Max Whitlock missed out on an Olympic medal in agonising fashion, as the Team GB star’s illustrious career comes to a close.
Whitlock was aiming to become the first man to win three consecutive gold medals on the pommel horse, having topped the podium at the 2016 and 2020 Games in Rio and Tokyo.
It wasn’t to be for Whitlock though, who failed to top the early score set by Nariman Kurbanov from Kazakhstan.
Whitlock continued to slip down the leaderboard throughout a compelling final in Paris, with Team USA athlete Stephen Nedoroscik eventually knocking him out of medal contention.
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