<p>Briton Max Whitlock retained his pommel horse Olympic title with a flawless display at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre on Sunday.</p>.<p>Whitlock, who also won floor gold at the Rio 2016 Games, was joined on the podium by Taiwan's Lee Chih Kai with Japan's Kazuma Kaya in bronze.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/brazils-andrade-vaults-to-womens-gymnastics-gold-at-olympics-1015187.html" target="_blank">Brazil's Andrade vaults to women's gymnastics gold at Olympics</a></strong></p>.<p>Whitlock qualified in only fifth place behind Lee, but turned the tables in style with a technically difficult and finely executed routine earning a big score of 15.583, .183 clear of Lee.</p>.<p>There was heartache for Rhys McClenaghan of Ireland who arrived with hopes of earning his country's first ever gymnastics medal only to fall off the apparatus seconds into his performance.</p>
<p>Briton Max Whitlock retained his pommel horse Olympic title with a flawless display at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre on Sunday.</p>.<p>Whitlock, who also won floor gold at the Rio 2016 Games, was joined on the podium by Taiwan's Lee Chih Kai with Japan's Kazuma Kaya in bronze.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/brazils-andrade-vaults-to-womens-gymnastics-gold-at-olympics-1015187.html" target="_blank">Brazil's Andrade vaults to women's gymnastics gold at Olympics</a></strong></p>.<p>Whitlock qualified in only fifth place behind Lee, but turned the tables in style with a technically difficult and finely executed routine earning a big score of 15.583, .183 clear of Lee.</p>.<p>There was heartache for Rhys McClenaghan of Ireland who arrived with hopes of earning his country's first ever gymnastics medal only to fall off the apparatus seconds into his performance.</p>