Halifax's Whitehouse wins silver on Commonwealth Games debut

Halifax’s Luke Whitehouse has won a silver medal on his Commonwealth Games debut.

Whitehouse was part of the England team that finished second in the men’s team gymnastics on Saturday.

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 26: Luke Whitehouse of Team England competes in Rings during the Men's All-Around Final on day three of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games at The Arena on July 26, 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)placeholder image
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 26: Luke Whitehouse of Team England competes in Rings during the Men's All-Around Final on day three of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games at The Arena on July 26, 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

The event was marred by one of his team-mates, Gabriel Langton, sustaining a bad injury after falling the apparatus.

Whitehouse then missed out on a medal yesterday in the individual men’s artistic gymnastics all-round final, finishing seventh.

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