompanied by the team of sport dances “Žuvėdra” of Klaipeda University that has won European and World Championships for many times. The best sportsmen from the universities were also awarded.
(Source: LSSA)
Director of the Department of Physical Education and Sport Klemensas Rimšelis awards LSSA as well
Kaunas Mayor A. Kupcinskas salutes LSSA