Rhys McClenaghan was a gold medal winner for gymnastics in the Paris Olympics 2024.
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00:00Reece Clenhan, Olympic gold medal winner, we're here at the SSE Arena tonight for the
00:06reception for yourself and all the other competitors. Tell me, are you excited to hear there's a
00:10crowd of 5,000 people on your home turf Reece, what does this mean to you?
00:13Yeah, I'm very excited, excited to see the other Olympians and Paralympians and really
00:17to celebrate together. And tell me, how has your life changed since
00:21you've come back from Paris? I've been a lot more busy outside of the
00:25gym, doing different things not pertaining to gymnastics. So, it's been exciting, it's
00:30been new, but ultimately I'm still a gymnast and I'm continuing to train throughout the
00:35days as well. So, have your other interests broadened since
00:39you've won the gold medal outside of the gym? Yes, other interests being...
00:45Well, the other things that you're engaged with? Yeah, I mean the speaking opportunities
00:50have been definitely more rife with me and I'm taking those opportunities to share my
00:55story, share the challenges I've faced throughout the years and yeah, just enjoy all of the
01:01opportunities that come my way. And what about the future in gymnastics then?
01:06Any further goals at the moment? Yep, we're staying in the sport, we're not
01:10retiring yet, so we look to the LA Olympic Games as our next big target. So, we get back
01:17into the gym, work just as hard as we were and hopefully retain that title.