The Greek “Lord of the Rings”, Lefteris Pretounias, won his third Olympic Games medal on Sunday. With an excellent performance that granted him 15,100 points, Petrounias won Bronze in the rings finals of the Olympic Games in Paris. 👑 Ο Βασιλιάς των κρίκων που τον έγραψε η ιστορία👏 Είναι δύσκολο …
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Petrounias apologizes for doubting #MeToo in sports, after public outrage
Olympics gold medalist, the “lord of the Rings” Lefteris Pretounias shocked the #MeToo movement in Greece on Thursday when he expressed doubt over denounced incidents of sexual abuse in the field of sports. He said that he was not sure “if there were incidents of sexual abuse in the field …
Read More »Lefteris Petrounias wins Bronze medal in Tokyo Olympics
Lefteris Petrounias won the bronze medal in the rings final in Tokyo Olympic Games on Monday. His score of 15.200 saw him place third after Liu Yang from China claimed a gold medal with 15.500 and You Hao from China won silver with 15.300. The Olympic champion of Rio posted …
Read More »Fiasco: State broadcaster misses live feed of Petrounias’ qualification performance
With a fantastic performance in the qualifying round of the Tokyo Olympics, the Lord of the Rings Lefteris Petrounias collected the highest score of all participants, 15,333,, leaving behind the Chinese, Lu Yang with 15,300 points. Too bad that Greeks sitting in front of their TVs did not have the …
Read More »“Lord of the Rings” Lefteris Petrounias wins Gold in Doha, qualifies for Tokyo Olympic
Lefteris Petrounias, the phenomenal Greek athlete on gymnastics still rings, won gold at the 2021 Doha World Cup on Friday and qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games two years after a serious operation on his shoulder. Dubbed “The Lord of the Rings” for his achievements, Petrounias won gold with a …
Read More »“I’m back to make all of you proud” says Petrounias after winning his 5th Gold
Τhe Greek Lord of the Rings is back. Eleftherios Petrounias won the gold medal in European Championships for the fifth time in a row. the golden medalist of Olympics 2016, posted on his social media account: “I am back to make all of you proud!” Είμαστε στην κορυφή της Ευρώπης, …
Read More »Petrounias undergoes surgery and posts a picture to thank his supporters
Greece’s Lord of the Rings, Golden athlete Lefteris Petrounias posted a picture from the bed where he lies just hours after the surgery in his left shoulder. The surgery was conducted in France on Monday morning, just a couple of days after Petrounias won his third Golden Medal in a …
Read More »Lord of the Rings: Lefteris Petrounias wins Gold Medal in Doha (video)
One more Golden Medal for the Greek “Lord of the Rings”. Lefteris Petounias won his third golden medal in a row. He scored 15,366 points in the final of the 48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Doha, 266 points more than his closest rival. Despite an injury on the left …
Read More »Lefteris Petrounias wins Gold in European Championship 2018
Eleftherios “Lefteris” Petrounias won the Gold medal with an impressive score of 15.466 points in European Championship 2018 in Glasgow. The 27-year-old Olympic and Word champion defended his European champion title for fourth consecutive year. No wonder they call him the Lord of The Rings. “Greece’s Eleftherios Petrounias takes gold …
Read More »Rio 2016: Gold for Lefteris Petrounias in Rings – Artistic Gymnastics
Lefteris Petrounias won a Gold medal in Rio Olympics 2016. The 26-year-old athlete got 16000 points in rings. It is the second Gold Medal for Greece in Rio Olympic Games 2016. It is also the second Gold Medal in Rings in Olympics after twelve years. We are proud of you! …
Read More »Olympian weight-lifter Iakovidis announces to end career due to lack of state funding
Olympian weight-lifter Thodoris Iakovidis shocked the public and exposed the Greek state when he burst into tears on a live interview and announced that he ends his career as he cannot continue with the multiple financial difficulties he faces. Speaking to state broadcaster ERT, the 30-year-old athlete said he cannot …
Read More »Greece leads athletes’ parade at opening ceremony in Tokyo Summer Olympics
Following a tradition as the homeland of Olympic Games Greece was the first country to enter the New National Stadium and lead the athletes’ parade at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, at the Olympic Stadium, on July 23, 202 The Greek Lord of the Rings Eleftherios Petrounias …
Read More »RIO 2016: Katerina Stefanidi wins Gold in Women’s Pole Vault
Katerina Stefanidi wins Gold medal in women’s pole vault gold with a jump of 4.85 meters. The 26-year-old athlete is the new queen of pole vault. She has a personal best of 4.86 meters in the outdoor track and field, which she achieved in June of 2016 in Athens, as …
Read More »RIO 2016: Olympic Flame Lit at Ancient Olympia- Live Streaming
The Olympic flame for RIO 2016 Summer Olympic Games was lit earlier today in the ancient site of Olympia in Peloponnese. The Lighting Ceremony was performed by actress Katerina Lehou who lit the torch using a parabolic mirror to catch the the sun’s rays. The torch was lit within seconds. …
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