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Friday 23 October 2020
Director Jon Shenk speaks about his new documentary ‘Athlete A’ and how a deeply flawed system led to years of sexual abuse in gymnastics.
Hollie-Kate Melia from Kildare was recently named Aerobic Gymnast of the Year.
Gymnastics star Rhys McClenaghan has risen to become one of Ireland’s most exciting Olympic prospects.
Rhys McClenaghan won Ireland’s first-ever World Gymnastics medal in Stuttgart on Saturday.
The 22-year-old was crowned world floor champion for the fifth time in Stuttgart today.
Newtownards youngster adds historic world medal to his CV in Stuttgart.
The schoolgirl had been working on a trampoline when the accident happened in May 2017.
Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan talks injury, turmoil, and Conor McGregor.
Rhys McClenaghan tells The42 about his medal success in 2018, falling short at the World Championships and why the Irish mentality toward international competition has to change.
There were high hopes for the reigning European and Commonwealth champion heading into today’s qualification.
Teenage gymnast Rhys McClenaghan reflects on his incredible achievement at the European Championships.
The 19-year-old has won Ireland’s first gymnastics medal at the European Championships.
McClenaghan, 19, will have a chance to add another pommel horse medal to his growing collection.
The deal covers about 332 victims of the gymnastics coach.
The gymnast sex-abuse survivors say the epidemic goes far beyond Larry Nassar.
Co. Down native Rhys McClenaghan is gunning for medals in Australia this weekend.
It was a day to remember for Rhys McClenaghan in Doha.
Last week, Larry Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for abusing girls.
“Technical issues beyond our control have led us to this decision,” the National Indoor Arena said in a statement.
Larry Nassar is facing trial on more than 20 counts of sexual assault.
Lisburn native Luke Carson received a reprimand for his role in the incident.
The California lawsuit says that USA Gymnastics negligently suppressed, concealed or failed to disclose knowledge that the doctor had engaged in sexual conduct with team members.
The gymnast’s dream of five-in-a-row ended at the Rio OIympics today.
American teen superstar was effortlessly brilliant as she claimed the individual all-around title.
The 19-year-old was peerless as she crushed her rivals.
The American gymnast got her bid for a record five gold medals at the Rio Olympics off to a flying start.
Yuri van Gelder’s late night excursion into Rio has cost him a place in the Dutch gymnastics Olympics team.
Irish gymnast has overcome many lifetimes of adversity just to make it this far.
The Irish athlete will now not compete in a gymnastics final.
Rings specialist Aït-Said fell to the mat in agony clutching the back of his knee and the lower part of his leg.
Ellis O’Reilly talks to The42 about staying calm but exploding off the vault as she makes her Olympic debut on Sunday.
The best part of the Olympics, tbh.
O’Reilly will be the first female gymnast to represent Ireland at an Olympic Games.
Three-year-old Emma Rester only started classes six months ago.
And he may be joined by 18-year-old Ellis O’Reilly.
US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump and former vice president Joe Biden took part in another debate last night, the final head-to-head before voting on 3 November.
The previous debate was fractious and almost unwatchable as the pair shouted over each other, but last night was more measured by comparison.
Trump denied being racist, saying no US president since Abraham Lincoln has “done what I’ve done for the black community”. Biden then said Trump “pours fuel on every single racist fire” and claimed he “has a dog whistle about as big as a fog horn”.
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BBC commentator comes under fire for Chinese accent
Mitch Fenner made the gaff during the World Gymnastics Championships.
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