Former Student Rhys McClenaghan Earns Shooting Star Award at European Pommel Horse Final

Commonwealth and European pommel horse champion, Rhys McClenaghan, 21, a former SERC Sports student, qualified in top spot for the European Pommel Horse Final in the 2021 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships and has won the shooting star award at the event that took place last weekend.  

Rhys completed his BTEC Level 3 Sport course at SERC’s Bangor Campus in 2018 and has remained in contact with the College, continually providing inspiration. Rhys became the first Irish gymnast to win a World Championship medal last year and was awarded a British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours. 

Lynda Robinson, comments, “We are delighted for Rhys receiving his recent award, the Smartscoring Shooting Star Award at the 2021 European Championships. This award aims to put a gymnast with an exceptional story in the spotlight, someone who is an inspiration for the future generation of gymnasts and the general public alike. 

“Rhys continues to work incredibly hard and always maintains a positive frame of mind in his approach to his training and competition. There is no doubt that he is a true inspiration and role model. We wish him the very best in his preparation as he builds to the Olympics in Tokyo this summer.” 

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