The new king of rings. Arthur Avetisyan - European champion in artistic gymnastics.
22-08-2026 15:20 Croatia Sport
Arthur Avetisyan, a member of the Armenian national team in artistic gymnastics, earned 14.400 points in the rings final at the European Championships taking place in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, and won a gold medal.
After a 71-year hiatus, the 28-year-old Avetisyan became the first gymnast in the history of independent Armenia to win the title of European champion in the rings event. The last time a similar result was achieved by an Armenian was by the legendary Albert Azaryan in the distant year of 1955 (under the USSR flag).
Avetisyan surpassed the Russian Ilya Zayka, who also scored 14.400 points, based on additional criteria. The third place was taken by Greek Olympic champion Eleftherios Petrounias.
In the same event, Armenia's other representative Vahagn Davtyan scored 14.000 points and finished in 5th place.
Let us remind you that earlier in this championship, the Armenian team had already won two medals. The reigning European champion in the pommel horse event, Hamlet Manukyan, became a silver medalist (15.000 points), while world vice-champion Mamikon Khachaturyan won a bronze medal (14.900 points).
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