From European Gymnastics:
Today, the 2026 Men’s European Championships in Artistic Gymnastics got underway in Zagreb, and the opening day certainly lived up to expectations. The battle for the All-Around podium was fierce, with just the finest of margins separating the leading gymnasts.
It was ultimately Illia Kovtun, competing for Croatia at his first major competition, who claimed the top spot with an outstanding performance, scoring 82.833. He also topped the Parallel Bars standings.
Arsenii Dukhno came very close, finishing just 0.001 points behind Kovtun to take the silver medal. Daniel Marinov completed the podium in third place with a score of 81.899.
Congratulations to the medallists!
GOLD – Illia Kovtun (CRO) 82.833
SILVER – Arsenii Dukhno (WG2) 82.832
BRONZE – Daniel Marinov (WG2) 81.899
Two Russians and one Ukrainian standing together on the podium. So far as I could see, the Russian delegation (World Gymnastics 2) made no effort to politicize their return to international Gymnastics.
Rules were in place to avoid unnecessary controversy.
Olympics.com – Illia Kovtun wins men’s all-around title in Zagreb in front of excitable home crowd
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Read Lauren’s LIVE blog of the final subdivision.
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