For the biggest challenge and one more gold in his great career Lefteris Petrounias! The King of Hoops, is ready to conquer another peak today, as today at 13:10is competing in her World final Jakarta aiming for the top!
The great Greek athlete is looking to confirm his consistency at the top level and his greatness as he bids for his fifth medal in the event after the three golds (2015, 2017, 2018) and the silver of 2023.
Despite the fact that it is his 10th appearance in a World Championship and 7th in a final, the… appetite does not stop and Petrounias will attempt to extend his record which includes: Three consecutive world golds, eight European golds and three Olympic medals (Rio 2016 – gold, Tokyo 2021 – bronze, Paris 2024 – bronze).
His opponents are the… leaders of the genre. In particular, the 2021 world hoops champion Lan Xingyu and the Olympic champion of the combined individual Zhang Boeng from China, the Turkish Adem Asil, the experienced Harry Hepworth (Britain), Glen Quill (Belgium), Samir Ait Said (France) and the new faces Donel Wittenberg are competing in the final. (USA) and Caio Souza (Brazil).
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