Gold and silver for Germany: Dark triumphs, Toba is saying goodbye!

Gold and silver for Germany: Dark triumphs, Toba is saying goodbye!

Leipzig, Deutschland - The European Turn European Championships in Leipzig offer a mixture of joy and emotions this year. Nils Dunkel crowned himself at the bar with 13.900 points to the European champion and, after over a decade, creates the first title for Germany in this discipline since Marcel Nguyen in 2012. The cheering about his performance was great, while the German audience heard the national anthem.

Andreas Toba, another outstanding athlete of the German team, resigned from the international gymnastics stage with a silver medal at the Reck (14,000 points). Standing ovation was accompanied by his farewell performance. Toba, 34 years old, can look back on an impressive career, which includes an appearance at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro despite a cruciate ligament tear. He thanked his trainers, his family and his teammates for the support over the years.

emotional farewell

Toba announced that Leipzig is the final station of his career tour. From June 1st, he will become the state coach in Hanover and already has plans to continue to do in the Bundesliga, provided that it allows the requirements of his new job. Despite physical complaints, he expressed gratitude for his sporting career and mentioned the need to mentally take a step back after he had to overcome several injuries in recent years, including shoulder surgery.

The German Turner team was able to win a total of three gold, twice silver and once bronze at the European Championship. Timo Eder from Ludwigsburg rounded off the strong performance by finishing third on the bar (13,700 points).

The end of an era