Gymnasts glitter for team gold
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.
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