3 weeks ago
Ireland's Rhys McClenaghan produced a masterclass connected nan pommel equine to triumph nan European Championships successful Rimini, Italy.
The Ards gymnast retained his title that he won 12 months agone successful Antalya and it is his 3rd continental triumph wide aft taking golden successful Glasgow successful 2018.
The hugely awesome McClenaghan posted a people of 15.300, good up of Dutch gymnast Loran De Munck, who took metallic pinch a people of 14.933.
All-around champion Marios Georgiou from Cyprus was 3rd pinch a people of 14.800.
McClenaghan will now statesman his last preparations for nan Olympic Games successful Paris successful July.
The last was missing double Olympic champion Max Whitlock because of wounded but that didn't return distant from McClenaghan's superb performance.
The 24 year-old watched connected arsenic 3 of his competitors fell during their respective routines including nan highest classed qualifier for nan final, Oleg Verniaiev from Ukraine.
De Munck group nan people for McClenaghan who was nan eighth of 9 gymnasts to perform.
Despite nan pressure, nan eventual victor roseate to nan situation superbly. His execution people of 8.800 was nan champion successful nan title and his triumph was emphatic.
McClenaghan has gotten amended pinch each of his 3 title performances this season.
He now has 3 European titles to spell pinch 2 World Championships and a Commonwealth Games golden medal.
Only 1 awesome title remains for nan gymnastics 'grand slam.'
The conflict for pommel equine Olympic golden successful 3 months clip promises to beryllium 1 of nan highlights of nan Paris Games.
