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Arvydas Sabonis, Lithuania's basketball legend who now heads the country's Basketball Federation, Virgilijus Alekna, a former discus thrower and now a lawmaker, and Rūta Meilutyte, an Olympic gold-winning swimmer, are ranked as Lithuania's most influential sports figures, Delfi.lt reported on Wednesday.
Most Influential in Lithuania 2017: sports personalities
Most Influential in Lithuania 2017: sports personalities
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The list of influential sports figures was compiled based on a survey by the Reitingai magazine of various elite groups and on a representative survey by the pollster Spinter Tyrimai.

Both the elite groups and the general public placed Sabonis at number one, Alekna at number two and Meiluty

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