Fraser and Jarman hail British gymnastics unity

Golden boys Joe Fraser and Jake Jarman believe British Gymnastics' stunning European Championship Sunday perfectly epitomised the unity among their record-breaking team. Britain racked up five medals yesterday as Fraser followed up his team and all-around titles with gold on the parallel bars. Ad And Jarman, part of the team who also grabbed gold on Saturday, won two medals 24 hours later by claiming victory on the vault after a brilliant bronze on the floor.

GymnasticsJoe Fraser dedicates European title to British teammates19/08/2022 AT 10:21 Four-time Commonwealth champion Jarman, 20, only found out he was competing on the vault 50 minutes before the event after teammate Giarnni Regini-Moran — who won bronze behind Fraser on the parallel bars — pulled out with an ankle injury. He stepped in to stun Artur Davtyan and Igor Radivilov and says his latest triumph is a ringing endorsement of the culture in the squad. Jarman, who fell on the vault in qualifying earlier in the week, said: «I really expected Giarnni to do vault so it was a surprise.

»It's a weird feeling doing a competition at such last minute. «I had some time to warm up and I saw it as a second chance to redeem myself, especially after falling in qualifying. »I really went into the final to do Giarnni proud, and I really hope I've done that for him.

«I'm absolutely over the moon — to be able to come away from a vault final that I wasn't even supposed to be a part of with a gold medal — I can't describe this feeling. »It's just pure joy — it was such an unexpected thing." Regini-Moran, 24, added: «I was a little bit disappointed — I've had a sore ankle and I was going to pull out of floor as well. »I said that I'd give it a go — I chose that, Jake was a