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On top of the world: Whitlock shows he has a head for heights in Rio

Double Olympic gold medallist Max Whitlock has been relaxing following his history-making achievements in Rio.

The 23-year-old Hertfordshire star, who became Britain's first ever Olympic medal-winning gymnast, appears to have been practising his routines higher than usual.

Here, Whitlock, who trains at the South Essex Gym Club in Basildon, is posing at the top of Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio.

On Twitter, Whitlock said: "Needed to get a picture like this up the top of Sugarloaf mountain".

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