Another gold for Greek ‘Lord of the rings’ Petrounias

“We are on top of Europe, for the 5th time!,” he said after winning the gold medal in Basel

Eleftherios Petrounias performs on the rings at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Photo: AP/Julio Cortez via EUROKINISSI / ASSOCIATED PRESS.

25 April 2021 11:11am

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Eleftherios Petrounias has made Greeks all over the world proud once more, winning the European title for rings for the fifth consecutive time.

Petrounias won his latest gold medal on Saturday, at the finals of the 2021 European Championships in Artistic Gymnastics, which took place in Basel, Switzerland.

The Greek athlete had the hardest routine on the still rings with a 6.3 difficulty, but his performance was supreme with a total of 15.400 points winning him first place, with Russian Nikita Nagornyy following (15.033) and Italian Salvatore Maresca rounding out the podium with 14.900 points.

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Katerina Sakellaropoulou are among those who took to social media to congratulate Petrounias.

Ο Ολυμπιονίκης και πολλές φορές παγκόσμιος πρωταθλητής Λευτέρης Πετρούνιας κατέκτησε το πέμπτο χρυσό του μετάλλιο στο Ευρωπαϊκό Πρωτάθλημα Ενόργανης Γυμναστικής στην Ελβετία. Θερμά συγχαρητήρια στον εξαιρετικό αθλητή μας, που χρόνια τώρα εξακολουθεί να μας κάνει υπερήφανους.

— President GR (@PresidencyGR) April 24, 2021

Last year, the Olympic gold-medallist, known as the ‘Lord of the rings, had won a gold medal at the World Cup Gymnastics in Melbourne, announcing that all profits from his prize money would be donated to the bushfire appeal in Australia.