BRIT’S SPECIAL
BRITAIN’S gymnasts warned they are ready to ‘do some more damage’ after winning a stunning team gold at the European Championships.
Joe Fraser joined forces with Jake Jarman, James Hall, Giarnni Regini-Moran and Courtney Tulloch to deliver a dazzling display and beat Italy and Turkey in Munich.
Three-time Commonwealth champion Fraser, 23, became Britain’s first male gymnast to claim an all-around European crown on Thursday and continued his great season in the team event.
The same team also grabbed glory in Birmingham and believe they’ve laid down a major marker ahead of today’s individual events and October’s World Championships in Liverpool.
Hall, who competes on the high bar today, said: “This is a strong team, so obviously we can do some more damage.
“These guys are like brothers and my family. This is one of the best experiences of my life – to finally get this highly-coveted European gold and share it with these guys is amazing.”
Tulloch, who has qualified for today’s rings and vault finals, added: “We’ve sent a message to the rest of the world. We’ve got the World Championships in Liverpool coming up – we’re going to do incredibly and I can’t wait for it.”
Britain racked up a total team score of 254.295.
Elsewhere, Britain’s canoe stars were unable to win a medal while in the morning’s racewalk, Wales’ Heather Lewis finished 13th as team-mate Callum Wilkinson was disqualified.
The multi-sport European Championships Munich 2022 takes place from August 11-21 on the 50th anniversary of the Olympics Games in the German city. Follow online at bbc.co.uk/sport