Rhys McClenaghan through to pommel horse final at World Championships

Rhys McClenaghan has qualified for the pommel horse final in first place after hitting a score of 15.233 at the 2022 World Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool.

Commenting on the experience, McClenaghan said: "I felt very confident today, it felt like another day of training although with a few more Irish fans which made the occasion much more special. I know it's only 50% of the job done, I’ve got another routine to do in the finals and I’m looking forward to that.

"I hope that the Irish fans will come out in their numbers once again and support me, an Irish gymnast in the pommel horse final."

The pommel horse final will take place this Saturday next from 3.22 to 4.02pm Irish time and will be shown live on RTÉ2.

Team-mates Dominick Cunningham, Eamon Montgomery and Ewan McAteer concluded their all-around and apparatus qualifiers with Cunningham's best score of 13.800 on Floor ranking 38th in All-Around.

McAteer’s top score was of 13.966 on Vault and Montgomery’s floor score of 12.900.