“Lord of the Rings”: Eleftherios Petrounias Wins Bronze

In a close final, Greek gymnast and 2016 Olympic champion Eleftherios Petrounias takes home the bronze in the still rings at Tokyo.


Greece’s Eleftherios Petrounias, gold medal winner in the still rings at the 2016 Rio Games, took the bronze in the men’s gymnastics rings event final at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday.

Liu Yang led a China one-two, claiming a slim victory over compatriot You Hao.

 

Yang’s clinical performance and flawless dismount earned him a score of 15.500, a sliver over You’s 15.300 and Petrounias’s 15.200.

This article was previously published at ekathimerini.com.



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