Lithuanian National Olympic Committee
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Country/Region | ![]() |
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Code | LTU |
Created | 1924 |
Recognized | 1924 (officially restored: November 1991) |
Continental Association | EOC |
Headquarters | Vilnius, Lithuania |
President | Daina Gudzinevičiūtė |
Secretary General | Valentinas Paketūras |
Website | www.ltok.lt |
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The Lithuanian National Olympic Committee (Lithuanian: Lietuvos tautinis olimpinis komitetas, LTOK) is the National Olympic Committee representing Lithuania.
History
Lithuania's national Olympic committee was established and recognized in 1924. In the same year LTOK sent its first delegation to the
In a 1991 IOC meeting at Berlin, the National Olympic Committee of Lithuania was officially recognized. Lithuania was along with Baltic neighbors Latvia and Estonia one of the first parts of the former USSR to participate as an independent country.
Participating incidents
- In the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Lithuania did not participate due to economic difficulties and political controversies surrounding the National Olympic Committee.
- In the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Lithuania was not invited by Nazi Germany due to the Klaipėda/Memelland region controversy.
- On 19 November 2021, a group of 17 members of Lithuanian national parliament Seimas released an official letter encouraging Lithuania to withdraw from the 2022 Winter Olympics due to human rights violations in China.[4] Daina Gudzinevičiūtė, president of National Olympic Committee of Lithuania, released a statement that Olympic games should be politically neutral and confirmed that committee has no plans to boycott the games.[5][6] On 3 December 2021, Lithuania was the first nation to announce a diplomatic boycott of the games.[7]
Current NOC Leadership
President
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Boxing_at_the_2018_Summer_Youth_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Boys%27_bantamweight_Victory_Ceremony_09.jpg/250px-Boxing_at_the_2018_Summer_Youth_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Boys%27_bantamweight_Victory_Ceremony_09.jpg)
- Artūras Poviliūnas (1988–2012)
- Daina Gudzinevičiūtė (2012–present)
Vice presidents
Secretary General
Members
LTOK has 40 full time members, 3 approved observers and 12 Olympic-friendly unions:[8]
- Full time members (40)
- Approved observers (3)
Member | Sports |
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Lithuanian Chess Federation | Chess |
Lithuanian Dance Sport Federation | Dance sport |
Lithuanian Orienteering Federation | Orienteering |
- Olympic-friendly unions (12)
Olympic sport federations not part of LTOK: Lithuanian Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, Lithuanian Luge Federation, Lithuanian Softball Federation
See also
References
- ^ OLYMPICS; Lithuanians Want Sports Independence
- ^ Lithuanians Won't Play With Soviets -- Marciulionis, Sabonis Just Say No
- ^ Soviets Whip U.s. Without Lithuanians
- ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "LTOK pozicija dėl siūlymo sportininkams boikotuoti Pekino žiemos olimpines žaidynes". Lietuvos tautinis olimpinis komitetas (in Lithuanian). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Lithuania confirms diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics". ANI News. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ LTOK nariai