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Lidl's advertising campaign in Lithuania has not prevented Arvydas Sabonis, president of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation, from getting accreditation for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
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Arvydas Sabonis
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There was some doubt about the Lithuanian basketball legend's accreditation because of a ban on using the name and image of athletes, coaches or officials participating in the Olympic Games for advertising purposes during the Olympic Games. The so-called Rule 40 blackout period began nine days be

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