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Ilia Kovtun success and Croatian qualification for Worlds

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Ilia Kovtun success at European Gymnastics Championships and Croatian qualification for Worlds

At the European Gymnastics Championships in Zagreb, gymnast Ilia Kovtun achieved historic success for Croatia. Kovtun, a Ukrainian-born athlete competing under the Croatian flag, first won the men’s individual all-around gold medal by a margin of 0.001 points over Arsenii Duhno. Kovtun followed this performance by winning a second secured two additional gold medal medals in the pommel horse final with a score of 14.700, narrowly defeating 14.700—defeating Nazar Chepurin. He also secured a gold medal Chepurin, Ferhat Arican, and Joe Fraser—and in the parallel bars competition, succeeding Nils Dunkel, who was unable to compete due to a hand infection. Despite these victories, Kovtun finished fourth in both the floor exercise and the parallel bars in separate assessments. His performance earned him a total of 8,000 euros in prize money, while his coach, Irina Gorbaceva, received 2,500 euros. Other notable results in Zagreb included Joe Fraser of Great Britain winning the horizontal bar final, while Radomyr Stelmakh of Germany finished eighth after a fall. Nazar Chepurnyi of Ukraine took first place in the vault final with a score of 14.566. Due to interventions by the Croatian government, athletes from Russia and Belarus competed without national flags, anthems, or symbols, appearing under the designations ‘World Gymnastics 1’ and ‘World Gymnastics 2’ respectively. Following the championships, eight Croatian gymnasts qualified for the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam. These qualifiers include European all-around champion Ilia Kovtun, Mila Prpić, and Christina Zwicker, who secured spots through the all-around competition. Additional qualifiers include Tijana Korent, Sofia Mešter, Tina Zelčić, Tin Srbić, and Aurel Benović, who earned places via the World Cup series.

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  3. 2026-08-22 18:03 UTC Ilia Kovtun success at European Gymnastics Championships
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