Politicians in Northern Ireland have united behind calls for three banned gymnasts to be allowed to compete at the Commonwealth Games, saying the decision by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) contravenes the Good Friday Agreement.
The FIG ruled that the trio – Eamon Montgomery, Ewan McAteer and reigning Commonwealth pommelhorse gold medallist Rhys McClenaghan – could not compete for Northern Ireland at this summer’s Games in Birmingham because they had previously represented Ireland in competition.
