Lefteris Petrounias: History is being written by the “Lord of the Rings” – Time for the final in the European Championship! – Newsbomb – News

Lefteris Petrounias claims a historic seventh European title in his career tonight in Rimini.

With the top score of the qualifier, O Lefteris Petrounias the ticket to the final of the hoops at the European Championships in Rimini, where he will be among the eight finalists for the 12th time in as many participations in the institution from 2011 until today.

The 14,966 points collected by the Greek “Lord of the Rings” kept him in 1st place until the end of the qualifier and brings him with air favorite in tonight’s final (26/04, 20:35-21:25 Greek time, live broadcast ERT3).

A final that could be historic for gymnastics in general. THE Lefteris Petrounias will be chasing his seventh European title in the same event, an achievement that no specialist has achieved in the 69-year history of the institution.

The 33-year-old champion is expected to have as his main opponent the Egyptian-born Turkish title holder Adem Asilwho ended the “Lord of the Rings” winning streak last year competing in his home country, but finished 2nd in the qualifier with 14.933 points.

Behind the two athletes who have the programs with the highest difficulty factor (6.300), the eight finalists are completed, in order of qualification, by the Austrian Vincent Heck (14,900 b.), the Italian Salvatore Maresca (14,766 b.), the Briton Courtney Tulloch (14,700 b.), the Turk Ibrahim Cholak (14,666 b.), the Armenian Arthur Avetisian (14,633 b.) and Azero Nikita Simonov (14,633 b.).

Based on ranking, Petrounias, six-time European champion, will perform his program last and will therefore have the… last word in the grand final.