European gymnastics champion Matvei Petrov, who competes for the red and blacks, has taken first place in the qualifying round of the World Cup, a result which qualifies him for Saturday’s final.

Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj gave the good news who also posted in the social media the video of the competition of the athlete of the Tirana club who raised our flag.

“A super news comes to us from Osijek, Croatia, where the Gymnastics World Cup is taking place. Gymnast Matvei Petrov takes first place in the qualifying round of the World Cup and qualifies for the final on Saturday. Such a result is a promising sign of the good performance and that our gymnast will enter the finals of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. A fantastic result by Matvei and his Albanian coach Alon Hasa, who echo our country by showing the national flag”, said Veliaj.

European gymnastics champion Matvei Petrov has recently joined the Tirana club. The elite athlete born in Russia, has lived in Prague, Czech Republic for years, but in 2018 he received Albanian citizenship to compete for the red and blacks colors in the European Championship of Turkey, where he won his first gold medal./k.s/r.e/p.s./