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Gareth Fullerton

Commonwealth Games 2022: Olympic Federation of Ireland hits out at Northern Ireland gymnasts' ban

The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) has joined calls for the Federation International de Gymnastique (FIG) to reverse its decision to block Northern Ireland gymnasts from competing at this year's Commonwealth Games.

Rhys McClenaghan, Eamon Montgomery and Ewan McAteer have been told they cannot compete in Birmingham because they represent Ireland in FIG events.

Commonwealth Games NI have labelled the ruling as "incomprehensible" and vowed to appeal the decision, while 2018 gold medallist McClenaghan has also spoken out against the ban.

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