Newtownards gymnast Rhys McClenaghan has qualified for the Olympic final of the pommel horse after a stunning routine in the qualification round at the Bercy Arena in Paris.
The 25-year-old posted the joint-highest score of the day with 15.200 alongside American Stephen Nedoroscik.
Reigning champion Max Whitlock, who recorded 15.166, will join McClenaghan and Nedoroscik in next Saturday’s final.
McClenaghan’s strong routine scored a difficulty of 6.300 and execution of 8.900.
The Team Ireland star suffered heartbreak at the last Olympics in Tokyo, going into the men’s pommel final as one of the medal favourites before catching a finger on the pommel’s handle and falling off the horse, resulting in a seventh-place finish.