Tsolakidis lands silver in World Championships
Vassilis Tsolakidis won the silver medal in the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Tokyo on October 16 after finishing second in the parallel bars final.
Tsolakidis performed his routine in excellent fashion, including two moves that bear his name (Tsolakidis and Tsolakidis 2), to win his first ever World Championships medal.
He had qualified for the final in eighth place, but managed to end up joint second, along with China’s Zhang Chenglong.
This was Greece’s only medal in the event.
The Greek gymnast?s distinction also secures him automatic qualification to the 2012 Olympic Games.
