Mazeikiai Carate Club "Vytis" is the laureate of International Eastern Fighting Festival in Ryga in 1990. Kestutis Valancauskas is the bronze medalist of the 5th World Gichin Funakoshi Championship in 12-16 year group Kata contest in England, held on November 1-2, 1997. Deivydas Vyniautas is the vice-champion of the same championship in kumite contest in 1,57 m hight group. Deivydas Vyniautas, Kestutis Valancauskas and Vaidas Steckys are the world champions in team kumite contest in 1,57 m hight group. Karate Club "Vytis" is also the Challange Cup winner of Mazeikiai International Open Karate Competitions held on December 28, 1997. Gvidas Kenstavicius became the European champion of Moenchengladbach European Championship (Germany) in Kata contest on April 4-5,1998, while Deividas Radzys, Ricardas Murasauskas and Gvidas Kenstavicius became the European champions in team Kata contest. Kestutis Valancauskas became the European champion in Kumite contest. Ricardas Murasauskas, and Deividas Vyniautas are European champions in Kumite contest. Deivydas Vyniautas, Kestutis Valancauskas, Vaidas Steckys, Linas Rusinskis became the European vice-champions in Kumite contest. Ricardas Muraskauskas is the finalist of J.K.A. World Championship in France in 1998 07 31-08 02. During IFSKA European Karate Championship in Wroclaw in 1998 11 28 - 29 Ricardas Muraskauskas, Deividas Radzys, Martynas Jovaisas became the champions in team sinchro kata contest and Ricardas Muraskauskas - the bronze medalist in individual kata contest. Deividas Vyniautas and Kestutis Valanciauskas are also the champions of Estonian International open Karate Championship of 1998 11 28. Every year the Club is electing Top Ten of its sportsmen based on the results achieved during the year. Top ten for 1998 Mazeikiai club "Vytis" dodzio ir office address: Pavasario str. 53, LT-5500, Mazeikiai, Lithuania Mail address: Zemaitijos str. 31-24, LT-5500, Mazeikiai, Lithuania E-Mail: vytis.mksa@mazeikiai.omnitel.net Phone: (+37098) 33379 Fax.: (+37093) 78991 Copyright © 1998 UAB „DREISĖ“