german gymnast Mia Sophie Lietke passed away last Thursday at the age of 16 “Very suddenly and unexpectedly”, according to the statement of the German Gymnastics Federation (DTB) this Tuesday.
“The young gymnast of the national team passed away very suddenly and unexpectedly. last Thursday, 16 November 2023, in Fellbach-Schmiden The organization announced in a statement, without providing further details, that he was only 16 years old.
A news that caused ‘horror’ within the national team. “Not only rhythmic gymnastics, but the entire gymnastics family in Germany mourns the loss of Mia Sophie Lietke,” they lamented. In an emotional statement from DTB, it was said, “We express our deepest condolences to Mia’s family in these difficult hours and wish them all the strength in the world to face this sad event.”
Posted by Mia Lietke Jump to German absolute team in July 2023 eurhythmics. In 2022, he was declared the German youth champion in ball and came second in the ‘All-Around’ and was chosen as the young athlete of the month in Berlin for these achievements.
He was also the training partner of 17-year-old six-time world champion Darja Varfolomeev. The ‘queen’ of the 2023 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup held in Valencia won gold medals in the ball, hoop, stick and ribbon categories and wrote, “You will always be in our hearts as a very great person.”