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BBC News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
GB's Whitehouse wins third-straight European title
Great Britain's Luke Whitehouse won floor gold for the third-straight year at the European Gymnastics Championships, 22-year-old scored 14.500 to finish ahead of teammate Harry Hepworth, who claimed his first individual European medal with a score of Lorenzo Casali finished third."It is unbelievable," Whitehouse told BBC Sport. "I am lost for words. I knew it was possible, but to come out and do it, I couldn't be prouder."It is Whitehouse and Hepworth's second medal of the competition after winning team gold on 21, will compete again in the rings final later on Friday and the vault final on Saturday. How can I watch the European Gymnastics Championships on the BBC? All times BST. Coverage can be subject to late schedule changes, so details may differ from this 30 May: Apparatus finals - 15:00-18:00 on BBC Two; and rings final 18:00-18:40 on BBC 31 May: Apparatus finals - 12:00-16:00 on BBC Two.
BBC News
5 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Great Britain's men win European gymnastics team gold
Great Britain's men have won gold at the European gymnastics championship in the German city of team was made up of Olympic medallists Jake Jarman and Harry Hepworth, double European floor champion Luke Whitehouse plus two newcomers to the senior squad, Jonas Rushworth and Jamie achieved a combined winning score of 247.528 points, finishing ahead of Switzerland, who took silver, and Italy, who clinched the first time that Britain has achieved the top spot in the event since 2022. What happened? Jake Jarman and Luke Whitehouse were the only two members of the team who had also been part of the quartet who last clinched gold for Gymnastics GB at the event three years ago. Speaking to BBC Sport after their latest victory, Jake Jarman said he was really happy with the result."I'm incredibly proud of this team. "It was a new team coming into this and I was a bit unsure how we'd get on together, but from day one it just seemed like the chemistry of the team came together so seamlessly," he explained.19-year-old Jonas Rushworth, who was one of two gymnasts to make his senior debut, said it was a "privilege" and that he felt "blessed to be in this team"."There's no better group of lads to be here with. The experience was immense and I'm just excited for the future," Rushworth team event also served as qualification for the men's all-around and apparatus the women's team event, Great Britain finished in sixth competition continues on Wednesday with the mixed team final.
