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According to the portal BasketNews.lt, the dismissal of R. Javtokas, 41, from Kaunas “Žalgiris” is related to the upcoming presidential elections of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF).
In March, R. Javtokas officially announced that he would seek to replace Arvydas Sabonis as the country’s basketball coach. The former player of Lithuania’s national men’s basketball team, who aspired to the top position in the country’s basketball system, invited journalist Edmundas Jakilaitis and one of the country’s most famous basketball specialists, Jonas Kazlauskas, to his team.
R. Javtokas will have to compete with renowned Lithuanian basketball coaches – Ramūnas Butautas and Vydas Gedvilas in the fight for the position of LKF president in the elections to be held in early September.
The second term of A. Sabonis as president of the LKF will end after the Tokyo Olympics. A. Sabonis has led the national basketball federation since 2011.
During this time, the Lithuanian men’s team competed in three European championships and won two silver medals (2013 and 2015). Lithuanians also played in 2012. London and 2016 at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, and in 2014 and 2019. At the Basketball World Championship.
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