The sport and Lithuanian national identity by Ingvaras Butautas, Rasa Čepaitienė

“…In opposition to the rest of Europe, basketball truly is the most popular sport in Lithuania, yet till now, nobody has tried to analyze the historical and socio-cultural reasons for such a phenomenon in a more thorough way.  In 2003, after a 64-year long break, the Lithuanian national basketball team won the European championship golden medals. …”
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