Sunday Mirror

Gymnasts glitter for team gold

- From WILL JENNINGS in Munich

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 remarkable 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.

“This is one of the best experience­s of my life — to finally get this highlycove­ted 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 coming up — we’re going to do incredibly and I can’t wait.”

Britain racked up a total team score of 254.295 after Jarman, who propelled himself into the spotlight with four gold medals at the Commonweal­th Games, held his nerve on the high bar to clinch victory.

Britain’s canoe stars were unable to win a medal on Saturday while, in the racewalk, Wales’ Heather Lewis finished 13th as team-mate Callum Wilkinson was disqualifi­ed. ■■The multi-sport European Championsh­ips Munich 2022, featuring Athletics, Beach Volleyball, Canoe Sprint, Cycling, Gymnastics, Table Tennis, Triathlon,

Rowing, Sport Climbing, takes place 11th21st August on the 50th anniversar­y of the Olympics Games in the Germany city.

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