Gymnast Max Whitlock 'officially back' from retirement

GB's most successful artistic gymnast of all time is back

Three-time Olympic gold medallist Max Whitlock has announced that he is coming out of retirement to try to compete in the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.

Max is the most successful British gymnast of all time.

The 32-year-old had previously said that the 2024 Paris Olympic Games would be his last.

However, speaking on the BBC programme The One Show, Max announced, "I'm back.

"It feels unbelievable. I'm officially back, I'm a gymnast again, and that feels crazy," he said.

Max has six Olympic medals to his name - three gold and three bronze

"Something was itching away at me constantly, it has been for the last year, it doesn't sit right, it feels unfinished, incomplete.

"I feel like I've got an opportunity in front of me, and I'll never get this again. So I'm going back in, a three-year stint, I want to make it to my fifth Olympic Games."

Whitlock will be 35 when the LA Games start and faces the challenge to get back into peak shape to compete again.

"I had a year out completely, I've come back in slowly," he said.

Next year, the English Championships, the British Championships and the Commonwealth Games will all be taking place, giving Max the opportunity to get back on the (pommel) horse competitively.