He seemed excited Lefteris Petrunias during the awards ceremony the sixth gold medal he won at the pan-European championship and during the applause of the national anthem in Munich.

As he later said, at the time he “turned over” because he thought his girls were seeing him. After all, it was a victory after a difficult year, both for medical (10 months ago he underwent surgery) and for psychological reasons.

“I figured out my own data at the last minute,” he pointedly told ERT of the difficulties he has faced in recent years. He recalled the World Championships in Doha, where “I completed the program of his life,” as well as his injury received in Tokyo shortly before the competition.

Earlier, after the match, Petruñas told the organization’s camera that he felt very happy and that “I get strength from my two babies who look at me.” “I love mugs, I love gymnastics,” he stressed.

The Lord of the Rings called this medal special, both because it is his sixth from the same organization and because it comes from his second operation in three years, but mostly because his two young daughters watched.

Regarding today’s race, Petruñas noted that all the first four athletes were very close and, except for one, they were all smaller. “I took a small step, if I took a bigger step, I could be second. He needs experience and self-confidence,” he said.

For his program, which scored 15,133, he said he changed his daily routine for the first time since 2014 and has now created a form that he adjusts daily. The complexity of his program can be adjusted depending on the opponent and the situation, and over time it will increase.

With this victory, Lefteris Petrunias enters with the “right” on the way to the Olympic Games in Paris. “Until 2024, I can win the European Championships, the World Cup intervenes, and I can also win. I dream of Paris, no athlete only aims for second and third place,” he said of their goals for the next few years and how far he can go before his career is over.

In the meantime, the champion of Greece is looking forward to rest, having not spent “a day” until today.

“I also gave my soul, I want to take it more lightly to do gymnastics for me too. Now I want to hug my girls, calm down, eat – because I haven’t eaten well this week – and have a beer,” he concluded.