What is the Lithuanian secret to discus throwing?
We have good training and a good tradition in it. Maybe it is a suitable sports discipline for our nation, just as basketball is. However, the training facilities are really in an awful state so actually three gold medals in the last four Olympics is quite a lot. No other sport in Lithuania has been that successful. How is it to be a professional sportsman in Lithuania? Do you feel that you get the support you need to be at your best? Of course, I receive enough support to travel to training camps abroad because there are not enough facilities to train here. But if we are speaking about the conditions for the next generation of athletes in the country, I really think there’s too little attention given. There is good schooling, and all the government and the Sporting Committee need to do is take care of the training facilities. Then I am sure we will have champions in the future. At the moment, I am afraid that once I stop my career, nobody will be able to take over from me like I took
