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Rhys McClenaghan secured Northern Ireland’s third medal of the Commonwealth Games with a silver in the men’s pommel horse final.
The 2018 champion was beaten to gold by England’s Joe Fraser who produced a near-flawless routine to score 14.833.
A minor slip disrupted but did not derail McClenaghan’s routine as his 14.133 was not enough to threaten Fraser.
Earlier NI’s Eamon Montgomery finished fifth in the floor final.
McClenaghan cut a disappointed figure upon completion of his routine, knowing that it would not be enough to put him at the top of the leaderboard.
The gymnast and his team lodged an unsuccessful inquiry into the difficulty score he received (5.600), but in truth even if the judges had ruled in his favour McClenaghan would have been well short of Birmingham’s Fraser.
While not the gold of four years ago, or the immense score he registered in qualifying at last year’s Olympics, a silver medal represents a welcome podium return for the Newtownards native after disappointment in the Olympic final and the World Championships.
More to follow.
