Max Whitlock described his “crazy” relief after the double defending champion successfully negotiated the qualifying round for the Olympic men’s pommel competition at the Bercy Arena in Paris.

Max Whitlock delivered a timely reminder that he is ready to end his glittering gymnastics career on a golden high despite the agony of a fourth-place finish in the Olympic men’s team final in Paris.

An emotional Max Whitlock held back the tears after he was unable to sign off his decorated gymnastics career with a fourth consecutive Olympics medal – as Rhys McClenaghan won Ireland’s first ever ...

Max Whitlock’s magnificent gymnastics career ended with a brutal reminder of how cruel this sport can be. After being knocked into fourth position in the pommel-horse final, Whitlock found himself so ...

Max Whitlock thought he had closed the door on gymnastics in Paris. But the pull of the pommel horse, and the feeling that ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Max Whitlock was bidding to win a third pommel horse gold (Getty Images) Whitlock had confirmed before the Olympics that Paris ...