On Friday in the very heart of Vilnius - Lukiškiai square – the three-day capital city sports fiesta – the traditional Vilnius sports festival – began. On the first day, the city center was rocked by impressive street dance battles, and everything was crowned by a nighttime zumba fiesta that attracted huge interest.
This year, the Vilnius Sports Festival takes place during the "Capital Days", so many residents of the capital and their guests could get caught up in the sports virus until dusk. About 100 different sports and clubs presented their services, and for the most active children, the biggest conundrum was how to have time to try everything. Since the festival will last three days, this should not be a problem.
Sports club coaches held open training sessions throughout the afternoon, allowing everyone to test their strength in various tasks, while others could assess their physical fitness or find out their weaknesses.
Many people were left speechless by the street gymnastics championship “Street Workout Battle 2019”. Here, athletes, fighting one against one, performed one after another more impressive tricks and competed for the title of the best. Like last year, Titas Janavičius and Lukas Juzėnas met in the final. If last year L. Juzėnas triumphed, this time T. Janavičius managed to get revenge and was brought by his colleagues to collect the winner's trophy.
"Basically, I train with Lukas all the time, and I learned what this sport is from him. A couple of years ago, I lost to him in the final and finally managed to take over the title. Of course, with each competition I gain experience, I learn what not to do, what to do. We watch our opponents, we analyze, but everything is a matter of experience," shared T. Janavičius. "It was really fun to compete at Lukiškės Square. There is a difference between doing everything at home and in competitions. There is more excitement, a completely different feeling when you have to perform in front of so many people."
Immediately after the street gymnasts' performance, the sports festival area turned into a dance floor. Many people immersed themselves in the Zumba show created by Augustė Juknė, which got even the quietest passersby moving.
Saturday at the Vilnius Sports Festival will be no less impressive. The sports and wellness club fair, various public training sessions and other events will continue. events. On Saturday, from 11.30:XNUMX a.m., sports and medical specialists will share their advice and discuss with the audience in the "Active Training" announcement zone - Simona Pajaujienė, Artūras Sujeta, prof. Albertas Skurvydas, Dalius Barkauskas, Audrius Kalvaitis, Jurgita Šaulytė and others.
And from 13 p.m., the intriguing "Fitness Challenge" tournament will kick off next to the central stage. In it, 100 of the country's strongest athletes will compete in strength and endurance events to find out who is the best.
Event will be held on August 30, 31 and September 1. Every day, the festival will surprise you with a program, tournaments, and entertainment. More about the event read here.
