McClenaghan strikes gold for the third time this year

NI teenager takes top European prize during year to remember

Rhys McClenaghan
Author: Nigel GouldPublished 13th Aug 2018

What a year it has been for County Down teenager, Rhys McClenaghan…

After winning Commonwealth Games Gold on the pommel horse, he then matched that achievement just three months later in the World Cup.

Now the 19=year-old from Newtownards, has added European Championships Gold after victory in Glasgow where he notched up a personal best score of 15.300.

But GB’s Olympic and World Champion, Max Whitlock, failed to secure a podium finish. After a slip, he ended up in seventh place.