25-year-old Co Down gymnast puts Tokyo pain behind him with brilliant routine on the Pommel Horse
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Then came Max Whitlock, the 31-year-old British gymnast producing an amazing handstand mid routine, yet his score of 15.000 appeared to slightly disappoint. He would finish in fourth. Whitlock was seeking to become the first gymnast to win three pommel horse Olympic gold medals in a row, adding to those won in Rio and Tokyo.
The 25-year-old from Newtownards has only been growing in confidence since his Olympic quest fell short in Tokyo three years ago. All that was on display here with his routine perfectly executed under the circumstances. In swimming, Daniel Wiffen has already won gold in the 800m freestyle and will go into the 1,500m final as overwhelming favourite. Mona McSharry took bronze in the 100m breaststroke, while rowers Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch won bronze in the men’s doubles before Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy won their second gold in the lightweight double sculls.
“I’ll be walking away from this a more dangerous man,” he said in the aftermath of that moment. “Because with disappointment comes an incredible amount of motivation and inspiration.
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