Panagiota Lytra rose to the occasion on Day 2 of the 9th Aphrodite Cup held in the Faliro Olympic Indoor Hall to claim the gold medal in the Individual All-Around competition.

Greece’s champion, who found herself third in the rankings following her Day 1 results, fought back to earn the best score in her routine with Clubs and the second-best behind Kazakhstan’s Aibota Yertaikyzy in her performance with Ribbon to secure the best overall score with 26.650 points. Yertaikyzy was second in 25.600 and her fellow compatriot Milana Parfilova was third in 25.050. Nikol Todorova of Bulgaria who held the lead after the conclusion of Day 1, pulled back in fifth place.

Moreover, Lytra became the only gymnast, along with Yertaikyzy and Israel’s Kristina Ternovski to qualify in all four Apparatus Finals.

Victory in the Aphrodite Cup, will surely give a psychological boost to Lytra who’s aiming to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games via the upcoming European Championships in Budapest.

The top eight gymnasts in the Individual All-Around competition:

Name (Nation)                                    Hoop   Ball      Clubs   Ribbon Total

  1. Panagiota Lytra (Greece) 31.050 32.500 32.300 30.800 126.650
  2. Aibota Yertaikyzy (Kazakhstan) 33.000 30.850 30.900 30.850 125.600
  3. Milana Parfilova (Kazakhstan) 32.450 30.850 31.300 30.450 125.050
  4. Kristina Ternovski (Israel) 31.350 30.850 30.300 29.150 121.650
  5. Nikol Todorova (Bulgaria) 32.750 31.750 30.250 26.550 121.300
  6. Reina Matsusaka (Japan) 32.500 29.500 29.550 28.800 120.350
  7. Yana Golovan (USA) 31.150 29.100 29.850 28.150 118.250
  8. Naruha Suzuki (Japan) 29.550 30.650 30.250 27.200 117.650