Pommel horse silver for McClenaghan in Birmingham

Rhys McClenaghan has won the silver medal in the men's pommel horse final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Representing Northern Ireland, McClenaghan finished second to England's Joe Fraser with Canadian Jayson Rampersad claiming the bronze medal.

McClenaghan who came into these games as the defending championship, only got the green light to compete at the end of June.

The 23-year-old was initially barred from the event by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique because he is licensed to compete for Ireland in international competition.

The announcement led to a storm of protest, with Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland accusing the FIG of having "completely disregarded" the Good Friday agreement with its actions.

The FIG had initially been unrepentant, indicating that Northern Ireland gymnasts faced the stark choice of missing the event or potentially switching to compete for one of the other home nations.

However they relented under pressure and the Irish Olympian was allowed to compete for Northern Ireland.