Three appearances in the instrument finals, where she placed 5th, 6th and 7th, respectively, as well as an 11th place finish in the individual medley were her tallies. Panagiotas Lytra in the 1st European Rhythmic Gymnastics Cupwhich was held in Baku and was the final competitive test before the pre-Olympic European Championships in less than three weeks.
The 17-year-old singles champion won the 5th place in the crown final with 32,250 b., the 6th place in the pinnacles with 30,900 b. and 7th place in the ball with 32.650 b., showing steady improvement, while also at the start of the competition ranked 11th in the individual all-around with 125.200 total points (hoop: 32.150, ball: 32.200, pins: 31.250, ribbon: 29.600).
In addition, Lytra took part in “cross battles”, an original competition with “knockout” crossings of the top female athletes in pairs. In the “16” phase he was invited to compete in the ball, where he collected 31,500 b. against Ekaterina Vendeneeva from Slovenia, who won with 32.550 b..
The next “stop” for the Greek champion will be Budapest, where she will claim the last Olympic “ticket” through the European Championship, from May 22 to 26.
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