The name of Vilnius "Ryto"'s long-term home - "Jeep" arena - is changing. From 2019 The arena, which had the name "Jeep" in September, will now be called "Active Vilnius" on behalf of This change happened after the Vilnius City Municipality acquired it Ozo str. the building from the current owners, but this will not affect the activities of the "Ryto" team, training, or the organization of matches. The team will continue to use the arena as their main training and competition venue.
"A variety of activities will continue to be organized in the ACTIVE VILNIUS arena - competitions, events and the capital's teams will train. Our goal is to ensure all the necessary conditions so that competitions, events, and the process of team training take place smoothly and in a technically orderly arena," says Gintas Teslia, head of Active Vilnius Public Enterprise.
The club hopes that the multi-functionality and modern infrastructure of the arena, which meets the requirements of the Lithuanian Basketball League and FIBA, will allow not only to continue top-level basketball training and organize basketball competitions in front of the most loyal Ryto fans, but will also open the door to other sports and social events, and Active Vilnius The arena will become an even more important focus of the city's sports, where not only professional athletes will gather, but also amateurs.
Currently, under the roof of the "Active Vilnius" arena, the main "Ryto" team plays, other teams that perfectly represent Vilnius are the legendary women's basketball club "Kibirkštis", the youth teams of "Ryto" Vilnius. The arena is also open for other basketball and sports events.
"It is a great joy for us as a team to play LKL and NKL matches in the arena that we have long considered our home. The arena's new name and ownership changes bring added energy, and their openness to the community leads us to believe that this will attract even more fans. We hope that these changes will not only increase the involvement of fans during the matches, but also inspire them to participate more actively in other sports-related activities," said Artūras Jomantas, the sports director of "Ryto".
"Active Vilnius" is a non-profit public institution engaged in the maintenance, operation, development planning and popularization of sports activities, which takes care of the mobility of the citizens, organizes and coordinates various sports events, promotes a healthy lifestyle in all age groups and groups of different needs by performing timely maintenance of sports facilities and in order to ensure as many sports opportunities as possible for all residents and guests of the capital.
