Rhys McClenaghan and Adam Steele have joined Emma Slevin in qualifying for finals at the 2021 European Gymnastics Championships.
McClenaghan, 2018 European Champion and 2019 World bronze medallist on Pommel secured his place in the Pommel Horse top-8 Final qualifying in 1st position with a score of 14.766. McClenaghan, who has his eyes firmly fixed on Tokyo 2021, will compete in the final on Saturday 24th April from 1.00 pm – 3.15 pm Irish Time with the final being aired live on RTE One.
Following on from Emma Slevin yesterday, Adam Steele had an excellent competition competing on all 6 of the men’s apparatus and finished in 20th position with a score of 79.731. In doing so he makes history by securing Ireland’s first place in a senior men’s All-Around Top 24 European Final.
The Men’s All-Around Final will take place today, Friday 22nd April from 4.00 – 7.00 pm Irish Time and will be shown live on the RTÉ Player. This will be after the Women’s All-Around Top-24 Final on RTÉ2 from 12.15 – 2.45 pm Irish Time which will feature rising Irish women’s star Emma Slevin who qualified for the All-Around final on Wednesday.
“Three gymnasts through to finals at the European Championships – a superb sporting achievement for Gymnastics Ireland and Ireland as a sporting nation,” said Gymnastics Ireland CEO Ciaran Gallagher.
“Rhys did what he does best on Pommel Horse with his qualification secured for the Pommel Final in 1st place and Adam pulled out one of his best-ever competition performances to secure his first slot in a senior All-Around European Final.”
“With RTE covering the finals live via RTE One, RTE2 and RTE Player over the next 3 days Rhys, Adam and Emma will be on show with Europe’s best at a level of visibility to gymnastics and wider sports fans have not seen in Ireland since the coverage of the 2018 European Championships.”
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