Greece’s Eleftherios Petrounias won silver on the rings at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships on Saturday, scoring 14.333. China’s Lan Xingyu took gold with 14.766.
Petrounias, known in Greece as the “Lord of the Rings,” briefly led the standings after completing his routine before Lan overtook him.
The 2016 Rio Olympic champion on rings, Petrounias has also won three world titles and multiple European crowns in the event. He took Olympic bronze at the Paris 2024 Games.
The latest medal confirms his place among the world’s top performers on the apparatus.
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