European Basketball Championship 2011



Not so common to see a traffic jam in Aukštaitija! The reason?

A convoy promoting the basketball european championships,

that are about to start in Lithuania (August 31st  - September 18th)

and their sponsor (a chain of supermarket).

Basketball is said to be the second religion

of Lithuania. And Lithuania will host

the Basketball European Championships 2011, for the second time since its independance.

The kind of event most Lithuanians will follow with great passion, from August the 31st till September the 18th.









 

Each relay lasts for one hour,

and these volunteers run all over Lithuania.



And here is how a EuroBasket 2011 medal looks like.

The medals we got as prizes for the

"Thumbs Up Hitchhiking Race 2011" (see other posts) 

come from the same company.