ax Whitlock successfully defended the Olympic pommel horse champion, which made this Sunday a double golden Sunday. British team In Japan.
The 28-year-old gymnast from Hertfordshire became a six-time Olympic medalist while his youngest daughter and the wider family watched at home.
His mother, Madeleine Whitlock, said she was “very proud” of her son and called him “my champion.”
Earlier in the day, after former chef Charlotte Worthington (Charlotte Worthington) won the gold medal for the GB team in the BMX freestyle, Whitlock was on the podium.
Sunday’s success brought the total number of medals for the GB team to date to Tokyo The game went to 32 games, 10 gold, 10 silver and 12 bronze.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson Welcoming Whitlock’s victory, he wrote on Twitter: “Congratulations @maxwhitlock1! Another fantastic result of @TeamGB”
Later on Sunday night, GB team BMX racing stars Beth Schriever and Kay White, who won gold and silver medals respectively, were welcomed back to the UK.
The two took a group photo with medals in Heathrow Airport Terminal 5. Schriever received a bouquet of flowers, a kiss and a hug from her boyfriend Brinley Savage.
White was also welcomed by family and friends, showing his silver medal with proud parents Nigel and Tracy.
As a saddlehead gold medalist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Whitlock married childhood sweetheart Maria and welcomed the two-year-old Willow to the world.
Shortly before his victory in Japan, his wife shared on Twitter a photo of his daughter and cousins sitting together preparing to watch her father play on TV.
In the interview British Broadcasting Corporation Willow sent a message: “Goodbye… Daddy did a good job.”
Leah later tweeted after her husband won: “We are very proud of you @maxwhitlock1
“You first completed the most amazing routine under such a lot of pressure, and you persevered. That’s great. We can’t wait to see you! We love you so much!!”
She also posted a video clip of her husband’s family celebrating his victory.
Whitlock first challenged his competitors on the pommel, saying that he felt “completely overwhelmed” and “completely overwhelmed” after winning.
He told the BBC that defending his title is “a million times more difficult” than winning the first time in Rio, adding: “This may be the most stressful environment I have ever experienced.”
Whitlock welcomed the continuous success of the GB team and said: “Gold medals keep pouring in, I just want to do the same thing, come here and get my own gold medal. I am very proud.”
He reflected on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and added: “Just over a year ago, we were trapped at home, so coming here from there and making the most of it is (a) a crazy, crazy journey from The pommel horse in my garden reaches the Olympic gold medal.”
Earlier on Sunday, Worthington from Manchester performed a 360-degree backflip for the first time in the women’s BMX freestyle competition. She worked in a Mexican restaurant to train for this year’s Olympics.
It was followed by 25-year-old Declan Brooks who won the bronze medal in the men’s freestyle, while the British quartet won the silver medal in the 4×100 men’s medley, the last swimming event in the pool.
Worthington fell in her first run, but landed with a front flip and a huge backflip on her way to first place, Britain’s most successful women’s Olympic track and field cyclist Laura Kenny Say: “I think this is one of my favorite Olympic gold medals!”
Jordan Carter, her former manager at Racconto Lounge in Bury, told PA News Agency: “I am very proud of her.”
Worthington’s mother Sarah told Time Radio that the victory was “really a bit like a dream”, and Worthington’s Chorton High School principal Zoe Morris said on Twitter that the performance was “inspiring.” “.
The Brooks and Worthington medals mean that the GB team has been on the podium in all four BMX games in Tokyo.
Meanwhile, in the pool, Duncan Scott, along with Luke Greenbank, James Gay, and Adam Petty won the silver medal in the medley relay, and won a record fourth in the Olympics. Medals.
Scott’s coach Steve Teague said he “has been special” because he touted the swimmer as one of Scotland’s greatest athletes ever.
