Lefteris Petrounias
Greece
Greek World Champion Petrounias First Torchbearer for Rio Olympics
The Hellenic Olympic Committee announced that first Torchbearer in the Torch lighting ceremony for the "Rio 2016" Olympic Games will be World Champion Lefteris Petrounias.
The World Champion in Men's Rings will receive the Olympic Light from the High Priestess,...
Greece
Petrounias Wins First Gold for Greece in European Games
Gymnast Lefteris Petrounias was the first Greek to win a gold medal in the inaugural European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, by placing first in the men's rings on Saturday.
The 24-year-old world champion managed to edge out Russia's Nikita Ignatyev, who was...