GLASGOW — Olympic gymnastics champion Rhys McClenaghan dismissed the Commonwealth Games as a “training day” after he failed to win a medal in the men’s pommel final on Monday.

The Northern Irishman starred in Paris two years ago to claim Olympic gold, but was only sixth in Glasgow after a new mount at the start of his routine backfired.

McClenaghan failed to earn a medal at the Games for the first time after claiming gold in the Gold Coast in 2018 and silver in Birmingham four years ago.

But the 27-year-old shrugged off the disappointment as he looked ahead to the upcoming European and world championships.

“This is a training day for me, so we go back to the gym as soon as I can, and we tackle it just like we tackle any training day,” said McClenaghan, who also won the world championships in 2022 and 2023.

“Even if I had won gold here it still would have been treated as a stepping-stone. We go back to the gym as soon as we can, and we tackle it just like we tackle any training day. We’ve got our eye on the prize for the Europeans.”

Jordan Carroll secured gold for Canada and there was more success for hosts Scotland as all-around champion Reuben Ward claimed silver and his teammate Cameron Lynn took bronze.