British men win European gymnastics team gold

Great Britain's men produced a coagulated capacity to triumph squad golden astatine nan European gymastics title successful Leipzig, Germany.

Olympic medallists Jake Jarman and Harry Hepworth, double European level champion Luke Whitehouse positive Jonas Rushworth and Jamie Lewis - 2 newcomers to nan elder squad - mixed for a winning people of 247.528 points.

That full was capable to spot disconnected nan challenges of Switzerland and Italy and gain Britain a first golden successful nan arena since 2022.

Jarman, who was portion of nan quartet who won that title successful Munich, told BBC Sport: "I'm incredibly proud of this team. It was a caller squad coming into this and I was a spot unsure really we'd get connected together, but from time 1 it conscionable seemed for illustration nan chemistry of nan squad came together truthful seamlessly.

"I was conscionable trying to show them to bask it. We do each nan difficult activity backmost successful nan gym astatine location and erstwhile it comes to nan time you don't want to locomotion distant from a title wishing you'd enjoyed it more."

Rushworth, 19, was making his elder debut for GB.

He told BBC Sport: "It's a privilege, I consciousness blessed to beryllium successful this team.

"There's nary amended group of lads to beryllium present with. The acquisition was immense and I'm conscionable excited for nan future."

The squad arena besides served arsenic qualification for nan men's all-around and servants of nan state finals, while nan mixed squad last takes spot connected Wednesday.

Italy won nan women's squad event, external connected Monday, pinch Great Britain finishing successful sixth place.