2012-08-08 11:30

Vilnius to host welcoming event for Olympic swimming champion Rūta Meilutytė

A ceremony to welcome Lithuania's Olympic swimming champion Rūta Meilutytė will be held in Vilnius Town Hall Square on Wednesday evening.
Rūta Meilutytė
Rūta Meilutytė / AFP/„Scanpix“ nuotr.

Meilutytė will be greeted by President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Olympic breaststroke 200 m champion Lina Kačiušytė, president of the Lithuanian Olympic Association, the Vilnius municipality informs.

A concert will be held in Meilutytė's honour, featuring singers Marijonas Mikutavičius, Rūta Ščiogolevaitė, Erica Jennings, Jurgis Didžiulis, Neda Malūnavičiūte, and others.

Meilutytė, 15-year-old European 100m breaststroke record holder, won Lithuania's first post-independence Olympic medal in swimming events.

The event is organized by Lithuania's National Olympic Committee.

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