FILE PHOTO: Max Whitlock of Great Britain competes on the floor exercise during the 47th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at Montreal Olympic Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports
(Reuters) - Olympic champion Max Whitlock became the first British gymnast to retain a world title when he won the pommel horse gold medal at the gymnastics world championships in Montreal on Saturday.
Whitlock, a five-time Olympic medallist, finished with a score of 15.441 to defeat Russian David Belyavskiy (15.100) and China's Xiao Ruoteng (15.066).
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