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RHYS MCCLENAGHAN HAS successfully defended his Pommel Horse title at the European Gymnastics Championships in Rimini, Italy.
McClenaghan again won the gold medal after a superb, clean routine which scored 15.300.
Rhys is the word!
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) April 26, 2024
Rhys McClenaghan has leapt into the Gold medal position at the European Pommel Horse final.
The 24-year-old retains his European crown. pic.twitter.com/4GJvY59XBR
The back-to-back world champion triumphed in Europe in 2018, 2023 — and now 2024.
Performing second last in this evening’s final, McClenaghan was seamless throughout a dominant performance, which may be his final piece of competitive action ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris.
The 24-year-old had qualified in second with a score of 15.133.
Gymnastics Medal alert 🥇
— Gymnastics Ireland (@GymnasticsIre) April 26, 2024
Huge Congratulations to our
2024 European Pommel Horse Champion!!
Rhys McClenaghan defends his title! ☘️🇮🇪
- 15.300#Rimini2024 #TeamIreland #medalalert #sportstartshere #gymnasticsireland pic.twitter.com/hIq8F0s9nu
Loran De Munck of the Netherlands (14.933) claimed the silver medal, while Georgia’s Marios Georgiou (14.800) finished third.
It was a dramatic final in Rimini with three falls and other twists and turns, but McClenaghan typically kept his cool to triumph once more.
“Very proud moment, triple European Champion,” his coach, Luke Carson, said.
“The goal was to come here and showcase Olympic level gymnastics, that was certainly achieved. Now we recoup, reenergise and work towards final improvements for Olympic Games.”
Gymnastics Ireland Performance and Technical Manager Director, Sally Johnson, and CEO, Ciaran Gallagher, also shared well wishes, congratulations and thanks.
“Smooth clean performance by Rhys, very professional and well composed securing his title and preparation for the Paris Olympics,” Johnson said.
“A third European title to add to his collection – absolutely superb performance yet again from Rhys as the countdown to Paris 2024 continues,” Gallagher added.
James Hickey contests the Junior Pommel Horse final tomorrow morning, before Dominick Cunningham goes into the Senior Vault decider.
Emma Slevin, Blathnaid Higgins, Halle Hilton, Lily Russell and Mimi Moloney will all participate at the women’s event next week.
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I’m Nigella Lawson apparently. Is that because I got the Coke question right?
Ah verdy gud.
I checked calories on everything for a year and I still got most of these wrong. This is why I’ve weight problems. Kinda.
Who eats only 30g of cornflakes
People with small bowls ;)
Or bowels
My problem is I do not even measure! I do not do good portion control.
That is the last time I go on the munchies with a double packet of Jaffa Cakes.
Remember when a Mars Bar had 400 calories, that shows how much they have shrunk it.
Don’t worry david – the jaffa cakes answer is wrong. It is 49 cals per jaffa cake
Thank fook,I was stunned by 92 calories.Now I really,really hope that when I wake up tomorrow and log onto the journal,whilst eagerly awaiting my beautiful Sunday dinner,that you’ll tell me the roast potato answer is wrong too.
I don’t really care about calories. I just wanted to learn more about that giant burger :(
Rubbish quiz. Must be more specific. Did rice come with the chicken. What type of butter was used in the scones? Makes a big difference.
yea if it was real butter it was good for you…
@Celtic. Jesus I’d say your great crack on a night out.
@celtic
Was there a beer or 8 had before?
One Jaffa Cake = c45 calories……
The quiz says it’s 92 though.
I’m Heston Blumental.
Over 15 years ago my then girlfriend, (now wife) came to my house and after opening the food presses made the innocent remark that “everything in this house is low-fat except you”…that moment the penny dropped.
Low fat has caused the obesity epidemic and will continue to do so until the flat earth brigade in FSAI stop blaming fat. Natural fats are vital for health and the food pyramid should be turned upside down.
The low fat advice is making everyone fat.
All about the sugar.
@Fozz. Wrong. It’s all about the bass.
No trouble
Jesus she was a bit of a bi#ch for a first date, married now…. Good luck with that
Nice assumption. They could be very happy for all you know.
Absolutely, and he enjoys being asse whipped for all you know
No treble. Not no trouble.
Homer Simpson. About right.
I’m eating a box of Pringles as I do the quiz
Once you pop, you can’t stop … they don’t tell you that anymore.
They don’t, and I ate quite a lot of the pack, if they had warned me beforehand I may never have started :-P
7/10 Nigella Lawson. I’d let her cook my dinner any day of the week :)
I’d have sex with her
The law should only apply to chains! It’s an impossible task for restaurants that change their menu frequently.
The people with the lard asses generally dine in the chains.
I got Nigella. Think I’ll head to bed now by myself.
You go and find me a scone with exactly that amount of calories. What kind of fruit was in it!? What flour!? yee have outdone yourselves with shite at this point.
Fair play
Would love a packet of tayto now :(
But 3 apples a day can reduce your cholesterol by 10%
A APPLE CAN ALSO REDUCE THE RISK FROM A HEART ATTACK BY 40%
I rather have 3 apples than a can of coke…
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
An onion a day keeps everyone away
I think that’s garlic! That’s why I’m all alone :-D But
Can’t believe I made that mistake, an apple and not a apple… lol.
A boiled onion a day keeps Atherosclerosis away, recently discovered.
Calories Smalories ….who cares ….why don’t you have a better quiz like what film is this line from ….I’ll go first ……”Mr Crrriisssstian”….
Mutiny on the Mars…..
Bingo……now its your turn…..;)
I am Homer Simpson…
Me too!
This quiz is mad as it doesn’t mean that we eat those things, just that we do not know whats in them…
Answer to question, no and I don’t care.
Eat less move more
Eat more of the right stuff mainly…
I hate Jaffa cakes anyway!
Don’t actually think some of those figures were right ,eg,coke .
Myfitnesspal … Great app for calorie counting
I agree some of those answers are wrong eg jaffa cakes have 46 calories.
I’m Nigella Lawson! Mmmmmmm! That’ll do just fine!
7-10 not bad
A McVities Jaffa Cake has 46 calories and 0.5g of saturated fat – for anyone that’s interested.
I never count calories it’s pointless or very inaccurate at best:
1) even same foods can calorie vary depending the way they were made or even grown
2) how do you ensure you have exactly same portion every time?
3) calories are at best some indication of energy – how do you know your body reacts exactly same way to that energy input as any next person?
4) to asses intake you need to know expenditure – what is that good for if you know what you take in but don’t know what you spend?
5) different foods offer similar calorie ratings – while they’re may be miles apart as if what actually happens to your body after eating them
Now off to McBreakfast peace :)
Who eats just three roast potatoes
I’ve got a dose of the munchies. Off now for a feed of the menu above
8/10 Nigella Lawson.
Pure fluke as I’ve never counted a calorie in my life.
Please don’t tell the hubby or he’ll think I know where the kitchen is, or worse still – that I can cook.
Just eat freshly cut meadow grass and wash down with mountain creek crystal water. Very healthy and you can live 100 years with that.
Loads and loads cos I’m looking for value for money
I’m Delighted, I got the Swiss Cheff :)
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