Vaida Žūsinaitė-Nekriošienė to Compete in Marathon at European Athletics Championships

Vaida Žūsinaitė-Nekriošienė is set to compete in the marathon at the European Athletics Championships, marking a significant participation for Lithuania in the event.

Lithuania's performance at the championships has already seen Mykolas Alekna secure the nation's only medal to date. He achieved a silver medal in the discus throw, with his best attempt reaching 69.89 meters. The gold medalist, Kristjan Čehas of Slovenia, set a championship record with a throw of 72.51 meters. Alekna had briefly held the championship record himself with an earlier throw.

The article also provides a comprehensive list of the Lithuanian national team's athletes participating across various disciplines. This includes Adas Dambrauskas (100m), Gediminas Truskauskas (200m), Lukrecija Sabaitytė (200m), Modesta Justė Morauskaitė (400m), Gabija Galvydytė (800m, 1500m), Simas Bertašius (5000m), Juozas Baikštys (high jump), Dovilė Kilty (triple jump), Diana Zagainova (triple jump), Rugilė Miklyčiūtė (pole vault), Beatričė Juškevičiūtė (heptathlon), Edgaras Benkunskas (decathlon), Edis Matusevičius (javelin throw), Ieva Gumbs (discus throw), Martynas Alekna (discus throw), Andrius Gudžius (discus throw), Mykolas Alekna (discus throw), Austėja Kavaliauskaitė (race walking half marathon), and Vaida Žūsinaitė-Nekriošienė (marathon).