ch is the largest arena in Baltics.
• In 2011, the Lithuanian U19 men's basketball team won the FIBA Under-19 World Championship.
• In 2012, Lithuania hosts FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Kaunas.
• The historic Lithuanian basketball team Kauno Žalgiris won the European basketball league Euroleague in 1999. It competes in Euroleague 2011/12 as of today. Vilniaus Lietuvos Rytas and Rūdupis compete in the second-tier European competition Eurocup Basketball.
• Football, athletics and cycling are also popular in Lithuania. The popularity of ice hockey, rugby and tennis is also growing.
• Lithuania national football team stars are Deividas Šemberas playing for CSKA Moscow and Marius Stankevičius playing for Lazio.
• Virgilijus Alekna is one of world top discus throwers. He has won two consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympics. In the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Alekna received the Bronze medal.
• Austra Skujytė (Silver in heptathlon, 2004 Athens Olympics) and Edvinas Krungolcas (Silver in pentathlon, 2008 Beijing Olympics) are also world-class athletes.
• Simona Krupeckaitė is currently the country's most famous professional track cyclist. She holds two world records in 500m time trial and flying 200m time trial. Krupeckaitė has been named the Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year twice in 2009 and 2010.
• Lithuania has a stellar NHL player Dainius Zubrus playing for New Jersey Devils.
• Ričardas Berankis is the top ranked Lithuanian tennis player.
• Jurgis Kairys, the most renowned Lithuanian aviator, has won the bronze in unlimited freestyle aviation in the 2011 FAI World Aerobatic Championship.
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