Rhys McClenaghan targets Olympics gymnastics medals for Ireland

"They broke the doors down for Irish gymnastics but now I want to break down doors further down the chain, and go to the Olympics to make finals and win medals."

Within hours of eclipsing double Olympic champion Max Whitlock to claim gymnastics gold at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, 18-year-old Northern Irishman Rhys McClenaghan was making his long-term intentions abundantly clear.

"I'm coming for that world title next, Max," roared McClenaghan in a Twitter post which the Newtownards native admits appeared to rub some of his rivals up the wrong way - though not, it must be said, the magnanimous Whitlock.