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All rights reserved.",{"title":83,"slug":84,"category":85,"badge":86,"author":87,"excerpt":88,"date":89,"readTime":90,"image":91,"imageAlt":83,"tags":92,"body":96,"_path":97},"McClenaghan targets pommel horse final after qualifying reflection","rhys-mcclenaghan-commonwealth-games-pommel-horse-qualifying","football","Feature","Elena Rossi","Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan assesses his Commonwealth Games pommel horse qualifying performance ahead of the final.","2026-07-24 21:10:13","1 min read","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Frhys-mcclenaghan-commonwealth-games-pommel-horse-qualifying.webp",[93,94,95],"Commonwealth Games","Gymnastics","Pommel Horse","## McClenaghan qualifies for pommel horse final, targets tighter execution\n\nRhys McClenaghan qualified for the Commonwealth Games pommel horse final on Monday and immediately pointed to the work still ahead. \"Room for improvement,\" the Irish gymnast said after his qualifying routine, framing his current form as a base rather than a ceiling. He described himself as \"McClenaghan 2.0,\" an approach where the apparatus he has dominated in recent seasons keeps evolving.\n\nHis qualifying score secured the berth. His self-assessment zeroed in on execution details: fluid hip placement, consistent handstand holds, control through every transition. The routine met those demands, but McClenaghan wants it cleaner. He and his coaching team will use the qualifying data to adjust specific elements before the medal round.\n\nMcClenaghan has a pattern of identifying weaknesses mid-competition, recalibrating, and delivering under pressure. The Commonwealth Games setting adds national pride but little uncertainty: he has repeatedly performed at his sharpest when the stakes are highest. 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