Ireland's Rhys McClenaghan produces a masterclass on the pommel horse to win gold at the European Championships in Rimini.
Ireland's Rhys McClenaghan produced a masterclass on the pommel horse to win the European Championships in Rimini, Italy.
The Ards gymnast retained his title that he won 12 months ago in Antalya and it is his third continental triumph overall after taking gold in Glasgow in 2018. The hugely impressive McClenaghan posted a score of 15.300, well ahead of Dutch gymnast Loran De Munck, who took silver with a mark of 14.933.McClenaghan will now begin his final preparations for the Olympic Games in Paris in July.
The final was missing double Olympic champion Max Whitlock because of injury but that didn't take away from McClenaghan's brilliant performance. The 24 year-old watched on as three of his competitors fell during their respective routines including the highest ranked qualifier for the final, Oleg Verniaiev from Ukraine.Despite the pressure, the eventual victor rose to the challenge superbly. His execution mark of 8.800 was the best in the competition and his victory was emphatic.He now has three European titles to go with two World Championships and a Commonwealth Games gold medal.
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