The Co Down gymnast, 25, clinched gold for Ireland with his routine in the pommel horse final at the Bercy Arena on Saturday. It came three years after he fell from the apparatus, when he was favoured to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics. “I am a two-time world champion, now an Olympic champion and that is the redemption I wanted.”McClenaghan was emotional following his success on Saturday. “Everything I’ve done since I started gymnastics was demonstrated in that 46-second routine that I showed yesterday. “This medal is just as much theirs as it is mine.”Supporters also gathered at Origin Gymnastics in Newtownards on Saturday, the club where McClenaghan trains.

Source: The Herald August 04, 2024 14:45 UTC