Varėna hosts Pauliaus Jankūnas 3×3 basketball tournament with 40 teams

On a sunny Saturday, Varėna became the centre of Lithuanian 3×3 basketball as the sixth edition of the Pauliaus Jankūnas tournament attracted a record 40 teams from across the country, including squads from Varėna district, Vilnius, Kaunas, Alytus, Druskininkai, Lazdijai, Prienai, Eišiškės, Utena and Kaišiadorys. The opening ceremony was led by Varėna district vice‑mayor Alvydas Verbickas and tournament ambassador Pauliaus Jankūnas, who wished participants good play and praised the organisers.

The event featured health‑check booths run by the Varėna health office and displays from the Lithuanian Olympic Collectors Association, turning the competition into a community celebration. In the children’s division the Vilnius team "Swagger" claimed first place, with MVP Deinoras Doškus. The youth division was won by Kaunas’ "RKL suoliukas", MVP Dominykas Petronis. The men’s division saw the local Varėna team "Senamiestis" finish atop the table, MVP Aironas Urbonovič. The overall tournament’s big game was won by Prienai’s Jokūbas Bujavičius, who received a Kaunas "Žalgiris" electric scooter. Individual contests were claimed by Jokūbas Šablinskas (sniper competition) and Povilas Savonis (free‑throw), who earned snack and subscription prizes.