THE Lefteris Petrounias He believed during the final that he would stay out of the podium, but eventually managed to become a European champion in the rings for the eighth time.
After conquering eighth of European titleLefteris Petrounias revealed that he believed he had been left out of the podium because of a problem at the exit of his program.
“I was cut off,” he said characteristically, thinking that his poor exit would deprive him of the medal.
Lefteris Petrounias also said that he feels better than ever, both physically and psychologically, and sent a message of continuity: “I promise more discrimination. We didn’t finish here. “
Lefteris Petrounias reached eight European titles (Montpellier 2015, Bern 2016, Cluj 2017, Glasgow 2018, Basel 2021, Munich 2022, Rimini 2024, Leipzig 2025), unique in the 70 -year history of the institution.
The Greek super -champion still has two bronze medals, the first in Berlin in 2011 and the second in Antalya in 2023.