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Gymnasts make stand against leotards: We are not here to parade our bodies around
26 Apr, 2021 09:20 PM
2 minutes to read Elisabeth Seitz of Germany competes on the beam during the Women s Artistic Gymnastics Finals. Getty Images Elisabeth Seitz of Germany competes on the beam during the Women s Artistic Gymnastics Finals. Getty Images
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German athletes took a stand against sexualisation in gymnastics by wearing full-body suits at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships which could lead to a new trend in the sport.
Sarah Voss, Kim Bui and Elizabeth Seitz all wore full-body suits in competition to make a statement. We hope gymnasts uncomfortable in the usual outfits will feel emboldened to follow our example, said Voss.
Saturday, 24 April 2021
Olympic champion Eleftherios Petrounias secured his fifth European Artistic Gymnastics Championships rings title on the first day of apparatus finals in Basel.
The Greek three-time world champion justified his status as the favourite with an assured display at St. Jakobshalle.
Petrounias scored 15.400 to beat recently-crowned all-around champion Nikita Nagornyy of Russia, who took silver on 15.033.
Italy s Salvatore Maresca did enough for bronze after scoring 14.900.
Switzerland s Giulia Steingruber clinched her fourth European crown in the vault event after her routine was rewarded with a score of 14.824.
The Olympic and world bronze medallist finished clear of Britain s Jessica Gadirova, who earned silver on 14.466, while Russia s Angelina Melnikova claimed bronze on 14.416.
Lord of the Rings Petrounias Wins Fifth Consecutive European Gold
April 24, 2021
Lefteris Petrounias won the gold medal at European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Basel, his fifth in a row.
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23 Apr in 9:00
Azerbaijani gymnast Ivan Tikhonov reached the final of the all-around program of European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Basel (Switzerland).
On the second day of the championship, qualification took place in the men s competition, Azerbaijan was represented by Agamurad Gahramanov, Ivan Tikhonov and Nikita Simonov.
According to the results of the performances, the Azerbaijani gymnast Ivan Tikhonov reached the all-around final, his result in the total for six exercises was 81.432 points (floor exercise - 13.400 points, exercise on a gymnastic horse - 13.166 points, on the rings - 14.200 points, vault - 14.200 points, parallel bars - 13.833 points, crossbar - 12.633 points).
Agamurad Gahramanov received 12.766 points for the floor exercise, his result for the vault was 13.400 points, the judges rated the exercise on parallel bars at 9.108 points, on the crossbar - 9.933 points. Gahramanov s total score for four exercises was 45.207 points.