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Oisin Doherty

Rhys McClenaghan wins silver medal in pommel horse event at Commonwealth Games

Northern Irish athlete Rhys McClenaghan has won silver medal in the men's pommel horse event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

McClenaghan, who represented Ireland at the Tokyo Olympics last summer finished on a final score of 14.133 which was enough to secure him second place behind gold medalist Joe Fraser, who scored 14.833.

The poster boy of Irish gymnastics was looking to retain his title, having won gold in the pommel horse at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. Initially, McClenaghan was banned from the Commonwealth Games due to his representing of Ireland in the Olympics, but the ban was subsequently overturned.

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