Ready to make history in the European championship of instrumental participation is Lefteris Petrounias.
In the event that starts today in Antalya, Turkey, the 32-year-old hoops champion claims the seventh gold medala record number that no other athlete has achieved in any event.
History began to be written for Lefteris Petrounias in 2015, when he won the first gold in Montpellier. Since then there has been no… brake, after dominating the following events in Bern (2015), Cluj (2017), Glasgow (2018), Basel (2021) and Munich (2022).
For the Greek colors they will compete in the combined individual Nikos Iliopoulos, Antonis Tantalidis and Stefanos Tsolakidiswhile o Apostolos Kanellos will compete in ground, pommel horse, show jumping, double and single. The 19 year old Alcinous the Greek will compete on the floor, pommel horse and even balance, however his effort will not be taken into account in the team event.
The qualifiers will take place today (Great Tuesday 11/4), with the Greek team competing in the second group, from 14:00 to 16:55.
As for the women, her return stands out Vasiliki Millousi in action after a break of 4.5 years, while the team is completed by young female athletes, h 23-year-old Christina Kiosi (replaced the injured Elvira Katsalis), h 19-year-old Magdaleni Tsiorithe 17-year-old Areti Pagoni and the 15-year-old Athanasia Mesiris.
The qualifier will take place on Holy Wednesday (12/04) and the National team has been drawn in the 1st of the four groups (10:00 – 12:00).
The European championship qualifiers will be broadcast live here: gymtv.online
As for the finals, you can watch them here: eurovisionsports.tv
The live score: smartscoring.com
In detail, the program of the event:
M. TUESDAY, APRIL 11
10:00 – 12:55: Men’s qualifier, 1st group
14:00 – 16:55: Men’s qualifier, 2nd group (Men’s National)
17:30 – 20:15: Men’s qualifier, 3rd group
M. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12
10:00 – 12:00: Women’s Qualifier, 1st group (Women’s National)
13:30 – 15:30: Women’s qualifier, 2nd group
16:00 – 18:00: Women’s qualifier, 3rd group
18:30 – 20:30: Women’s qualifier, 4th group
M. THURSDAY, APRIL 13
16:00 – 18:45: Men’s singles final
M. FRIDAY, APRIL 14
16:00 – 18:00: Women’s singles final
M. SATURDAY, APRIL 15
13:30 – 16:10: Instrument finals, 1st leg
(MEN: Floor, Pommel Horse, Hoops | WOMEN: Vault, All-Around)
EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 16
13:00 – 15:40: Instrument finals, 2nd leg
(MEN: Vault, Vault, Vault | WOMEN: Balance Beam, Floor)
I am currently a news writer for News Bulletin247 where I mostly cover sports news. I have always been interested in writing and it is something I am very passionate about. In my spare time, I enjoy reading and spending time with my family and friends.
