NI secretary calls for ban on gymnasts to be lifted

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NI secretary calls for ban on gymnasts to be lifted

NI secretary calls for ban on gymnasts to be lifted

The NI secretary has called for a decision to ban three gymnasts from Northern Ireland from this summer's Commonwealth Games to be overturned.

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The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) ruled Rhys McClenaghan, Eamon Montgomery and Ewan McAteer could not compete for Northern Ireland.

It issued the ban because the athletes have represented Ireland in international events.

Brandon Lewis has written to the FIG president disputing the decision.

He said it "appears to frustrate the birth right" of the three gymnasts.

McClenaghan from Newtownards in County Down won Northern Ireland's only gold medal of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, taking the pommel horse title on Australia's Gold Coast.

He said his "personal identity is in a very difficult place" following the decision, which has prompted outcry from many in Irish sporting circles.

Commonwealth Games NI accused the FIG of "completely disregarding" the Good Friday Agreement, which states that people in Northern Ireland can consider themselves British, Irish or both.

The FIG has offered two options to resolve the dispute - one of which is for the gymnasts to change the nationality from Irish on their FIG licence.

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