The latter will enter the elections with a strong team and an extraordinary list of supporters.
Jonas Kazlauskas, the legendary coach of the country working in R. Javtok’s team at the Vilnius City Council, would be responsible for the development of basketball. LKL president Remigijus Milašius would oversee the country’s club system. Jurgita Štreimikytė-Virbickienė, one of the best Lithuanian basketball players, would be responsible for the development and expansion of women’s basketball, and businessman Darius Nedzinskas would be responsible for commerce and finance.
The general secretary of the swimming federation, Justas Kalinauskas, will take the position of the general secretary of the LKF, and the position of the director of the LKF will be taken by Julius Sarapinas, who worked as the director of Euroleague competitions.
Persons supporting R. Javtok’s candidacy: Arvydas Sabonis, Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Jonas Valančiūnas, Paulius Motiejūnas, Dainius Adomaitis, Ramūnas Butautas, Jonas Mačiulis, Mantas Kalnietis, Martynas Pocius, Tomas Balčetis, Martynas Purlys, Rimantas Kaukėnas, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Benas Matkevičius, Justinas Grainys.
However, Mindaugas Balčiūnas was not impressed by such an impressive list in the election campaign of his competitor.
The latter mentioned on the LRT radio program “LRT RADIJO ringas” on Friday about R. Javtok’s division of the basketball community.
“I see it more as dividing the community. Some to one side, others to the other. I can also pick up three sheets of first-level surnames that support us.
But surnames will not work, people will. Two people are responsible for this – the president and the general secretary. Everything else is beautiful, but practice shows that it means nothing”, said M. Balčiūnas.
We remind you that R. Javtokas also sought the post of LKF president in the last elections, but Vydas Gedvilas, whose team member was M. Balčiūnas, who is now aspiring to become president, won with a crushing margin.
The current president V. Gedvilas refused to raise his candidacy in these elections.
2024-08-17 02:29:07