Gymnastics in the news

GymnasticsGymnasts shine on debut appearance

Jamie Arrowsmith — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Droitwich Standard - Online

» From the left - Emily Hewitt, Sophie Holden, Shauna Nicholls, Kimberley Thomas and Alice Rogers. Picture by DE Photo. TALENTED members of Bromsgrove Gymnastics Club performed when competing for the first time in the Birmingham Friendly Gymnastic

Danielle bags county title

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Fenland Citizen Series - Online

gymnast Danielle Garner from March has made exceptional progress since starting competitive gymnastics less than a year ago. The eight-year-old is a member of the Fenland Gymnastics Academy and was crowned County Compulsory 5 champion with a gold

FLASHBACK: Burnley Olympian Craig Heap’s Golden memories revisited

Dan Black — Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Burnley Express - Online

IN sport the emphasis shouldn’t always be agglomerated on the colour you win, it’s the colour that you’re representing that counts. Gold, silver and bronze medals are a rare, yet prestigious, commodity. A glittering and coveted reward that marks y

Gymnastics: Knee injury forces Beth Tweddle to miss European Championships

Sat, 05 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Chester Chronicle Series - Online

BETH Tweddle is confident she will be fully fit for the London Olympics despite suffering an injury scare which has ruled her out of next week’s European Championships. The Bunbury gymnast has had keyhole surgery on her left knee after it began to

Midlands Today

Thu, 03 May 2012 18:50:17 -0400

Outlet: Midlands Today - BBC 1 West Midlands

Kristian Thomas was a teenager when London was awarded the Olympic Games. But in less than three months time he's hoping to compete for Britain in the mens' gymnastics. And the pressure is on to book a place in the team. It's one of the most graceful

Gymnastics: Purvis hoping to podium at Euros

Roddy Mackenzie — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Herald Scotland - Online

Dan Purvis, the 21-year-old Scottish world No.1, leads Great Britain's team for the European Championships in Montpellier, France, from May 23-27. Purvis, the 2010 European bronze medallist on the floor, will be aiming to get on the podium again a

National Sport: Tweddle on road to recovery

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Birmingham Mail - Online

Beth Tweddle is making a speedy recovery from the knee injury that ruled her out of the European Championships, according to British Gymnastics performance director Tim Jones.

Silver medal success for gymnast Greg

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Belper Today

BELPER gymnast Greg Townley struck silver at the recent Junior European Tumbling Championships in St Petersburg, Russia. Fifteen-year-old Greg qualified in third place and was then placed second in the final, bringing home a silver medal for Great

Olympic hopeful Smith heads up GB gymnastics squad for European Championships

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Mail Online

Olympic medallist Louis Smith will lead the Great Britain gymnastics team at the European Championships later this month, but 2009 World all-around champion Daniel Keatings misses out. Smith, who won bronze on the pommel horse four years ago in Be

Smith leads GB squad

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sky Sports - Online

Smith leads GB squad The 2008 bronze medallist will compete in France later this month Last Updated: May 2, 2012 3:31pm Louis Smith: won bronze on the pommel horse in Beijing four years ago Sky Bet Sky Bet are offering all new customer

Talented Spennymoor teenage gymnast joins GB team Updated 5:53pm Tuesday 1st May 2012 A TALENTED teenager has gained her first call up to represent Great Britain in a gymnastics competition in Switzerland.

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Advertiser Series

Talented Spennymoor teenage gymnast joins GB team 5:53pm Tuesday 1st May 2012 in News A TALENTED teenager has gained her first call up to represent Great Britain in a gymnastics competition in Switzerland. Jade Armstrong, 13, of Westerton Es

Human to Hero: British gymnastics' rising star follows her idol - CNN.com

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: CNN

Human to Hero: British gymnastics' rising star follows her idol May 1, 2012 -- Updated 1157 GMT (1957 HKT) Jennifer Pinches is a British gymnast hoping to make her first Olympics appearance this summer. Pinches, who turns 18 in May, helped t

Celebrated British Olympians to star as sculptures in exhibition

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Inside the Games

Celebrated British Olympians to star as sculptures in exhibition Friday, 27 April 2012 By Tom Degun April 27 - World-leading body casting sculptor Louise Giblin is set to launch a special exhibition in London, entitled "Body Casting Olympian

Crosby’s Daniel Purvis is ready to live the Olympic dream

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Crosby Herald - Online

OLYMPIC hopeful Daniel Purvis believes he has what it takes to clinch a medal this summer as he bids for both individual and team glory. The 21-year-old is battling through a gruelling training regime in preparation for the London Games. The ta

Gymnasts: Medals galore for Acro stars

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Ayrshire Post Series - Online

Gymnasts: Medals galore for Acro stars Apr 27 2012 by Lizzie Smith, Kilmarnock Standard KILMARNOCK Acrobatic Club showed they are still one of the top clubs in the country with all their gymnasts qualifying for the national finals. The Scott

Silver lining in Sarajevo for Bath Rhythmic...

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is Bath

GYMNASTICS Bath Rhythmic Gymnastics Club members shone at the Suada Dilberovic competition in Bosnia last weekend. For some, it was their first international competition and the trip to Sarajevo was both enjoyable and educational for the group, w

Trampolining: Dorset stars shine in European Championships

Echo Reporter — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Daily Echo, The

OLGA had six members selected to represent Great Britain in the recent European Trampoline, Tumbling and DMT Championships in St Petersburg, Russia. The Poole-based club’s 2016 Olympic hopeful Nathan Bailey, 18, won a silver medal in the men’s syn

Young gymnasts vault in to national championship

Jon Nurse — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Wokingham & Bracknell Times - Online

Four young gymnasts vaulted to victory and won a place in a national championship taking place this summer. The Year Five pupils, from The Coombes CE Primary School in Arborfield, competed in the Berkshire School Games on Friday. Molly Miller,

Bath gymnast looks to share her Olympic health

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is Bath

Bath rhythmic gymnast Francesca Fox has called on people in her home county to get behind a new initiative to get fit in time for the Olympics this summer. Francesca helped to launch a challenge for people to run, cycle row or swim 201.2km – about

Gymnast Georgina out to prove a European star

Georgina Hockenhull — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: South Shropshire Journal Series - Online

Shropshire gymnast Georgina Hockenhull has taken a massive step towards the big time after winning selection for the European junior championships next month. The 14-year-old Park-Wrekin gymnast was today named in the five-strong junior team to co

Gymnastics: Quartet come back from Florida bronzed 9:39am Thursday 26th April 2012 FOUR King Edmund Gym Club competitors were proudly parading bronze medals this week following their success at the World Age Group Acrobatic Championships in Florida,

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: www.gazetteseries.co.uk

Thu, 26th Apr 2012 King Edmund gymnasts win bronze at World Age Group Acrobatic Championships 9:39am Thursday 26th April 2012 FOUR King Edmund Gym Club competitors were proudly parading bronze medals this week following their success at the

Gymnastics: Quartet come back from Florida bronzed Updated 9:39am Thursday 26th April 2012 FOUR King Edmund Gym Club competitors were proudly parading bronze medals this week following their success at the World Age Group Acrobatic Championships in F

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Series, The

King Edmund gymnasts win bronze at World Age Group Acrobatic Championships 9:39am Thursday 26th April 2012 in Sport King Edmund Gym Club’s Christopher Child, Jake Underdown, coach Vladimir Markochov, Danielle Jones, Shanie-Redd Thorne and club

Gymnastics: Welsh trio named in GB junior squad

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WalesOnline

Welsh Gymnastics have announce three rising stars selected to represent Great Britain in the Junior Team for the 2012 Women’s Artistic Gymnastics European Championships in Brussels next month. Angel Romaeo, Raer Theaker and Georgina Hockenhull mak

Coventry gymnast looks ahead to Olympic Games

Steve Carpenter — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Coventry Observer - Online

» Capital gain: Rachel Smith is ready to take centre stage at London 2012. (s) A GYMNAST from Wyken who left home at 18 to achieve her dream of competing at an Olympics has qualified for London 2012 this summer. Rachel Smith is not living the l

Durham gymnasts win world title

Rachel Sweeney — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ITV Local Meridian - Online

6:21pm, Wed 25 Apr 2012 Four gymnasts from Deerness Gymnastics Academy are back from the Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships as World Champions. The team is made up of: Jesse Heskett, 17, from Sunderland Matthew Evison, 19, from Durh

Golden gymnasts

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Berks & Bucks Observer Series - Online

Barrie White • Published 22 Apr 2012 17:30 0 Comments A GYMNASTICS club struck gold after a successful appearance at an international tournament. Nine girls from Burnham Gymnastics Club, which is based at Burnham Park Academy, in Opendale Roa

Youngsters match their senior gym counterparts

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gainsborough Standard - Online

Worksop Gymnastics Club's juniors Not to be outdone by the recent outstanding success of Worksop Gymnastics Club’s senior squad, younger members of the club have had their own share of medals lately. In the Regional Junior Grades Millie Davison

Team GB rhythmic gymnastics to perform at fundraising event in Bath

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Inside the Games

Team GB rhythmic gymnastics to perform at fundraising event in Bath Friday, 13 April 2012 By Mike Rowbottom April 13 - Members of the public are being invited to show their support for the British rhythmic gymnasts (pictured) who earned thei

Gym girls' home show after World Cup outing

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is Bath

GYMNASTICS The Great Britain rhythmic gymnastics group hope they will have more than just Olympic qualification to cheer when the University of Bath stages a celebratory event in their honour next week. Francesca Fox, Georgina Cassar, Lynne

Gold standard — Bude Junior School gymnasts do themselves proud

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Bude Today - Online

Sport Gold standard — Bude Junior School gymnasts do themselves proud Wednesday, 11 April 2012 WE DID IT! Above, members of a joyous Bude Junior School Gymnastic Team celebrate their success. Picture: Paul Hamlyn, Launceston. THE Bude Jun

Gymnastics competition has that ‘Olympic’ feel - Other Sport - Burnley Express

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Burnley Express - Online

Gymnastics competition has that ‘Olympic’ feel Published on Wednesday 11 April 2012 12:00 OVER 100 primary school children recently took part in the School Games Level 2 Gymnastics Competition at the BEST Centre in Burnley, competing for a plac

GymnasticsGymnasts shine on debut appearance

Jamie Arrowsmith — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Bromsgrove Standard - Online

» From the left - Emily Hewitt, Sophie Holden, Shauna Nicholls, Kimberley Thomas and Alice Rogers. Picture by DE Photo. TALENTED members of Bromsgrove Gymnastics Club performed when competing for the first time in the Birmingham Friendly Gymnastic

Louis takes the silver

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Peterborough Citizen - Online

Sponsored by Louis takes the silver despite finger fracture Great Britain's Louis Smith. Photo: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire. Published on Tuesday 10 April 2012 17:34 Eleven days after picturing himself on Twitter

National medals for Honiton duo

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Seaton-today.co.uk

Sport National medals for Honiton duo Tuesday, 10 April 2012 HONITON acrobatic gymnasts, Buster Tutcher and Ashley Wallis, took silver medals at the recent British Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships in the 11-16 men’s pair event. The meda

National medals for Honiton duo

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Axevalley Today - Online

Sport National medals for Honiton duo Tuesday, 10 April 2012 HONITON acrobatic gymnasts, Buster Tutcher and Ashley Wallis, took silver medals at the recent British Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships in the 11-16 men’s pair event. The meda

Gymnasts have a successful weekend

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cumbernauld Today - Online

Gymnasts have a successful weekend Published on Wednesday 24 November 2004 10:39 SOME members of the Cumbernauld Gymnastics Club had a most successful weekend. Coach David Scollon took the Scottish team to Denmark to compete in the North Eur

Olympic honour for town physiotherapist - Community - Buckingham Advertiser

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Buckingham Today

Olympic honour for town physiotherapist Stephanie Smith of Pea Green Physio,Caversfield near Bicester. 120405M-E483 Published on Monday 9 April 2012 06:43 A PHYSIOTHERAPIST from Bicester has been selected from among more than 250,000 appl

Arun gymnasts make the grade with fine displays at Guildford - Sport - Midhurst and Petworth Observer

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Midhurst & Petworth Observer - Online

Sponsored by Arun gymnasts make the grade with fine displays at Guildford Some of the Arun gymnasts who shone at Guildford Published on Wednesday 4 April 2012 07:58 SEVEN gymnasts from the elite squad at Arun competed at the south east re

50 stunning Olympic moments No20: Greg Louganis's perfect dive 1988 | Simon Burnton

Simon Burnton — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Guardian.co.uk

How the scared boy with a phobia overcame his fears and became a world beater The three-and-a-half reverse somersault with tuck – officially known as dive 307C – is one of the most difficult in the sport. It was added to the table of dives in Sept

Kathryn is award winner

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Deeside Piper & Herald - Online

Published on Finzean sprinter Kathryn Christie was named as the young female sports personality of the year at the Aberdeenshire Sports Council Sports Awards evening which was held in Inverurie last Friday. The Aboyne Academy pupil was awarded

Gymnast Shines in Pre Olympic World Cup Event

Paul Hall — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: AboutMyArea

Daniel KeatingsHuntingdon gymnast, Daniel Keatings, moved a step closer to Olympic selection last weekend after competing superbly at the prestigious Cottbus World Cup Tournament in Germany over the weekend. Keatings, 22, was top qualifier from a fie

Keatings' polished show seals a silver

Mark Taylor — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge Evening News

Daniel Keatings showed his Olympic credentials by earning the silver medal at the prestigious Cottbus World Cup tournament in Germany. The 22-year-old Huntingdon Gymnastics Club competitor was in action against some of the best pommel horse expone

More excellent results for members of Garioch Gymnastics Club

St Andrew — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Inverurie Today - Online

The Garioch Gymnastics Club took part in the Compulsory Level 5, National Grades 8, 6 and 5 and Regional Grades 13-10 Competition at the Bells Sports Centre, Perth on Saturday and Sunday (March 10 and 11). All the Grades are set moves and on all f

Abbey days as girls bring home 16 medals

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Newtownabbey Times - Online

Abbey Gymnastics Club members picked up 16 medals at the recent Tony Byrne Cup competition. INLT 12-906-CON GIRLS from Abbey Gymnastics Club took home a staggering 16 medals from the recent Tony Byrne Cup hosted by City of Lisburn Salto, the Natio

Celebration as team pass

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisiskent.co.uk

GYMNASTICS: All the Weald of Kent gymnasts passed their grades at the South East Women's Artistic Gymnastics Grades competition at Guildford. Illona Lovett-Krenka and Poppy Morrison competed in Grade 14, commencing on range and conditioning and wo

Gym class helps to boost kids' confidence

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: North Devon Journal - Online

A BARNSTAPLE gym and a neighbouring gymnastics club have teamed up to provide fitness coaching for children. Tarka Gymnastics and 3Flow Fitness have joined forces to run Saturday morning sessions for children aged 7 to 13. The classes, known as

Gymnastics: Kate Bird takes bronze

Derek Brown — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Coventry Telegraph - Online

COVENTRY’S Star Gymnastics Club were well served by youngster Kate Bird at the recent qualifier for the British Championships in Birmingham as the city schoolgirl took a bronze medal in her first competition. The eight-year-old, who trains 18 hour

Maclean tumbles back into Europe

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Community News Group

Donna Maclean at Warrington Gymnastics Club MBEE200312 DONNA Maclean has made a sensational return to competitive gymnastics. Seven years since retiring, the 26-year-old gym coach from Padgate will be representing Great Britain in the European

Watts the story as Zoe targets GB call

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Bucks Free Press Group - Online

Trampolining giving Watts a spring in her step despite injury Zoe Watts ZOE Watts has qualified for the British National Trampolining Finals in Birmingham in July after taking up the sport when injury forced her to give up gymnastics. While

Worcester Gymnastics 8:00am Friday 23rd March 2012 MALVERN competitors represented the City of Worcester club at the West Midland Regional Grades Championships.

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: www.malverngazette.co.uk

Fri, 23rd Mar 2012 Worcester Gymnastics 8:00am Friday 23rd March 2012 MALVERN competitors represented the City of Worcester club at the West Midland Regional Grades Championships. All girls passed their respective grades at the Gymnastics

Huntingdon Gymnastics Club at The English Championships

Ben Howells — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: AboutMyArea

Last weekend's outing was at the Europa centre, Kent, for The English Championships. Many junior boys at Huntingdon Gymnastics Club competed for the first time at this level of voluntary routines. Patrick Murphy stole the lime light coming 8th overal

Gymnasts rolling in it!

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Arbroath Herald - Online

Gymnasts rolling in it! three cheques were handed over to the gymnastics club at the saltire centre to help with the cost of new training aids l to r david miller community and vocational convenor of arbroath rotary club presented a cheque fo

Ones to Watch | Team GB | London 2012 | Sky Sports Olympics

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sky Sports - Online

Sponsor Daniel Keatings Since Keatings was a young boy, his father always encouraged him to take up sport, in particular kickboxing. However at only five-years-old, insurance was not available for the potential Olympian, which is where gymna

Adele picked for GB 7:00pm Friday 16th March 2012 GYMNAST Adele Bevan has been selected to represent Great Britain in the Gymnastics and Movement for People with Disabilities squad.

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Milford Mercury Series

Adele picked for GB 7:00pm Friday 16th March 2012 in Sport GYMNAST Adele Bevan has been selected to represent Great Britain in the Gymnastics and Movement for People with Disabilities squad. The selection comes after a number of outstanding

Bronze for Lucy in British qualifiers

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Todmorden News - Online

Bronze for Lucy in British qualifiers Gymnast Lucy Williams, left,of Todmorden, with Chloe Dawson Published on Friday 16 March 2012 09:52 A 14-year-old Todmorden girl won a bronze medal as part of a team competing in the British Team Gymnas

Chapman champion as Wells gymnasts impress

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisiskent.co.uk

TUNBRIDGE Wells Gymnastics Club travelled to Guildford at the weekend to compete in the South East Regional Grades competition. It was tough, but the Tunbridge Wells gymnasts pulled out all the stops and achieved excellent results. In Grade 14

Emma Wilson leads the way for Beccles Royales Gymnastics Club

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: EDP 24 - Online

Emma Wilson from Beccles Royales Gymnastic Club, recently took part in Suffolk’s first ever General Gymnastics Level One and Two competition at Pipers Vale, Ipswich, for gymnasts who train for a limited amount of hours per week. Emma, the only ent

Gymnast Tom heads east, but first he is staking British claim - Local Sport - Todmorden News

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Todmorden News - Online

Gymnast Tom heads east, but first he is staking British claim Gymnast Tom Rawlinson Published on Friday 16 March 2012 09:57 A TODMORDEN-born gymnast will be taking part in the British Championships at Leicester this weekend. Tom Rawlinson

Gymnastics: Silva into gold as Aberdare gymnast Kayleigh stars at Reading

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WalesOnline

by Our Correspondent, South Wales Echo KAYLEIGH Silva from Aberdare was in action among other Welsh gymnasts at the Alex Strachan Cup in Reading. Representing Aberdare’s aerobic gymnastic club – Martine’s Action Pack – Silva picked up two gold

International sporting successes for Lowestoft trio

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: EDP 24 - Online

TO have your child chosen to represent the country is an honour for any parent. For two of them to wear a national vest is extra special. But one Lowestoft couple have an additional reason to hold their heads high – because three of their sons

Medal haul for Elite gymnasts in regional championships - Other Sports - Sleaford Standard

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sleaford Standard - Online

Medal haul for Elite gymnasts in regional championships Published on Friday 16 March 2012 12:05 Gymnasts from the Elite Gymnastics Club in Sleaford competed with some success in the East Yorkshire Championships in Barnsley. In the Under-8s s

Arena Group Grandstand Seating at Europa Opening

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Entertainment Technology - Online

latest news headlines Arena Group Grandstand Seating at Europa Opening VIP guests welcomed the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Hugh Robertson, from the comfort of an Arena Group seating grandstand for th

Gym duo on the up

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is Bath

GYMNASTICS Baskerville's elite squad members Bree Warren and Lily Reid both excelled at the top-level National Club Grades competition, staged at the Wiltshire School of Gymnastics in Melksham. Both girls performed set routines on bars, beam, f

Gymnast Cara was a real Golden girl in Perth

Paul Behan — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Paisley Daily Express - Online

SKILLED gymnast Cara Kennedy put in a five-star performance when she swept the boards during the 2012 Scottish National Artistic Gymnastics Championships. The former Brediland Primary School pupil, 14, put the judges in a spin with her prowess and

Gymnasts on top of the world

GARY FOSTER — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Jarrow and Hebburn Gazette

US BOUND ... South Tyneside gymnasts and coaches. WHATEVER your chosen sport, there can be no greater test than going up against the best the world has to offer. Not for the first time, youngsters from South Tyneside Gym Club will be doing exac

She aint heavy, shes my cousin!

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Oldham Evening Chronicle - Online

Date published: 15 March 2012 GYMNASTICS: COUSINS Grace Kenney-Tindall and Lucy Tindall will be gunning for gymnastic glory at the British Schools’ Championships in May. The duo, who attend Holy Rosary, reached the national finals, to be hel

Waveney Gymnastics Club trio on top form

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: EDP 24 - Online

AT the English Gymnastics Championships held earlier this month at the new Europa Gymnastics Club facilities in London, the Waveney Gymnastics Club had three boys representing the area. This competition is one of the most prestigious in the gymnas

Young city gymnasts make the grade in style

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Milton Keynes Citizen Series - Online

TWELVE girls from the Kingston Milton Keynes Gymnastics Club did their city proud last weekend as they took part in a Southern Region qualifying competition in Basingstoke. All of the girls passed their grades, but for two of them the competition

London 2012 - Inside the Athletes' Village - Yahoo! Eurosport

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Yahoo! UK & Ireland Eurosport

London 2012 - Inside the Athletes' Village Wed, 14 Mar 15:55:00 2012 British gymnastics star Louis Smith takes a sneak preview of how bedrooms in the Olympic Athletes' Village may look, and gives an insight into his own Games experience. In

Louis gets reggae to rumble

DAVID COVERDALE — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sun UK - Online, The

HOLD YOUR HORSES ... pommel horse star Louis Smith is gearing up for the Olympics Beach boy Robin to sand ‘n deliver BEACH volleyball ace Robin Miedzybrodzki insists people do not really tease him Yamile Aldama could captain GB LOUIS SMIT

Louis makes his bed for London

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sun UK - Online, The

GYMNASTICS star Louis Smith speaks about his Olympics preparations Louis makes his bed for London GYMNASTICS star Louis Smith speaks about his Olympics preparations 14/03/201208.06 AM 01:50min Sport Read full article

Olympians to train in Co Antrim

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Larne Times - Online

Olympians to train in Co Antrim Published on Tuesday 13 March 2012 18:35 Five more Olympic and Paralympic teams are planning to train in Northern Ireland ahead of the London 2012 Games, it has been announced. Sports Minister Caral Ni Chuilin

Bonny Mattis is in the medals

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Newham Recorder Series - Online

Tyesha Mattis brought home five medals including overall gold at the English Gymnastics Championships in Dartford last weekend. The 13-year-old, who trains at East London Gymnastics Club added four apparatus medals – gold on the bars, silver on th

Coulsdon gymnastics champion: 'You can always get better'

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Croydon Advertiser - Online

WHEN Philip Davis was just three years old, his mother saw an advert for a gymnastics club in the local paper. She decided to take him along _ unaware he was to become one of the country's top gymnasts. Phillip Davies from Coulsdon is a tw

Disability is no obstacle for gymnast

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Croydon Advertiser - Online

WHEN Philip Davis was just three years old, his mother saw an advert for a gymnastics club in the local paper. She decided to take him along – unaware he was to become one of the country's top gymnasts. Philip, 26, from Coulsdon, is now a twice

DRISCOLL TO LEAD GB IN EUROPE

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: sportinglife

Kat Driscoll will head up the Great Britain team for next month's European Trampoline Championships in St Petersburg. The 25-year-old British champion secured an Olympic place for the national team at last November's World Championship, and is par

Falcons gymnasts show their skills at county competitions

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: North Devon Journal - Online

GYMNASTICS FALCONS GYMNASTICS Academy members have shone at three county competitions. ACADEMY ACES: Falcons members, back row (from left): Millie Robinson, Katie Elliot, Mia Morrison, Emily Elder. Front row (from left): Asha Cartmell, Polly Ho

Falcons gymnasts show their skills at county competitions | This is Devon

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: ThisisDevon - Online

GYMNASTICS FALCONS GYMNASTICS Academy members have shone at three county competitions. ACADEMY ACES: Falcons members, back row (from left): Millie Robinson, Katie Elliot, Mia Morrison, Emily Elder. Front row (from left): Asha Cartmell, Po

Highbridge's Monarchs gymnasts celebrate haul of medals

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Burnham-On-Sea - Online

Members of Highbridge's Monarchs Acro Gymnastics Team are celebrating after winning a haul of medals at their first competition of the year. A group of 35 gymnasts from the club travelled to Taunton to compete against 15 other clubs for medals as

Liverpool city gymnast Beth Tweddle set to head of host of Olympic hopefuls to launch the John Smith’s Grand National meeting at Aintree

Liverpool Echo — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

LIVERPOOL city gymnastic star Beth Tweddle will head a host of potential Olympic heroes when she officially launches this year’s John Smith’s Grand National Festival. To kick off a massive summer of sport in the UK, the Olympic athlete will team u

Ormskirk champion Ebony hopes to follow top gymnast stars after competition win

Joe Thomas — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Ormskirk and Skelmersdale Advertiser - Online

A GYMNAST from Ormskirk tasted success when she won her first major competition, writes Daniel Galloway. Ebony Raw fought off the challenges of other top juniors to be crowned champion at the North West Regional Aged Championships in Wigan. Eig

Silva is the golden girl of gymnastics

Mark Smith — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: WalesOnline

GOLD is Silva’s colour! Kayleigh Silva, from Aberdare, was in action alongside other Welsh gymnasts at the Alex Strachan Cup – the first aerobic gymnastic competition of the year. Representing Aberdare’s aerobic gymnastic club Martine’s Action

Tweddle: The time is now

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Sky Sports - Online

Tweddle: The time is now Gymnast believes 2012 is perfect platform to increase participation Last Updated: March 8, 2012 2:44pm Beth Tweddle: Believes role models are important in participation Sky Bet Sky Bet are offering all new cust

Gymnastics club head over heels about Pride nomination 5:40pm Wednesday 15th February 2012 A LOCAL gymnastics club has been nominated for a Pride of Swindon award.

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Swindon Advertiser

Gymnastics club head over heels about Pride nomination Coun Garry Perkins, gymnasts Jess Steele and Jade Faulkner and Coun Nick Martin at the Esprit gymnastics building opening A LOCAL gymnastics club has been nominated for a Pride of Swindon a

Gymnasts’ silver service - Sport - West Sussex County Times

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: West Sussex County Times Series - Online

Sponsored by Gymnasts’ silver service Infinity Gymnastrcs Club. Charlotte Wright, Rebecca Waller and Bethany Mason Published on Wednesday 15 February 2012 17:34 GYMNASTS from the Southwater-based Infinity club are celebrating their first

Merseyside schoolboys jump for joy after triumphs on the trampoline

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

by Our Correspondent, Liverpool Echo TWO Merseyside schoolboys have every reason to jump for joy after great success in the up and down sport of trampolining. First, 11-year-old James Burke who attends St Cecilia’s RC Junior School in Tuebrook

Huntingdon Gym Club’s appeal for funding for kit

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Cambs 24 - Online

HUNTINGDON Gym Club’s elite athletes might be on course for 2012 gold, but trainers are warning a problem with kit could ham-string the Olympic hopefuls of tomorrow. While Luke Folwell, Daniel Keating and Louis Smith are dazzling on the internatio

Olympic gymnast Danusia Francis visits Byron Court School

Hannah Bewley — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Harrow Observer - Online

A YOUNG Olympic gymnast put pupils at Byron Court Primary School through their paces in a special day of activities. Danusia Francis , 17, is part of Team GB and gave coaching sessions to every child at the school, aged from four to 11. Althoug

Exclusive: Tickets for 2012 School Games finals at Olympic venues set to sell out

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Inside the Games

Exclusive: Tickets for 2012 School Games finals at Olympic venues set to be snapped up Thursday, 09 February 2012 By Tom Degun at the Youth Sport Trust National Conference in Telford February 9 - Tickets for the conclusion of the 2012 School

Gymnastics: OLGA stars in Bath medal haul

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Daily Echo, The

OLGA Trampoline Club in Poole returned from the recent National Gala in Bath with a host of success stories. Isobel Warren finished first in the Fig B under-13 girls’ class, while Isabelle Songhurst topped the podium in the Fig B under-15 girls’ e

London 2012 - Olympic countdown: Daniel Keatings - Yahoo! Eurosport

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Yahoo! UK & Ireland Eurosport

London 2012 - Olympic countdown: Daniel Keatings Fri, 10 Feb 10:15:00 2012 Fate smiled on Daniel Keatings more than most British athletes the day London was announced as the host city of the 2012 Olympics. Competing in front of your own fans

Louis Smith's diary

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: thisislondon.co.uk

The only other thing that compares to the thrill and adrenaline of performing routines on the pommel horse is singing. I sang live on Sport Relief in front of millions last year, but that was nothing compared to singing in front of Simon Cowell. A co

Bailey looking to make mark on senior World Cup circuit

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: More Than the Games

Bailey looking to make mark on senior World Cup circuit The 17-year-old was sitting on top of the junior world last year after collecting gold in Metz, France - making up for his disappointing performance at the Youth Olympics in Singapore. Bai

Gymnast Gore looking at positives of Olympic reserve role | More than the games

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: More Than the Games

Gymnast Gore looking at positives of Olympic reserve role With just one individual rhythmic gymnastics host-nation berth available it is the 17-year-old's friend and five-time British champion rival Frankie Jones who will take the spot in the capi

Trophy time at Allander Gymnastics Club

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Milngavie Herald - Online

Allander Gymnastics Club, Champions 2011, Champions Jasmine Campbell, Jade Henry, Emma Johnston, Bryan Donaldson, Kirsten Richie, Holly Richardson, Beith Mc Michael, Briagha Cook, Emma Raeside & David Spiers. with all medal winners Photo by Paul Mc S

Leeds Esprit Gymnastics Club to go extra mile for Sport Relief - Central Leeds - Yorkshire Evening Post

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Yorkshire Evening Post - Online

Sponsored by Leeds Esprit Gymnastics Club to go extra mile for Sport Relief SPRINGING TO IT: Girls from Esprit Gymnastics in training for the event. Published on Friday 3 February 2012 14:39 Leeds Sport Relief Mile promises to be flipping

Pupils impressed with fantastic gymnastics

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Grimsby Evening Telegraph - Online

CAN you bend and flex like this Olympic gymnast hopeful? Matt Hennessey is in the top 12 in Britain for "men's artistic gymnastics", which involves six pieces of apparatus – the pommel horse, rings, floor, vault, horizontal bars and parallel bars.

Top gymnast sets tough test for school's young athletes

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Berks & Bucks Observer Series - Online

Top gymnast sets tough test for school's young athletes A BRITISH gymnastics champion put boys and girls through their paces in a sponsored fitness challenge. Danny Lawrence, GB International Gymnast and Dominique Blaize, long jumper from the S

Holmewood strike gold

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: thisiskent.co.uk

Gymnastics ONE HUNDRED and sixty gymnasts from all over the South East converged on Holmewood House School, at Langton Green, Tunbridge Wells, to compete in the Gymnastics Association's South East Region Championships on Sunday. FAMOUS FIVE: Ho

James Rutley puts off joining the army for British gymnastic trials Updated 10:30am Friday 3rd February 2012 A TEENAGER from Yate has put his army career on hold to chase his dream of representing Great Britain at the World Championships in Orlando l

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Gazette Series, The

James Rutley puts off joining the army for British gymnastic trials 10:30am Friday 3rd February 2012 in A TEENAGER from Yate has put his army career on hold to chase his dream of representing Great Britain at the World Championships in Orlando

Kingsley routines floor the opposition in schools competition

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: North Devon Journal - Online

GYMNASTICS KINGSLEY SCHOOL'S under-16s excelled in their floor routines as they won the South West Schools' Carita House competition. WINNING TEAM: The Kingsley School under-16 gymnasts who won the Carita House competition. The victory was a

Purvis is rewarded by British Olympic Association - Crosby Herald

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Crosby Herald - Online

Purvis is rewarded by British Olympic Association THE British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced the list of recipients of the 2011 Olympic Athlete of the Year trophy. The BOA presented a trophy to each of the 33 summer and winter Olympic spo

Show your love for gym club

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Exeter Express & Echo - Online

EXETER Gymnastics Club is now selling tickets for its Valentines Ball. The tickets are £25 and money raised will go towards buying new equipment for the gym. The club provides gymnastic activities and training for a wide range of ages and abili

Thompson backed to make GB squad for 2016 Olympics

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Exeter Express & Echo - Online

GYMNAST Jay Thompson is a certainty for the Great Britain 2016 Olympic squad, according to Exeter Gymnastics Club coaching director Mike Euridge. The 15-year-old, who was last month named the Express & Echo's young sports personality of the year,

Gymnasts chosen for Olympic victory ceremony Updated 4:01pm Saturday 28th January 2012 A group of young gymnasts have presented medals to winners at an international qualifier for the Olympic Games.

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Streatham Guardian - Online

• Got a story? Submit your news and views for Streatham and the borough of Lambeth . Streatham gymnasts chosen for Olympic victory ceremony A group of young gymnasts have presented medals to winners at an international qualifier for the

Highbury gymnast sets 2012 somersault challenge

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Islington Gazette Series - Online

Carolina Are Saturday, January 28, 2012 A 12-year-old gymnast has set herself the challenge of completing 2,012 somersaults in the first two months of this year for charity. Aasha Kimpton, who lives off Liverpool Road, Highbury, aims to reach 2

Award for Wigton gymnastics club

James Johnson — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Cumberland News - Online

A gymnastics club is celebrating after being recognised with an award. Members of Wigton Gymnastics Club Wigton Gymnastics Club has been awarded GymMark accreditation, which certifies that the club is safe, effective and child-friendly. The

London 2012 - Olympic countdown: Louis Smith - Yahoo! Eurosport

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Yahoo! UK & Ireland Eurosport

London 2012 - Olympic countdown: Louis Smith Fri, 27 Jan 12:54:00 2012 We continue our look at Britain's best gold medal hopes for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Four years ago Louis Smith rewrote British Olympic history. In finishing thi

National squad call-up for Izzy - Local Sport - Deeside Piper and Herald

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Deeside Piper & Herald - Online

Sponsored by National squad call-up for Izzy Published on Thursday 26 January 2012 06:35 Four gymnasts from Garioch Gymnastics Club were recently successful in gaining a place in Scottish National squads. Selection into the squads was based

Waveney Gymnastics Club to hold free taster sessions

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: EDP 24 - Online

WAVENEY Gymnastics Club has been successful in securing funding from the NHS to deliver two free taster sessions during the February half term. The free disability taster sessions will be held on Friday, February 17 between 1pm and 2pm for the fir

Ruslan's Olympic journey from Ukraine to Hinckley

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Leicester Mercury - Online

A Leicestershire gymnast is a step closer realising an Olympic dream. Ruslan Panteleymonov, originally from the Ukraine but now with Hinckley Gymnastics Club and living in Lutterworth, was in the GB team which clinched a resounding victory in the

Solihull gymnasts end 2011 on a high

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Solihull & Warwickshire Guardian - Online

THREE gymnasts from Solihull ended 2011 on a high. The trio of rhythmic gymnasts, who train at the Elena Rhythmic Gymnastics Centre, played a major part in helping their club to win the British Club team championships. This prestigious national

Trampolinist Kat Driscoll sets her sights on historic Olympic medal

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Metro.co.uk

Trampoline gymnast Kat Driscoll says she is on course to win Britain's first Olympic medal in the discipline at this summer's Games. Kat Driscoll is one of Great Britain's least well-known world champions (Pic: Getty) The 25-year-old, originall

Pommel horse bronze, Beijing 2008 - Olympics news | MSN Sport UK

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: MSN Sport UK

Updated: 24/01/2012 09:20 | By pa.press.net Pommel horse bronze, Beijing 2008 Great Britain's Louis Smith on his way to a bronze medal during the Men's Pommel Horse individual event at the National Indoor Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic

Young Wallasey trampolinist takes regional awards crown

Lorna Hughes — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Wirral News Group - Online

A TALENTED young trampolinist is jumping for joy after clinching a major regional title. Eleven-year-old Bethan Davies Williams, from Wallasey, took the under-13s crown at the British Schools Northern Trampoline Championships. She beat top tram

12-year-old springs his way to the top in world gymnastics

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Henley Standard - Online, The

A BOY of 12 has been ranked number five in the world at gymnastic tumbling. Matthew Hills, a pupil at Reading Blue Coat School in Sonning, earned the honour at the Trampoline and Tumbling World Age Championships in Birmingham. He was already nu

London 2012 Olympics: Kieran Behan overcame impossible odds to realise gymnastics dream

Ian Chadband — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Bernie Behan is sitting next to her son at Tolworth gymnastics club, struggling to find the words. “Kieran is my hero. Simple as that. I can’t say any more. He’s my hero,” she says. With that, her voice tails off, she starts to cry and Kieran, tears

Louis Smith: 'I make a good roast duck. I won Ready Steady Cook with it'

Laura Wakelin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Guardian.co.uk

The Olympic medal-winning gymnast explains why it's all about eating the right food at the right time Louis Smith took bronze in the pommel horse in 2008 – the first British gymnast to win an individual medal at the Olympics in 100 years. He won

Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | Olympics 2012 :: Gymnastics on a roll

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: express.co.uk

OLYMPICS 2012 GYMNASTICS ON A ROLL Louis Smith pictured on the pommel horse in competition for GB Sunday January 15,2012 By Jim Holden BRITISH gymnastics has been through hoops trying to qualify for the home London Olympics, but the te

Louis Smith will pray his way into Olympic record book - Other Sport - Sport - People.co.uk

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: People.co.uk

Louis Smith will pray his way into Olympic record book Jan 15 2012 by Dean Jones, The People Louis Smith LOUIS SMITH is the joker of the Team GB gymnastics pack _ but will try to pray his way into the Olympic record books. Smith, 22, clai

Bunbury gymnast ace Beth Tweddle releases new autobiography for younger readers

Mark Dowling — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Chester Chronicle Series - Online

GOLDEN gymnast Beth Tweddle has released an autobiography chronicling her successes as she looks ahead to this year’s Olympic Games in London. The 80-page book, priced £5.99, is titled Becoming an Olympic Gymnast and is aimed at younger readers.

London 2012 - Driscoll fourth at test event - Yahoo! Eurosport

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Yahoo! UK & Ireland Eurosport

London 2012 - Driscoll fourth at test event Sat, 14 Jan 12:13:00 2012 Kat Driscoll just missed out on the medals after finishing fourth in the women's trampoline final at the London 2012 gymnastics test event. But Driscoll, a regular on Worl

London 2012 - Thomas wins gold at test event - Yahoo! Eurosport

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Yahoo! UK & Ireland Eurosport

London 2012 - Thomas wins gold at test event Sat, 14 Jan 12:15:00 2012 Kristian Thomas executed a precision high bar routine to claim gold - and his fourth medal - at the London 2012 gymnastics test event. After winning the team title and se

Sports News: Olympics: Gymnast Frankie Jones looks to seal London 2012 place

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: WalesOnline

Olympics: Gymnast Frankie Jones looks to seal London 2012 place Jan 14 2012 WELSH rhythmic gymnast Frankie Jones is aiming to fulfil her Olympic dream this week. The 21-year-old Commonwealth Games silver medallist is on the brink of becoming

Thomas enjoys medal double - Olympics news | MSN Sport UK

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: MSN Sport UK

Updated: 13/01/2012 22:42 | By pa.press.net Thomas enjoys medal double Kristian Thomas Britain's Kristian Thomas won gold and bronze in Friday's individual apparatus finals at the London Prepares gymnastics test event at the North Greenwich

Thomas strikes gold in London Prepares gymnastics test event

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Mail Online

Britain's Kristian Thomas won gold and bronze in Friday night's individual apparatus finals at the London Prepares gymnastics test event at the North Greenwich arena.

Wolverhampton gymnast Kristian Thomas strikes gold

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Express and Star - Online

Saturday 14th January 2012, 10:59AM GMT. Kristian Thomas was today confident he could land a place in the Team GB squad for the Olympic Games after a “perfect” display in the London Prepares gymnastics test event at the North Greenwich arena. K

Behan overcomes adversity to make Olympic Finals

Eleanor Oldroyd — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

It's not hard to understand Kieran Behan's ecstatic disbelief at making the 2012 Olympics, becoming only the second Irish gymnast in history to qualify. "I kept myself awake yesterday because I didn't want to wake up and it not be true," he says.

Double joy for Thomas

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Sky Sports - Online

Britain's Kristian Thomas won a gold and bronze in Friday's individual finals at the Olympic gymnastics test event.

Driscoll boosts London hopes

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Sky Sports - Online

Driscoll boosts London hopes British trampolinist presses her claims for Olympic place Last Updated: January 13, 2012 6:04pm Kat Driscoll: Pressing her claims for London 2012 place Sky Bet Sky Bet are offering all new customers a £10 C

Driscoll boosts Olympic hopes - Olympics news | MSN Sport UK

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: MSN Sport UK

Updated: 13/01/2012 18:10 | By pa.press.net Driscoll boosts Olympic hopes Katherine Driscoll Kat Driscoll finished in fourth place in the trampoline final at the London Prepares gymnastics test event at the North Greenwich arena. Britain

Gold joy for Smith and Purvis - Olympics news | MSN Sport UK

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: MSN Sport UK

Updated: 12/01/2012 22:07 | By pa.press.net Gold joy for Smith and Purvis Louis Smith Britain's Louis Smith and Daniel Purvis won gold in Thursday night's individual apparatus finals at the London Prepares gymnastics test event at the North

London 2012 Olympics: Louis Smith and Dan Puvis win at gymnastics test event

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Sun - Online, The

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 Louis Smith wins test event title PASSED THE TEST ... Louis Smith LOUIS SMITH and Daniel Purvis proved gymnastics could be one of the hottest tickets at the London 2012 Olympics by winning their individual apparatus

London 2012 Olympics: Louis Smith and Daniel Purvis win individual gold at gymnastics test event

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Britain's Louis Smith and Daniel Purvis won gold in the individual apparatus finals at the London 2012 gymnastics test event at the O2 Arena. In command: Louis Smith on his way to gold Photo: GETTY IMAGES Home comforts: Daniel Purvis had a succ

LONDON 2012: Golds for Smith and Purvis at Olympic test event | More than the games

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: More Than the Games

LONDON 2012: Golds for Smith and Purvis at Olympic test event LOUIS Smith and Daniel Purvis claimed gold at the London 2012 gymnastics test event with faultless performances at the 02 Arena. Smith and Purvis, who helped Great Britain qualify fo

London 2012: Kat Driscoll aiming to break Team GB's trampolining duck

Andy Bull — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Guardian.co.uk

Great Britain's Kat Driscoll has risen to No1 in the world, now she wants to win her country's first Olympic trampolining medal The first bounce takes Kat Driscoll, the world's No1 trampolinist, a few feet up into the air. The second lifts her fur

Louis Smith wins test event title

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Sun UK - Online, The

PASSED THE TEST ... Louis Smith Olympic fairytale began in Kabul COLIN HART reveals the amazing rise to the Olympics of UK-based Afghan star Daz Sediqy Turner begins his dream countdown I’ll risk it all for a gold Tweddle LOUIS SMITH a

Louis Smith: Core strength is the key to sporting success

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Mail Online

Louis Smith: Core strength is the key to sporting success Gareth Bale is certainly showing great flexibility. Footballers need to warm up well to avoid tearing muscles when they do this kind of dynamic kick. They can train to improve their rang

Max can start dreaming of Olympics spot 3:25pm Thursday 12th January 2012 MAX Whitlock says he’s starting to dream about stepping out to compete at the home Olympics after he helped Great Britain’s gymnastics team to qualify for this year’s London Ga

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Echo - Online

Max can start dreaming of Olympics spot MAX Whitlock says he’s starting to dream about stepping out to compete at the home Olympics after he helped Great Britain’s gymnastics team to qualify for this year’s London Games. The south Essex gymnast

Max sparkles as GB secure Olympic spot - Sport - Tring Today

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Tring Today - Online

Max sparkles as GB secure Olympic spot Max Whitlock competing at the London Prepares event. Published on Friday 13 January 2012 14:44 Dacorum can now boast an Olympic qualifier _ in the shape of young gymnast Max Whitlock. The prodigiousl

Medal quartet overjoyed

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Sky Sports - Online

Medal quartet overjoyed Four British gymnasts win medals at London Prepares event Last Updated: January 13, 2012 11:44am Daniel Pruvis: Winning gold in London last night Sky Bet Sky Bet are offering all new customers a £10 Completely F

Meet your sporting heroes at the ECHO Arena’s Festival of Olympic Sports

Gemma Jaleel — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

OLYMPIC fever is set to hit Liverpool as the city’s top sporting heroes turn out to meet their fans. The Festival of Olympic Sports will take place at the ECHO Arena on Sunday, January 22. Olympic bronze medallists Steve Smith and Steve Parry w

Olympic Fever Strikes

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: elleuk.com

ELLE gets inspired by the Team GB gymnasts...... Last night I hopped, skipped and rolled my way (okay, I got the tube) to the O2 to watch Team GB in the Gymnastics Test Event. Adidas sponsors Team GB and has Stella McCartney on board to design all

Smith's delight as he clinches gold

Louis Smith — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Cambridge Evening News

Louis Smith produced a stunning pommel horse routine to take gold in last night’s individual apparatus final at the London Prepares gymnastics test event at the North Greenwich arena. Huntingdon’s Smith took first place ahead of Great Britain team

THOMAS ENJOYS MEDAL DOUBLE

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: sportinglife

Britain's Kristian Thomas won gold and bronze in the individual apparatus finals at the London Prepares gymnastics test event at the North Greenwich arena. Thomas saved his best performance until last when he produced an impressive high bar routin

Basildon Sporting Village star making great progress towards selection

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Thurrock Gazette

Max Whitlock boosts Olympic dreams 11:10am Thursday 12th January 2012 in Sport GYMNASTICS: MAX Whitlock boosted his Olympic dreams with a life-time best showing to help Britain qualify for the London 2012 Games, writes James Colasanti. The 1

Day in pictures: 12 January 2011

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Indian soldiers prepare to train on stunt motorcycles in preparation for an imminent Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India. Two young children make their way through the Tabarre Issa Temporary Camp run by Irish non-governmental organisation Conc

Don't write off British, says Keatings

Mark Taylor — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Cambridge Evening News

Dan Keatings celebrates as Team GB qualify for the Olympics Louis Smith and Daniel Keatings have turned their attentions to cementing their own spots in the Great Britain men’s artistic gymnastics team after the euphoria of clinching Olympic quali

Ecstatic Behan books his ticket to Olympics

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Irish Independent - Online

GYMNASTICS After enduring an agonising wait, Kieran Behan's place at the London Olympic Games was finally confirmed yesterday by the Federation of International Gymnastics. Behan becomes the first Irish gymnast to qualify for the Games, althoug

Exclusive: FIG official hails North Greenwich Arena as _worlds's best_

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Inside the Games

Exclusive: FIG official hails North Greenwich Arena as "worlds's best" Wednesday, 11 January 2012 By Declan Warrington at the North Greenwich Arena January 11 - International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) executive member Brian Stocks has reve

Female Brazilian gymnasts qualify for Olympics after stint in Ipswich

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Cambridge First

A member of the Brazilian gymnastics team trains on the uneven bars at Pipers Vale Gymnastic Club in Ipswich BRAZIL’S female artistic gymnastic team will compete at this year’s Olympics after qualifying as one of the final four nations to book the

Gold joy for Brit duo

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Sky Sports - Online

Gold joy for Brit duo Smith and Purvis strike gold at London Prepares test event Last Updated: January 12, 2012 10:36pm Louis Smith: Produced a stunning pommel horse routine to take gold Sky Bet Sky Bet are offering all new customers a

Gymnast Hunter gets a taste of Olympic atmosphere in successful qualifier

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE gymnast Sam Hunter has had the opportunity to soak up the atmosphere in the London 2012 stadium where he could be competing in the summer. The Great Britain gymnastics squad triumphed in their bid to secure an Olympics berth by com

LONDON GOLD JOY FOR SMITH AND PURVIS

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: sportinglife

Britain's Louis Smith and Daniel Purvis won gold in the individual apparatus finals at the London Prepares gymnastics test event at the North Greenwich arena. Smith produced a stunning pommel horse routine to take first place ahead of team-mate Ma

Louis Smith: Team GB can raise bar after booking place at Olympic Games

matthew nash — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Metro.co.uk

Louis Smith believes the possibilities for British men’s gymnastics are endless after they qualified a full team for the Olympic Games for the first time in 20 years. Louis Smith of Britain celebrates after performing on the pommel horse in the Me

Southport trainied Daniel Purvis has helped Team GB Gymnastics qualify for London 2012

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Southport Visiter - Online

Southport trainied Daniel Purvis has helped Team GB Gymnastics qualify for London 2012 Jan 12 2012 Southport Visiter DANIEL PURVIS admits his Christmas sacrifice was worth it after helping Great Britain qualify a full men's team for this summer

UK Sport - In the Spotlight: Gymnastics

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: www.uksport.gov.uk

Subscribe Daniel Keatings British Gymnastics Related content Grace Cullen 11 January 2012 Each week from now until London 2012, UK Sport's In the Spotlight will focus on a different Olympic or Paralympic sport. This week, Gymnastics...

A dream come true for Louis and Dan as gymnasts qualify for Olympics

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Cambridge News Online

Wednesday 11 January 2012 A dream come true for Louis and Dan as gymnasts qualify for Olympics Dan Keatings in action on the rings at the North Greenwich Arena Louis Smith hailed "a dream competition" as Great Britain's men's artistic gymnas

British men seal Olympic team spot - Yahoo!

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Yahoo! News UK and Ireland

British men seal Olympic team spot By Adrian Dennis | AFP _ 8 hours ago Related Content Louis Smith of Great Britain reacts after performing on the pommel horse during the men's qualification of the Artistic International Gymnastics London 2

British men's gymnastics team qualify for 2012

Louisa Emery — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Wharf.co.uk

Team GB's male gymnasts secured a place at this summer's Games by finishing top at the Olympic test event at The O2. The men's artistic team failed to qualify last year after finishing 10th at the World championships in Tokyo but won by a goo

GB gymnasts book London 2012 place

JAMES GOLDMAN — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: City AM - Online

OLYMPICS GREAT BRITAIN’S men made it second time lucky by securing their place in style at this summer’s London Olympics after winning the test even at the 02 Arena last night. The squad required a top four finish to confirm their presence afte

Golden boy Smith helps secure Olympic spot for men's gymnastics team in London

Jonathan McEvoy — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: This Is Money

Louis Smith waltzed on, dazzled, waltzed off. It was no more than a scintillating minute of heart-in-your-mouth gymnastics but you knew at that moment the British men’s team would qualify for the London Olympics in style. Smith, the showman we are

Gymnastics: Purvis perfect as GB men seize Olympic berth

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Independent - Online, The

Gymnastics: Purvis perfect as GB men seize Olympic berth Â Four months later than planned, Great Britain's hugely promising men's gymnastics team last night qualified for this year's Olympics. Daniel Purvis led the charge with a superb all-rou

I was told I'd never walk again -- today I'm aiming for the Olympics

Graham Clifford — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Irish Independent - Online

Bernie Behan just couldn't figure it out. Each night she'd take her eight-year-year-old son Kieran to his bedroom but the eyelids just wouldn't close. "The child never slept" she recalls. "He was full of energy, constantly. "I needed to come up

Keatings and Purvis secure British Olympic berth

John Mehaffey — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Thomson Reuters - UK - Online

LONDON | Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:47pm GMT LONDON (Reuters) - Daniel Purvis and Daniel Keatings demonstrated their all-round skills on Tuesday to ensure the British men would not miss out on their own Olympic party as they won the qualifying event for

Keatings and Purvis secure British Olympic berth

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Yahoo! UK & Ireland Eurosport

Tue, 10 Jan 22:40:00 2012 (Adds quotes) * Britain make amends for Tokyo nightmare * Home team outclass rivals to secure Olympic spot * France, Spain and Italy also make cut Daniel Purvis and Daniel Keatings demonstrated their all-ro

Keatings never lost Olympic faith

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: icScotland

Gymnast Daniel Keatings said he was always sure Great Britain would qualify a full men's team for the Olympics after they seized their final chance at the North Greenwich arena on Tuesday. Britain finished in first place at the London Prepares tes

Keatings never lost Olympic faith

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Carrickfergus Today

Gymnast Daniel Keatings said he was always sure Great Britain would qualify a full men's team for the Olympics after they seized their final chance at the North Greenwich arena on Tuesday. Britain finished in first place at the London Prepares tes

London 2012 - British gymnasts secure Olympic berth - Yahoo! Eurosport

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Yahoo! UK & Ireland Eurosport

London 2012 - British gymnasts secure Olympic berth Tue, 10 Jan 21:40:00 2012 Daniel Purvis and Daniel Keatings demonstrated their all-round skills to ensure the British men would not miss out on their own Olympic party as they won the qualifyi

London 2012: Images from gymnastics Olympic test event

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

The Olympic test event, which will serve as the second-round qualification for gymnastics, is under way at the North Greenwich Arena, London. Teams ranked nine to 19 will be competing over eight days for the four remaining team spots, for each gen

Men secure Olympic berth - Olympics news | MSN Sport UK

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: MSN Sport UK

Updated: 10/01/2012 21:48 | By pa.press.net Men secure Olympic berth Daniel Purvis Daniel Purvis delivered a breathtaking all-around performance as Great Britain seized their final chance and qualified a full men's artistic gymnastics team f

Mission accomplished!

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: sportinglife

LONDON 2012 NEWS Great Britain's successful team. GB GYMNASTS SECURE OLYMPIC BERTH Medal Specials. Click here to bet. Click here for more London 2012 news Daniel Purvis delivered a breathtaking all-around performance as Great Britain s

North Greenwich Arena hits the right note as Britain's men qualify for London 2012

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Inside the Games

North Greenwich Arena hits the right note as Britain's men qualify for London 2012 Tuesday, 10 January 2012 By Declan Warrington at the North Greenwich Arena January 10 – Competitors at the Visa International Gymnastics, the London 2012 test

Sky Sports News

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Sky Sports - Online

'Fantastic' says Smith Olympic medallist hails British men's team achievement Louis Smith: Member of the first full GB artistic gymnastics team to qualify in 20 years Great Britain gymnast Louis Smith described to Sky Sports News as "fantast

Smith: The sky's the limit

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: mirror.co.uk

Smith: The sky's the limit Louis Smith believes the possibilities for British men's gymnastics are endless after they qualified a full team for the Olympic Games for the first time in 20 years. The 22-year-old pommel horse specialist was part o

Team GB gymnasts qualify for London Olympics

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: ESPN.co.uk

Great Britain's men's artistic gymnastics team secured their passage to the London Olympic games after Daniel Purvis provided the highest overall score on the final qualification day. The team of Purvis, Daniel Keatings, Louis Smith, Max Whitlock,

Gymnastics starlet vaults into the elite

Katy Bramley — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Hucknall & Bulwell Dispatch - Online

OUTSTANDING Hucknall gymnast Katy Bramley has qualified for the high-profile British Championships in 2012. The 14-year-old confirmed her spot after storming to victory in the prestigious British Junior Challenge Cup at the Rushmoor Gymnastics Aca

Gymnasts on top form

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Barnsley Chronicle - Online

Gymnasts on form Chronicle Online's Dan Greaves meets members of Barnsley Gymnastics Club Tuesday 7th June 2011 Barnsley gymnastics club has had a successful 12 months. Some of the young members will be competing in the British Champ

Gymnastics: 2012 Olympics accolade for Greenhead club legend

David Lockwood — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Huddersfield Daily Examiner - Online

THE 2012 Olympics are going to be a landmark event for Christine Bowker. The founder of Greenhead Gymnastics Club has been chosen as one of the officials for next summer’s Olympic Games in London. The former Greenhead College PE teacher, who ha

Academy gymnasts are just champion

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: ThisisWestonSuperMare - Online

The Academy of Gymnastics in Portishead were in top form throughout 2011, ending the year on a fitting note with even more success. Excellent performances at the West Country League Championships ensured the club retained all four of the titles th

Baskerville's are best at first international contest

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: This is Bath

GYMNASTICS All of the young Baskerville's members who travelled to Yeovil for St Michael's Gym Club's first- ever international competition returned with a medal. Their efforts ensured Baskerville's returned to Bath with the overall trophy for the

Kent 2012 Sporting Heroes of the Future - James Hall - Gymnastics (Men's Artistic)

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: KentSport

James Hall _ Gymnastics (Men's Artistic) James is a member of the British National squad and has been identified as potential for Junior Europeans 2012. James' long term aims include selection for the European Junior Championships in 2012 and f

Kent 2012 Sporting Heroes of the Future - Jo Matcham - Rhythmic Gymnastics

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: KentSport

Jo Matcham_ Rhythmic Gymnastics Jo was crowned national duet junior champion in 2008 and competed in the European Championships in Turin. She also achieved 3rd place in the rope and ribbon competition in the 2008 British Championships. Jo's long

Kent Signs Slovenia for 2012

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: KentSport

Slovenia Gymnastics sign Kent Pre-Games Training Camp Deal The Slovenian Gymnastic Federation has been signed up to train in Kent ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Pegasus Gymnastics Club in Maidstone will host the

Keziah Gore | Kezi Gore | Gymnastics | Kent 2012 Sporting Heroes of the Future | Rising Stars

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: KentSport

Keziah Gore _ Rhythmic gymnastics Keziah is a member of the GB junior national potential squad and has been winning medals in international competitions since 2005. She is the reigning South East Regional champion. Keziah's long term aims include

Five minutes with Louis Smith

Louis Smith — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Cambridge Evening News

At just 22-years-old, gymnast Louis Smith is becoming a bit of a phenomenon. The Peterborough born athlete already has an Olympic bronze medal under his belt for his feats on the pommel horse and two Commonwealth Games medals (gold and silver). No

Gym expert set to bring pupils Olympic spirit | This is South Wales

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: thisissouthwales.co.uk

SCHOOLCHILDREN in Swansea are set for some Olympic inspiration thanks to a gymnastics expert. Nia Thomas, a 5 x 60 officer at Swansea Council, has been selected to act as a technical officer for the rhythmic gymnastics at the 2012 Games in London.

Gymnastics: Oriel and Saoirse win gold for Fromeside Updated 9:00am Saturday 26th November 2011 ELEVEN Fromeside gymnasts competed at the South West Alpha Factor competition in Hartcliffe recently and achieved excellent results.

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Gazette Series, The

Fromeside Gymnastics Club round-up 9:00am Saturday 26th November 2011 ELEVEN Fromeside gymnasts competed at the South West Alpha Factor competition in Hartcliffe recently and achieved excellent results. Saoirse Maccana, 11, competed in the level f

Gold, silver and bronze for young Ruby

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: East Cornwall Times - Online

A YOUNG gymnast has notched up the medals at a gymnastics competition in Exeter. Ruby Stacey, aged 6, who attends Mary Tavy and Brentor Primary School and is a member of Plymouth Swallows Gymnastic Club, won the medals at the Exeter Challenge in

Gold, silver and bronze for young Ruby

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Chagford Today - Online

Sport Gold, silver and bronze for young Ruby Wednesday, 23 November 2011 A YOUNG gymnast has notched up the medals at a gymnastics competition in Exeter. Ruby Stacey, aged 6, who attends Mary Tavy and Brentor Primary School and is a member of Pl

Gymnastics: Great medal haul for Wales

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: WalesOnline

by Our Correspondent, South Wales Echo WELSH gymnasts took three golds, four silvers and a bronze medal home from the British Age Group Championships, which was held at the Guildford Spectrum. The championships were attended by all of Great Bri

Gymnastics: Medals galore for Neston Gymnastics Club

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Ellesmere Port Pioneer - Online

Gymnastics: Medals galore for Neston Gymnastics Club NESTON Gymnastics Club gained some impressive results at its final two competitions of the year. Young gymnasts shone at the City of Preston Floor and Vault Championships and the North West Indiv

North-East trampoline star wins Britain an Olympic place 8:00am Saturday 19th November 2011 NORTH-EAST trampolinist Kat Driscoll has guaranteed Great Britain's women a place at next year's London Olympics, but the current world number one is not yet

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Northern Echo - Online, The

LATEST SPORT NEWS North-East trampoline star wins Britain an Olympic place 8:00am Saturday 19th November 2011 NORTH-EAST trampolinist Kat Driscoll has guaranteed Great Britain's women a place at next year's London Olympics, but the current world n

Golden boy in the frame for top title

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Evening Times - Online

Jonathon Mackie, with his haul of medals from Athens, in front of the Scottish Hydro Arena at the SECC, where the gymnastics will take place in 2014. Picture: Colin Mearns THE hours are ticking down and you have just over 24 hours left to nominate

Gymnastics: Imogen prepares to raise her game to make London Olympics Updated 9:35am Thursday 10th November 2011 IF IMOGEN CAIRNS can continue her march towards the Olympics in London next year it would be the perfect way to complete a truly remarkab

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Gazette Series, The

Olympic dreams: Former Fromeside gymnast Imogen Cairns looks ahead to London 2012 9:35am Thursday 10th November 2011 IF IMOGEN CAIRNS can continue her march towards the Olympics in London next year it would be the perfect way to complete a truly re

Gymnasts strike gold 3:10pm Wednesday 9th November 2011 TWELVE young gymnasts from Yeovil-based Orchard Gymnastics experienced amazing results to taste success at The Bracknell International Team Gym Tournament.

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Yeovil Express - Online

Gymnasts strike gold 3:10pm Wednesday 9th November 2011 TWELVE young gymnasts from Yeovil-based Orchard Gymnastics experienced amazing results to taste success at The Bracknell International Team Gym Tournament. The event attracted teams from Aust

Gymnasts to perform

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: This is Bath

GYMNASTICS A team of potential London 2012 Olympians are set to wow the crowds when the City of Bath Rhythmic Gymnastics Club stages a display of group rhythmic gymnastics performances at the University of Bath on Saturday. Admission is free for t

Middlesbrough Gymnastics Club gymnasts’ medal joy

Keith Feetham — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Gazette Live - Online

A GLITTERING array of medals - Middlesbrough Gymnastics Club brought back 26 from an event on Tyneside. Nineteen Teesside gymnasts competed at the Pre-Grades competition, with some of the youngsters competing for the first time since joining the c

TRAMPOLINING: KAT DRISCOLL AIMING TO TURN WORLD UPSIDE DOWN

Colin Bateman — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Scottish Daily Express - Online

Kat Driscoll is hitting the heights as world No1 and now she has gold in her sights KAT DRISCOLL is ranked No1 in the world, but is still striving to reach new heights. After all, height is everything in her world of trampolining. Bouncing to a

Gymnastics: Crewe and Sandbach starlets shine on regional platform

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

Gymnastics: Crewe and Sandbach starlets shine on regional platform TALENTED youngsters from two South Cheshire clubs excelled at the Cheshire & Merseyside Four-Piece Championships. Girls from Crewe & Nantwich GC and Sandbach GC landed a substantial

Daniel Keatings: Olympic qualification failure was disappointment but we must look forward | Inside the Blogs | insidethegames.biz

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Inside the Games

Daniel Keatings: Olympic qualification failure was disappointment but we must look forward Monday, 07 November 2011 When we returned home from the World Championships in Tokyo on October 18 we were all given a couple of days off to take time to ref

Deerness Gymnastics Academy need Wish support

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: ChronicleLive.co.uk

THEY took on the running of their leisure centre last month, but to keep their dream going, these gymnasts need your support. You can help the Deerness Gymnastics Academy keep their wish alive by supporting them through our Wish campaign. Once agai

INSPIRATIONAL GYMNASTICS COACH LANDS SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD | AberdareOnline

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Aberdare - Online

AberdareOnline INSPIRATIONAL GYMNASTICS COACH LANDS SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD November 8, 2011 - 7:20pm An inspirational gymnastics coach from Abertillery, who has spent half his life helping youngsters to launch into the sport, will receive a spe

Olympic star gives Arun gymnasts a lift

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Chichester Observer Series - Online

Gymnasts from the elite and Team Gym sections of Arun Gymnastics club proved every competition has a silver lining when they collected silver medals in three disciplines at the Sussex County Championships at the K2 in Crawley, watched by Olympic and

BBC host Matt Baker prepares for 484-mile rickshaw ride for Children In Need

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Daily Record - Online

BBC host Matt Baker prepares for 484-mile rickshaw ride for Children In Need Nov 7 2011 Brian Mciver matt baker Image 1 WHETHER he has been wrestling with sticky back plastic, stuck knee-deep in cowpats or putting his leotard to good use, it's fai

England Women mix it up in training

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: RFU

Skip to content England Women mix it up in training 25 October 2011 England team up with former trampolining Olympian England Women hone their skills for busy autumn international series Photo: RFU Archive England’s Women have been preparing for thei

LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN: JESTER JAMES CORDEN IS A RHYTHM KING

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: dailystar.co.uk

ABOVE: James Corden performs rhythmic gymnastics in fishnets Catch all the fun and action tonight on Sky1 at 10pm By Peter Dyke and Katie Begley JAMES Corden looks like Matt Lucass only gay in the village from Little Britain in this wacky n

GB champion for Kestrels

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: www.coleford-today.co.uk

Sport GB champion for Kestrels Wednesday, 02 November 2011 TAKING part in the British Veterans Gymnastics Championships at Leicester, Karen Forbes returned to Kestrel Gymnastics Club as 50+ British Champion. She started off with a good vault followe

GYMNASTICS: Seven-up Spalding claim medal haul

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Spalding Guardian

Seventh heaven: Spalding Gymnastic Clubs successful boys team picked up seven medals at the county floor and vault championhsips. Photo (MIKE DAVISON): SG151011-04MD (to order call 01775 765433) IT was a case of lucky number seven for Spalding Gym

Leisure Opportunities Vacancies: Nexus Community

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Leisure Week - Online

Closing date: 30 Nov 2011 Reference: AUG1285 Based: Chilterns & South Bucks South Oxfordshire West Oxfordshire We are looking for sports coaches to instruct swimming, trampolining, gymnastics and many other sports! If you are fun, bubbly and motivate

Gymnastics: Double awards joy for Ellesmere Port Club of Gymnastics

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Ellesmere Port Pioneer - Online

A GYMNASTICS club has won two coveted awards, underlining the amazing progress it has made in the last few years. Ellesmere Port Club of Gymnastics was named club of the year at the Cheshire West and Chester Council Sports Awards, while coach Ron

JONES OPTIMISTIC HEADING INTO 2012

Kate Bamber — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: sportinglife

Great Britain are closing the gap on the traditional gymnastics powerhouses of the United States, China and Russia, according to British Gymnastics Olympic performance director Tim Jones. Team GB will send a full complement of female gymnasts to L

Sports News: Gymnastics: Barry YMCA in the medals

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WalesOnline

Gymnastics: Barry YMCA in the medals by Anthony Woolford, South Wales Echo Nov 2 2011 BARRY YMCA Gymnastics Club returned tired but happy following an enjoyable trip to Haverfordwest for the Welsh Tumble Championships. There are four levels to this e

Angmering Gymnastics set up cheerleading squad

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Littlehampton Gazette - Online

Angmering Gymnastics set up cheerleading squad Published on Sat Feb 26 10:00:00 GMT 2011 ANGMERING Gymnastics have started their own cheerleading squad, Angmering Galaxy, and are currently recruiting new members. The club offers cheerleading classes

Parks Gymnastics Club Wish for new outfits

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ChronicleLive.co.uk

Parks Gymnastics Club Wish for new outfits by Sarah Scott, Evening Chronicle Oct 29 2011 Parks Gymnastics Club members FROM back-flips and handstands to tumbles and the splits _ these gymnasts can do it all. But the Parks Gymnastics Club's biggest wi

Crawley stars shine bright on home turf

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is Sussex

THE Sussex Gymnastics Championships has historically always been held in Crawley, however during the complexities of the move from the original Crawley Leisure Centre in Haslett Avenue over to K2 in 2005, the competition was moved over to Burgess Hil

Garioch girls compete in Newcastle

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Inverurie Today - Online

Garioch girls compete in Newcastle Published on Fri Oct 28 15:35:46 BST 2011 Garioch Gymnastics club travelled to Newcastle to take part in the British Bill Slater Team Championships for the first time on Sunday (October 23). This is the second tier

Gymnastics: Craig insists Louis can do Heaps better

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Local, The

EYE gymnast Louis Smith might have missed out on the world title he so craved earlier this month but two-time Commonwealth champion Craig Heap believes it will only make his Olympic hunger that much stronger. The 22 year-old headed to Tokyo for th

SOUTHHAMS TODAY | SPORT | Awesome acrobats wow the capital’s crowds

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: www.southhams-today.co.uk

Sport Awesome acrobats wow the capital’s crowds Friday, 28 October 2011 Eagles Acrobatic Gymnastics Club members had a whale of a time in London EAGLES Acrobatic Gymnastics Club gymnasts are on cloud nine after taking part in the London Festival of G

Golden opportunity to learn from the best

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser - Online, The

TOP coaches and stars from the world of sport dropped into Annandale and Eskdale as part of the two-week holiday sports academy. Steve Frew, Commonwealth Games gymnastics gold medallist, coaches, from left, Shellby Cunningham and Lexie Glendinning

Gymnastics come home to Crawley

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Local, The

AFTER A five-year break the Sussex Gymnastics Championships came home to Crawley. A team of coaches, parents and volunteers from Hawth Gymnastics, under the guide of senior coaches and competition organisers Sally-Anne Warner and Richard Keasley,

Year 1 Gymnastics MTP (Summer term)

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Times Educational Supplement - Online, The

Summer Medium Term Planning/MTP for Year 1 Physical Education/PE. The MTP is based around Gymnastics, covering areas such as: shapes, rolling, jumping, balancing, travelling. Year 1 gymnastics summer 2010.doc (32kb, Word document) Please provid

Golden boy of gymnastics gets youngsters into shape

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Scotsman.com

A GOLD medal-winning gymnast is to visit Midlothian as part of a motivational tour of Scottish schools.

Attleborough's Emily proves to be flipping talented in Newcastle

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: EDP 24 - Online

The Norfolk Academy of Gymnastics head coach Sara-Jane Inglis, centre, with Polina Polyakova and Emily Crowe, right. Attleborough's Emily proves to be flipping talented in Newcastle Michael Bailey Thursday, May 6, 2010 9:00 AM Michael Bailey Sprowsto

Gymnastics: Lightning strikes for golden Kendal team

webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Westmorland Gazette - Online, The

A TEAM of Kendal gymnasts were in lightning form as they took team gold at the Pink Ladies Invitational competition in Durham at the start of October.

Titles roll in for super gymnasts | This is Sussex

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is Sussex

Gymnastics UCKFIELD Gymnastic Club achieved some great results at the Sussex Gymnastic championships, at Crawley, over the weekend. DELIGHTED: Members of the Uckfield Gymnastic Club who shone at the Sussex Championship. Front, from left are Aeryn P

Walking tall: the 1948 Games veteran who has inspired a movie

Louise Jury, Chief Arts Correspondent — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisislondon.co.uk

An Olympic veteran who introduced the splits to international gymnastics at the 1948 London Games will walk the red carpet next week at the BFI London Film Festival

Gymnast Jennifer Pinches to represent Great Britain at 2012 London Olympics

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Trafford Metro News - Online

Sport Gymnast Jennifer Pinches to represent Great Britain at 2012 London Olympics October 19, 2011 Close Map London-bound: Jennifer Pinches Whaley Bridge gymnast Jennifer Pinches has played a key role in earning the Great Britain women’s team Olympic

GYMNASTICS: Carterton trio shine (From Witney Gazette)

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Witney Gazette

GYMNASTICS: Carterton trio shine 10:43am Wednesday 19th October 2011 CARTERTON trio Natasha Granville, Georgia Bishop and Ella Frost performed well at the Southern Region competition at Portsmouth’s Mountbatten Leisure Centre. Granville competed at l

Mayor opens new ‘tumble track’

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Midweek Herald - Online

Honiton Gymnastics Club’s annual club competition was host to almost 100 gymnasts at the weekend, with beginner and seasoned gymnasts showing their skills for Honiton Mayor Vernon Whitlock. Despite spectacular performances from the club’s internat

Smith wins bronze at “mad” World Championships in Japan

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambs 24 - Online

HUNTINGDON gymnast Louis Smith continued his march towards next year’s London Olympiad by taking a bronze medal on pommel horse at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, at the weekend. In a final riddled with falls and mistakes the 22-year-old

Young Redcar gymnasts get chance to shine at champs

Keith Feetham — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Live - Online

REDCAR Gymnastics Club recently competed in the North of England Voluntary Age Group Championships at South Durham Gymnastics Club. The competition gives young gymnasts the chance to compete in national finals for the region if they make the North

Beth Tweddle upbeat on 2012 Olympic chances after seventh-place finish in World Championship floor final

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Great Britain’s Beth Tweddle was left to rue a step out of the competition area as she finished seventh in the World Championship floor final in Tokyo. Areas to improve: Beth Tweddle will focus on her landings in the build up to the London Games P

Medal 'a huge confidence boost' for Louis Smith

Louis Smith — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge Evening News

Louis Smith claimed bronze on the pommel horse at the World Gymnastics Championships despite losing control at the end of his technically challenging routine. Smith struggled in the build-up to his dismount and lost vital marks, leaving him third

Smith Takes Bronze For GB

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Metro Radio - Online

Posted on 10/15/2011 Louis Smith had to settle for third place in the pommel horse after a fall at the end of his routine at the world gymnastics championships. The Team GB athlete finished with a score of 15.066 - behind the Hungarian Krisztia

Tweddle seventh at Tokyo Worlds

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Britain's Beth Tweddle finishes seventh in the women's floor final, won by Russia's Ksenia Afanasyeva, as the World Gymnastics in Tokyo comes to a close.

Purvis impresses but just misses a medal in artistic gymnastics all-around final

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This Is Money

Great Britain's Daniel Purvis finished fourth in the artistic gymnastics World Championships all-around final in Tokyo. Purvis, from Southport, narrowly missed out on a podium spot as he recorded the second-best result in British history. The t

Brit Whelan delights with top ten all-around finish at World Championships

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: www.hornseapost.co.uk

Brit Whelan delights with top ten all-around finish at World Championships HANNAH Whelan claimed her top ten finish in the all-around final at the World Gymnastics Championships defied her expectations in Tokyo. British national champion Whelan, 19,

Brit Whelan delights with top ten all-around finish at World Championships

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisiswesterndailypress.co.uk

HANNAH Whelan claimed her top ten finish in the all-around final at the World Gymnastics Championships defied her expectations in Tokyo. British national champion Whelan, 19, was solid on all four pieces of apparatus to score 56.124 points for nin

Devon Falcons

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: North Devon Journal - Online

GYMNASTICS FOUR members of Falcons Gymnastics Academy competed for Devon at the Sapphire National Invitational Competition. Three of the four gymnasts in the level three team – Taylor Langmead, Katie Beagley and Sophie Johns – were from the Bar

Gymnastics: Hannah Whelan helps GB to best-ever finish

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Trafford Metro News - Online

Other Sports Gymnastics: Hannah Whelan helps GB to best-ever finish Rob Dawson October 13, 2011 Close Map Stockport's Hannah Whelan helped Great Britain's women record their best ever result at the artistic gymnastics World Championships by finishing

Academy medal haul

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Extra - Glasgow south and eastwood - Online, The

ZIPPY’s gymnastics academy left the Allander gymnastics club’s annual competition with an armful of medals on Sunday. With more than 200 gymnasts from 10 different clubs competing for medals, the Thornliebank group still managed to came out top in

Boost for Extension Plans To Ellan Vannin Gymnastics Club

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Manxnet

Welcome to the Isle of Man News Centre Boost for Extension Plans To Ellan Vannin Gymnastics Club 12 October 2011 By John Quirk A new extension for the Ellan Vannin Gymnastics Club in Douglas has moved a step closer, following a tombola supported by t

City of Liverpool gymnasts Beth Tweddle, Hannah Whelan and Jenni Pinches help Great Britain to best-ever finish at World Gymnastics Championships

Paul Snowdon — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

CITY of Liverpool Gymnastics Club members Beth Tweddle, Jenni Pinches and Hannah Whelan have helped Great Britain achieve its best-ever finish in the World Gymnastics Championships. The trio were joined by Danusia Francis, Rebecca Downie and Imoge

Gymnastics: Excellent Ella earns place in national finals

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

Gymnastics: Excellent Ella earns place in national finals ELLA Burnett is on her way to the national finals after a brilliant display at the regional qualifier. The nine-year-old was one of three Sandbach GC starlets in action at the North West Age G

Gymnastics: Tweddle delighted as women qualify

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

Gymnastics: Tweddle delighted as women qualify BETH Tweddle admits she was close to tears as she waited to learn if Great Britain had qualified to send a full team to the London 2012 Olympics. The 26-year-old, from Bunbury, is in Tokyo contesting the

Successful build-up to the national finals

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Community News Group

11:45am Thursday 13th October 2011 WARRINGTON Gymnastics Club are enjoying a successful build-up to the forthcoming national finals. The club are celebrating Lucy Stanhope becoming North West voluntary age group champion, with teammates Bethan

GB women gymnasts thrive

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: City AM - Online

OLYMPICS: Great Britain’s women achieved their best-ever result as they finished fifth at the World Gymnastics team final in Tokyo. “We’ve been training so hard and the qualification [where Britain scraped into the final in eighth place] was really t

Tweddle leads Brits to fifth place - Latest sports news | MSN Sport UK

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: MSN Sport UK

pa.press.net, Updated: 11/10/2011 Tweddle leads Brits to fifth place Beth Tweddle Great Britain's women recorded their best ever result at the artistic gymnastics World Championships by finishing fifth in the team final in Tokyo. The six-woman team o

World Gymnastics Championships

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ESPN.co.uk

Beth Tweddle produced a stunning performance on the uneven bars to help Great Britain secure an impressive fifth place at the World Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo. The United States won the team competition with Russia and China completing the

British men fail in first bid to qualify team to Olympic gymnastics

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is Bath

Great Britain's men's gymnastics team will have one last chance to book their place at next year's London 2012 Olympics after finishing tenth in qualifying at the World Championships in Tokyo. They needed a top eight placing to secure their spot b

GB women's team fifth at Worlds

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Beth Tweddle's stunning bars routine helps Britain's women to a best-ever result of fifth in their team final at the World Gymnastics in Tokyo.

Regional Gold for Club Gymnast

Beccy Morgan — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: AboutMyArea

Jessica StirleyJessica Stirley from St. Ives traveled to Ipswich on Sunday for the regional Level 2 finals. The gymnast from Huntingdon Gymnastics club showed a confident and determined performance and returned home with the 14+ years overall trop

WORLD GYMNASTICS: British women secure Olympic place in Tokyo

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisisthesentinel.co.uk

BRITAIN will boast a full women's artistic gymnastics team at next year's Olympics having finished inside the top eight of qualification at the World Championships by the skin of their teeth. Needing to finish no lower than eighth in the prelimina

COMEBACK IN BALANCE FOR BRAVE DANIEL

Colin Bateman — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Scottish Daily Express - Online

Daniel Keatings has bounced back after a 15-month lay-off DANIEL KEATINGS was destined for stardom it seemed. A young athlete breaking new ground for Britain in his sport, he had the looks and charm to win over audiences and sponsors alike. He

Hamilton Gymnastics Club make bid for Eddlewood Sports Barn

Shirley Bartynek — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Hamilton Advertiser - Online

A POPULAR gymnastics club has made a bid to takeover Eddlewood Sports Barn. Hamilton Gymnastics Club, who are currently based at Hamilton College, have submitted a transfer of assets application to the council. South Lanarkshire Council closed

Britain's female gymnasts book London 2012 spot

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ESPN.co.uk

Great Britain's women's artistic gymnastics team booked their place at the Team GB had to finish in the top eight in Tokyo to ensure they sealed a place at next year's Olympics. Failure to do so would have meant a potentially tricky second-chance

BRITISH WOMEN SEAL LONDON PLACE

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: sportinglife

Great Britain's women's artistic gymnastics team secured a place in the London 2012 Olympics by clinching eighth place in the qualifying competition at the World Championships in Tokyo on Saturday. Needing to climb into the top eight to reach the

Coach Porter still happy to compete

Steve Wilson — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Local, The

Natalie Porter insists she has no intention of retiring from competitive gymnastics just yet – despite landing herself a top coaching award. The 21-year-old SUKI gymnast, who has picked up a string of national and international medals during her c

GB women seal London place

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sky Sports - Online

Great Britain's women's artistic gymnastics team clinched their place in the World Championship final and 2012 Olympics.

Great Britain's women artistic gymnastics team qualify for London 2012 Olympics after clinching final place in Tokyo

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Mail Online

Great Britain's women's artistic gymnastics team can look forward to competing at the London 2012 Olympics after securing their place with a strong performance at the World Championships in Tokyo. Needing to finish inside the top eight in the qual

Gymnastics: Great medal haul for Welsh youngsters

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WalesOnline

by Our Correspondent, South Wales Echo THE rising talents of Team Wales put on an encouraging display at the Isle of Man Commonwealth Youth Games. Wales finished fifth overall of the 64 nations, taking home five golds, 11 silvers and 10 bronze,

Keatings is set to take on world

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge News Online

Saturday 8 October 2011 Published: 08/10/2011 09:00 - Updated: 07/10/2011 22:56 Keatings is set to take on world Daniel Keatings Daniel Keatings will be out to show he is back to his best at the World Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo. A torn cruciat

London 2012 Olympics: British women's gymnastics team qualify for Games with final spot at World Championships

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Great Britain's women's artistic gymnastics team can look forward to competing at the London 2012 Olympics after securing their place with a strong performance at the World Championships in Tokyo. Full house: British women's gymnastics team wait f

WORLD GYMNASTICS: British women secure Olympic place in Tokyo | More than the games

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: More Than the Games

WORLD GYMNASTICS: British women secure Olympic place in Tokyo Needing to finish no lower than eighth in the preliminary stages in Tokyo, the six-strong British team led by three-time world champion Beth Tweddle recorded a score of 220.553 to secure t

Nastia Liukin backs Beth Tweddle for London 2012 success

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Reigning Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin says Beth Tweddle has the experience to cope with the pressure at London 2012. The US athlete, who won five medals in Beijing, believes the 26-year-old Tweddle is still tough to beat.

RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS: Pressure's on for Fox 1:00pm Friday 7th October 2011 HILPERTON rhythmic gymnast Francesca Fox says the pressure is as high as ever as she makes her latest bid to impress the Great Britain Olympic selectors this weekend in Bradfor

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Wiltshire Times Series - Online, The

Got a story? CLICK HERE to email us, call the newsdesk on 01225 773638 or text your tip-offs to 80360, starting your message with WILTS TIMES' RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS: Pressure's on for Fox 1:00pm Friday 7th October 2011 HILPERTON rhythmic gymnast France

Approval for Hamble college plans for 2012 Olympics

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

The new sports hall will be also be used by local gymnasts A Hampshire school sports hall is set to be extended to provide training facilities for Olympic gymnasts. Eastleigh Borough Council has approved a £458,000 development at Hamble Communi

Gymnastics: Beth Tweddle on World Championships double mission

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Chester Chronicle Series - Online

Gymnastics: Beth Tweddle on World Championships double mission Oct 6 2011 Chester Chronicle BETH Tweddle is getting ready to lead Great Britain's charge in the last World Championships of her glittering career. The 26-year-old former Chester Queen's

London 2012 Olympics: British gymnastics' standard bearer Beth Tweddle is fired up for home run

Jim White — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

It is a mark of how far British gymnastics has come in the past decade that when Beth Tweddle won a bronze medal at the 2002 European Championships, it was the first time a gymnast from these shores had ever mounted the podium in the competition’s hi

London 2012 Olympics: friendly rivalry proves the spur for upwardly mobile British gymnasts

Jim White — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Tickets for the gymnastics at next summer's Olympics were among the most oversubscribed in the ballot. Intensive: Daniel Keatings trains 350 days a year to stay in shape Photo: GETTY IMAGES SPORT 9:42AM BST 06 Oct 2011 Twenty-five thousand s

Grant scheme proves a real life-saver

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Local, The

Bag for life turns in first aid training...centre, Melanie Wisher of Sainsbury's. Harborough Gymnastics coach Rose Darnbrough and SCC first aid trainer Tim Harrison during the presentation. (Picture: Andrew Carpenter/001385-45) COACHES at Harborou

Stars in the East - Suffolk’s Olympic training camps

Aidan Semmens — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambs 24 - Online

IPSWICH Gymnastics Centre in Brazier’s Wood Road, the home of Piper’s Vale Gym Club, will play host to a starry Brazilian gym team for next summer’s London Olympics. The Brazil squad will arrive in January for qualifying heats and return in July f

Top gymnastics gems sparkle with Sapphire

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Tring Today - Online

1/10/2011 The Sapphire gymnastics team at Sportspace, Hemel Hempstead on Saturday. From left, Niamh Ryan, 15, Gappy Jupp, 14, Elena Thompson,14,and Stephanie Pond, eight. Gymnastics COMPETITORS and spectators enjoyed a weekend of entertainment,

Deerness Leisure Centre bounces back from closure threat as gymnastics academy 8:00am Tuesday 4th October 2011 OVER 25 years, Deerness Gymnastics Club has produced more than 80 international gymnasts and brought home more than 60 world and European m

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Northern Echo - Online, The

Deerness Leisure Centre bounces back from closure threat as gymnastics academy 8:00am Tuesday 4th October 2011 OVER 25 years, Deerness Gymnastics Club has produced more than 80 international gymnasts and brought home more than 60 world and European m

Golden championship performance

author Michael Morpurgo takes place at Nottingham Playhouse — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Newark Advertiser Group - Online

A young Newark gymnast picked up a five-medal haul, including three golds, at the East Midlands Regional Gymnastics Championships. Katie Liwoshko with the medals she won at the East Midlands Regional Gymnastics Championships. (260911JT4-2) Twel

Gymnast takes Midlands title - Local Sport - Hucknall Dispatch

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Hucknall & Bulwell Dispatch - Online

Gymnast takes Midlands title THE CHAMPION! -- Katy proudly holds her trophy after winning the title Published on Mon Oct 03 16:24:33 BST 2011 THE MEDALS continue to flow for gifted Hucknall gymnast Katy Bramley after she was crowned the Midlands' jun

Gymnastics club takes gamble in takeover of Deerness Leisure Centre

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: JournalLive.co.uk

A COACH at a hugely-successful gymnastics club said he will take a “huge gamble” on Monday when the amateur club takes over the running of a council leisure centre. Karl Wharton spearheaded a successful bid by the Deerness Valley Gymnastics Club t

Louis Smith: 'After a while you learn to switch the pain off'

Donald McRae — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Guardian.co.uk

Britain's big Olympic medal hope on the pommel horse appears immune to self-punishment in pursuit of his London 2012 dream Louis Smith, looking a brooding picture of muscled health, leans back in his chair and sighs wearily. "Oh man," he says, "mo

CHINESE GYMNASTS GIVE PROVINCE AN OLYMPIC TWIST

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Local, The

NORTHERN Ireland sport was given a huge boost yesterday when the Chinese artistic gymnastics team cofirmed it would use the Province as a training base ahead of the London Olympics. They will be based at the Salto National Gymnastics Centre in Lis

Gymnast Sam Oldham eyes Olympic qualification

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Page last updated at 11:45 GMT, Thursday, 29 September 2011 12:45 UK BBC Kick-off Sam Oldham won a gold medal at last year's Youth Olympics Gymnast Sam Oldham says he has his eyes on qualification for the Olympic Games in London next year.

Gymnastics: Top award for Aberdare’s Kayleigh Silva

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WalesOnline

by Our Correspondent, South Wales Echo KAYLEIGH Silva, an aerobic gymnast from Aberdare, will soon be rubbing shoulders with the likes of Clare Balding and Iwan Thomas when she picks up her 2010-2011 Wales OCS Young Sports Person Award in November

Lincoln Gymnastics Club celebrates 30th anniversary in style

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lincolnshire Echo - Online

LINCOLN Gymnastics Club celebrated its 30th anniversary with a spectacular open day last weekend. Many of the club's 600-plus members wowed spectators with a series of demonstrations. GYM-TASTIC: Members of Lincoln Gymnastics Club show off thei

West Norfolk gymnasts bag big medal haul - Other Sport - Lynn News

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lynn News - Online

Sponsored by West Norfolk gymnasts bag big medal haul UGC picture for Lynn News sport Published on Tue Sep 13 12:23:27 BST 2011 WEST Norfolk gymnasts secured a plethora of medals at the Voluntary Level Artistic Championships held at Huntingdon Gymnas

Games base for Chinese gymnasts

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

07:11 ET Olympics 2012: Chinese gymnasts to have Lisburn training base The Chinese artistic gymnasts will be training in Lisburn ahead of the London Olympics The Chinese artistic gymnastics team is to use Northern Ireland as a training base ahead of

Louis can be king

Louis Smith — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sky Sports - Online

Pommel horse starlet aiming to glitter with gold "I look at what my life was before I won bronze and I look at it now, then I magnify by 50 and that's what it would be like if I won a gold medal at the Olympic Games." British gymnast Louis Smit

Your Champions 2011: Cheshire Academy's Special Olympics team nominated for award

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

Your Champions 2011: Cheshire Academy's Special Olympics team nominated for award THE magnificent achievements of the Cheshire Academy athletes competing in the Special Olympics earlier this year has been recognised with a ?Team of the Year' nominati

Louis can be king | Sky Sports | Shows | Special Report

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sky Sports - Online

20110927 Louis can be king Pommel horse starlet aiming to glitter with gold Last updated: 27th September 2011 Smith: going for gold I look at what my life was before I won bronze and I look at it now, then I magnify by 50 and that's what it would be

The Huntingdon Gym Blog

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge Times

Paul Hall, Head Coach, Huntingdon Olympic Gym After three months of intensive training and control competitions, the Great Britain men’s team for the forthcoming gymnastics World Championship is finally confirmed. I’m happy to report that Hunti

Notts pair handed GB calls for world championship...

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

NOTTS stars Rebecca Downie and Sam Oldham are in the British Gymnastics team for the World Championships in Tokyo from October 10-16.The 2011 World Championships act as the first qualification competition for places at the 2012 Olympic Games. The Bri

Frankie finishes as the best of British

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Local, The

Frankie Jones achieved her highest scoring clubs routine of the year at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships at Montpellier, France. The 20-year-old from Wellingborough helped the British team improve on their overall score from last year’s

Gymnastics: Powell leads Fromeside medal haul Updated 10:00am Saturday 24th September 2011 FROMESIDE secured several medals over three days at the Alpha Factor UK womens artistic gymnastics competition in Melksham.

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Series, The

Fromside enjoy success at Alpha Factor UK womens artistic gymnastics competition10:00am Saturday 24th September 2011FROMESIDE secured several medals over three days at the Alpha Factor UK womens artistic gymnastics competition in Melksham.Ten gymnast

Tulloch's bronze medal joy

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Kent Online

Courtney Tulloch wins bronze at the British Men's Artistic Gymnastics ChampionshipsCourtney Tulloch added to his list of achievements bytaking a historic bronze medal in the British Men's ArtisticGymnastics Championships at Stoke's Fenton Manor Sport

Tweddle heads strong GB squad

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Three-time champion Beth Tweddle leads a strong Great Britain team at the World Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo from 10-16 October.

Gymnasts aim to show they're best of British

Mark Taylor — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge Evening News

Another hurdle on the way to the London Olympics comes this weekend for Huntingdon Olympic Gymnastic Club competitors. A group of seven will be making their way to Stoke-on-Trent for the British Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Championships on September

High-flyer Nathaniel has spring in his step

GARY FOSTER — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Jarrow and Hebburn Gazette

FLYING HIGH ... Nathaniel Scott. AT the age of just 16, Nathaniel Scott, appears to have the world at his feet – or rather under them. The teen sensation is British champion on the Double Mini-Trampoline (DMT), and has been selected to represen

13/09/2011 - Hunter hails England’s “outstanding” Juniors

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: SportFocus.com

It was, according to Craig Hunter, beyond all expectations. England’s all-conquering performance at the Commonwealth Youth Games on the Isle of Man was described by the team’s Chef de Mission today as “an absolutely outstanding performance”. Engl

Dennis Taylor, Richard Dunwoody and Beth Tweddle announced for Liverpool Question of Sport

Janine Yaqoob — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Southport Visiter - Online

SPORTING stars Dennis Taylor, Richard Dunwoody and Beth Tweddle have been announced as guest panellists when A Question of Sport comes to Liverpool. The show embarks on its second live tour and hits The Empire on October 29. The final panellist

West Norfolk gymnasts bag big medal haul

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lynn News - Online

WEST Norfolk gymnasts secured a plethora of medals at the Voluntary Level Artistic Championships held at Huntingdon Gymnastics Club. Competing at level four, Nicola Colangelo stormed to first place on both vault and bars and narrowly missed out o

Gymnasts claim first gold of Games

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Manx Radio - Online

The first gold medal of the Commonwealth Youth Games went to England. The English women's gymnastics team of Abi Caig, Charlie Fellows and Rebecca Tunney put on a stunning display at the Manx Gymnastics Centre of Excellence to finish with 159 poin

Gymnastics: UK School Games triumph for Angel Romaeo

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WalesOnline

by Gareth Griffiths, South Wales Echo CARDIFF gymnast Angel Romaeo warmed up for this week’s Commonwealth Youth Games in style as she blazed past all in her way at the Sainsbury’s UK School Games. The 14-year-old got off to the perfect start in

Gymnastics: Macy is star for Crewe

Peter Morse — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

MACY Dunne starred for Crewe & Nantwich GC as they landed a bumper haul of medals at the Cheshire & Merseyside Floor and Vault Championships. The under 10 starlet won the vault contest and was runner-up on the floor in the event held at the Camm S

Gymnastics: Stewarton Gymnastics Club compete in first floor and vault competition

Lizzie Smith — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Ayrshire Post Series - Online

YOUNG members from Stewarton Gymnastics Club performed well their first floor and vault competition. Gymnasts aged six to 12 competed at the event hosted by Dundonald Gymnastics Club in Ayr’s Citadel Centre. The 10 to 11 year-olds came away wit

Virgin train to be named after champion gymnast Beth Tweddle

Lyndsay Young — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Daily Post

Beth Tweddle at the 2012 Olympic Torch relay launch A TRAIN named after champion gymnast Beth Tweddle will be unveiled in Liverpool today. She will become the latest sports star to have her name emblazoned on the front of a Virgin Pendolino tra

Gymnastics: Mepham targets podium place

Phil Blanche — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WalesOnline

CARDIFF gymnast Iwan Mepham has vowed to battle through the pain barrier in search of a medal at the Sainsbury’s UK School Games. The 11-year-old, who will be among 1600 athletes in this year’s Games that will run over four days, starting tomorrow

How to master the gymnastic vault

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

The vault, sometimes known as the pommel horse, is a key component of Olympic gymnastics and requires strength, agility and skill. With a little help from real gymnasts BBC London's Dekan Apajee finds out what it takes to be the best.

Gymnastics: Charlie Fellows is steeling herself for Sheffield

Peter Morse — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

IT HAS been a case of so near yet so far for Charlie Fellows this summer but the Crewe gymnast is adamant that won’t be the case at the Sainsbury’s UK School Games, which gets underway tomorrow (Thursday). The 14-year-old looked good for a podium

Gymnastics: GB call for Cardiff’s Lizzie Beddoe

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WalesOnline

by Gareth Griffiths, South Wales Echo CARDIFF gymnast Lizzie Beddoe has been selected to represent Great Britain in a forthcoming international competition. The 2011 Women’s Artistic Gymnastics International Event sees Team GB take on Spain and

Three-time world gymnastics champion Beth Tweddle joins guests at the Southport Flower Show gala dinner (GALLERY)

Michael Byrne — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: North Wales Weekly News Series - Online

WORLD gymnastics champion Beth Tweddle joined nearly 300 guests at the Southport Flower Show charity gala dinner. The show’s traditional curtain-raiser took place in a marquee at the showground in Victoria Park. Guests were the first to see the

Thomas is happy at GB's effort

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge Evening News

Ahmahd Thomas was pleased with his performance as Great Britain’s men’s gymnastics team finished 12th overall at the World University Games in China. The Huntingdon Olympic gymnast was joined by Matt Firth, Samuel Fern, Clinton Purnell and Matt He

Japanese gymnasts test facilities

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Japan's top trampolinists have been trying out facilities in Lowestoft ahead of the London Olympics. Three representatives from the men's team have been at the Waveney Gymnastics Centre to see if they want to use it next year.

Gymnastics duo to fly flag for Scotland

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Paisley Daily Express - Online

A PAIR of gymnasts will fly the flag for Scotland after being picked for the Commonwealth Youth Games team. Cara Kennedy of Paisley and Douglas Ross of Johnstone were both selected for the Scotland gymnastics team that will go for gold on the Isl

Downie still wants Olympic glory

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Britain's highest placed all-around gymnast at an Olympics says she still has a burning desire to represent her country at London 2012. Nottingham's Becky Downie, who finished 12th in Beijing in 2008, said training was getting harder but the resu

Olympian Kirsty returns to Nantwich store bearing medals

Rhiannon Cooke — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

A SPECIAL Olympics competitor has been showing off her medals to staff at a Nantwich store who helped send her to Athens. Kirsty Robertson won the silver medal in the rhythmic ribbon event and was also presented with a medal for being fifth in the

Olympic Dreams: Becky Downie

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Downie finished 12th in the all-around competition at the Beijing Olympics Britain's highest placed all-around gymnast at an Olympics says she still has a burning desire to represent her country at London 2012. Nottingham's Becky Downie, who finished

Olympic tickets up for grabs

Sara Turner — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Businesstraveller - Online

British Airways will be giving away tickets to Olympics finals later this month. The airline will be giving away nearly 200 tickets for the Olympic Games, to include women’s athletic finals, among others, and entry to gymnastics and diving events.

Sports clubs finally allowed to take over running Grange Road West Sports Centre

Lorna Hughes — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Wirral News Group - Online

TWO sports clubs have won final approval for a joint bid to take over Grange Road West Sports Centre – two years after Wirral Council decided to transfer it to community ownership. Birkenhead Trampoline Club and Birkenhead Gymnastics Club joined f

Your Champions: Tranmere trampolining teen, Luke Strong

Matt Hurst — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Wirral News Group - Online

A TRAMPOLINING teenager from Tranmere with one eye on the 2016 Olympics has been nominated for a Your Champions award. Luke Strong is just 17 but already boasts a World Championship silver medal, despite suffering a serious leg break that could ha

Courtney Tulloch claims two Youth Olympic titles

Courtney Tulloch — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Your Maidstone - Online

Maidstone gymnast Courtney Tulloch produced a series of superb displays to scoop two titles for Great Britain at the Youth Olympic event in Turkey last week. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below. The m

Gymnastics: Barry Pair on way to China

Anthony Woolford — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WalesOnline

THE Barry YMCA is thrilled to have two members representing the UK as part of the British gymnastics team in the World Student Games in China this month. Clinton Purnell, who has been a gymnast with the club for more than 15 years, took part in a

Holly embodies spirit of the Olympic flame

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Newtownabbey Times - Online

Gymnast Holly Hamill pictured at the British Championships 2011 held at Fenton Manor, Stoke-on-Trent where she won 4 Gold medals in the ribbon, hoop, ball and clubs events and the overall title of GMPD Senior British Champion. INNT 32-216-CON AN I

A glistening display from Sapphire’s gymnasts

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette & Herald Express - Online, The

30/7/2011 Sapphire Gymnastics Recreational Championships at Sportspace, Hemel Hempstead. Emily Hawkins,six. SAPPHIRE’S gymnasts did battle this week at the annual Club Championships. Over 250 girls and boys took part in the event at Sportspace

London 2012 Olympics: 20 questions with Kat Driscoll

Charlie Lankston — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Trampoline gymnastics hopeful Kat Driscoll talks to Telegraph sport about superstitions, Mauritian holidays and cleaning the toilet. Determined: Kat Driscoll has never dared to miss a training session Interview by Charlie Lankston 10:37AM BS

Raising an Olympian

Sophie Donnelly — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Scottish Daily Express - Online

Ive given up the past 11 years for my girl Gymnastics judge KAREN WHELAN, 50, from Stockport, Cheshire, is mother of senior British champion gymnast Hannah, 19 Karen says: As I watched my daughter Hannah do a cartwheel when she was five, I coul

Tulloch at it again as EYOF 2011 comes to a close

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Torquay Herald Express - Online

Gymnast Courtney Tulloch brought the curtain down on Great Britain’s European Youth Olympic Festival in style as he stormed to another gold on the last day in Trabzon, Turkey. The 15-year-old, fresh from collecting the all-round trophy just 24 hou

GYMNASTICS: Hall excited about GB debut in China

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Hull Daily Mail - Online

THREE years on from being crowned the Mail's top junior sporting star, Rebecca Hall is about to embark on the next chapter of her gymnastics story in China. The talented gymnast became the fourth winner of the HotShots Award in 2008. Hall's man

Southport YMCA gymnasts show their skills at club competition

Joe Thomas — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Southport Visiter - Online

TALENTED gymnasts battled for pride as Southport YMCA Gymnastics Club held their annual internal Girls Recreational Competition. More than 200 girls competed over the course of the tournament, split into categories for over eight-year-olds and und

Banovallum youngsters have a spring in their step

Daniel Bradbury — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Horncastle News - Online

GYMNASTS at Banovallum Gymnastics Club have been moving onwards and upwards. Members were presented with medals in recognition of all of their hard work over the last couple of years. This was to show each of them how much they had improved dur

Gold for Jennifer

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Guide & Gazette

CARNOUSTIE gymnast Jennifer Brankin competed in the 12th Gymstars International Women?s Artistic Gymnastics competition in Tarxien, Malta, at the weekend when she won an individual gold medal for a highly impressive performance on floor. The compe

Boy, six, wins gymnastic contest

Justin Burns — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Maidenhead Advertiser - Online

A young boy has made his first step towards his Olympic dream after winning a coveted gymnastics contest for his age group. Talented James Burman, of Lowestoft Drive, Burnham Gate, won the 2011 Pinewood Gymnastics Championship in the age six to se

Magnificent seven are in the medals

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Local, The

SEVEN gymnasts from the Harlequin School of gymnastics travelled to the Marriotts centre in Stevenage for the General Level 3 Apparatus Championships – and returned with a huge medal haul. In the Level 3 age 9 years category, Amber Hill took joint

TWEDDLE: I’M READY FOR HOME CROWD PRESSURE

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: City AM - Online

BRITISH gymnastics doyenne Beth Tweddle believes she will have a head start on many of her Olympic team-mates when it comes to handling the extra pressure next summer. The three-time world champion from Liverpool admits she is feeling the burden o

Gym counts down to 2012 Olympics

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

In less than a year, a purpose-built gym in Lowestoft will play host to some of the best gymnasts in the world. Waveney Gymnastics Club will be used as a training camp for Australia's male gymnastics team in the build up to the London Olympics.

Jones sweating on London 2012 Olympic berth despite Commonwealth medal

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Herald (Plymouth) - Online, The

Rhythmic gymnast Francesca Jones admits the pressure to perform at London 2012 sky-rocketed earlier this year - but the Commonwealth Games silver medallist insists she's still just worrying about getting there. The 19-year-old saw her Olympic drea

City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club performers enjoy a championships to remember

Paul Snowdon — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

YOUNG performers from the City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club did their hometown proud when they claimed a raft of medals at the British Women’s Gymnastic Championships held at the ECHO Arena. In all, 13 medals were won by the club’s gymnasts with t

Young gymnasts congratulate by GB star

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Basildon Today - Online

WELL DONE: Reiss Beckford passes on his congratulations to the young gymnasts. Picture by Mark Cleveland GREAT Britain gymnast Reiss Beckford congratulated a Basildon school for their recent successes in the sport. The 19-year-old dropped into

Laura chasing glory in world championship

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: News Post Leader - Online

Laura Logan, 13, has been selected as part of the Team GB squad for the World Gymnaestrada held in Switzerland. A YOUNG gymnast from Blyth is currently representing her country at a world event. Laura Logan is part of Team GB taking part at the

GYMNASTICS: Kinetic girls capture hat-trick of medals

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Oxford Times - Online, The

Three girls from Wantage-based club Kinetic Gymnastics won medals at the Oxfordshire County Championships. Courteney Taylor took silver in the level five seniors’ competition, achieving the highest beam score in the group. Theresa Demmel won

Norwich gymnasts face homelessness as academy moves

John Owens — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: EDP 24 - Online

A long-running gymnastics club which can boast world-beaters and is aimed at giving deprived youngsters a chance, faces a bleak future after its home is set to be knocked down for the second time in a decade. Established in 1981, those at Chermond

Gymnastics: King Edmund reign in Spain

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gloucester Gazette - Online

A SELECT band of King Edmund acro gymnasts excelled at a highly-successful and enjoyable Spanish international championships. Shanie-Redd Thorne and Danielle Jones, and the club’s world champions Jake Underdown and Chris Child, triumphed in the j

Jumping Beans gym youngsters graduate!

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is The West Country

PRE-SCHOOL gymnasts are jumping for joy this week having 'graduated' from . The children performed in front of their parents and grandparents and received a medal and certificate for their efforts. This was the triumphant finale to a year of gymn

Norfolk East Gymnastics Club training

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Great Yarmouth Mercury - Online

NORFOLK East Gymnastics Club trains every Monday evening at Ormesby Village Junior School. It is a relatively new club and recently held a sponsored training session in which children took part and raised enough money to buy a vault, a crash mat and

Southport aerobic gymnasts win medals at Welsh Open

Joe Thomas — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Southport Visiter - Online

AEROBIC gymnasts from Southport put in a series of impressive performances at a national competition held in Cardiff. The team had several athletes in the medals as they brought a collection of silverware back up to our resort. And records tumb

Adam soars in Pegasus

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ThisisDevon - Online

GYMNASTICS AN OUTSTANDING performance saw Adam Tobin win the national Pegasus Open for the third year running. HAT-TRICK: Adam Tobin. Having taken the under-9s crown last year, the Falcons Academy gymnast, from Westward Ho!, showed he is a c

Bramhall High School pupils meet Olympian Hannah Whelan (SK7)

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: AboutMyArea

Pupils got the chance to meet an Olympic gymnast as part of Stockport Council's Schools Sport Partnerships' 'Adopt an Olympian' scheme. Pictured are pupils at Bramhall High School meeting Hannah Whelan, the British Gymnastics champion.Hannah Whelan,

Gymnastic Festival

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Breeze Andover - Online, The

A popular Andover sporting festival for children draws to a close today. More than 300 four to six year olds have been trampolining and vaulting, as part of the two day event at John Hanson Community School in Floral Way. The event for would

Huntingdon Gymnast Louis Smith Takes Silver in Korea Cup (PE19)

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: AboutMyArea

Louis Smith Huntingdon gymnast, Louis Smith, continued his progression towards his Olympic dream by taking a silver medal in the prestigious Korea Cup gymnastics tournament, held in Seoul, South Korea over the weekend. The event brought together

Beth Tweddle grabs two golds at British Gymnastics Championship

Mike Allen — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: mirror.co.uk

BETH TWEDDLE claimed double gold at the British Championships in Liverpool, with Hannah Whelan scooping two silvers on her way to the all-around UK title. The world champ finished well ahead of Whelan on the uneven bars and added a further gold fo

Beth Tweddle, Hannah Whelan and Rebecca Tunney make home advantage count at British Gymnastics Championships at ECHO Arena in Liverpool

David Prentice — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

BETH TWEDDLE and Hannah Whelan made home advantage count this weekend. Reigning world champion Tweddle claimed double gold at the British Championships in the Echo Arena yesterday, with Whelan adding two silver medals to the all-around title she s

London 2012 - Tweddle at the double

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Yahoo! UK & Ireland Eurosport

Beth Tweddle was a double winner at the British Gymnastics Championships, surely cementing her already all-but assured place on next year's Olympic team. Three-time world champion Tweddle was a clear winner on both the floor and uneven bars - her

Reward for young athletes coming on in leaps and bounds

STUART BATHGATE — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: The Scotsman

GYMNAST Shannon Archer and boxer Charlie Flynn have been named Commonwealth Games Scotland Athletes of the Month for June, winning £250 each towards training and competition costs. For Archer, a 12-year-old from West Lothian, it was the most succe

Smith Takes Silver in Korea Cup

Erica MacKenzie — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: AboutMyArea

Smith Takes Silver in Korea CupHuntingdon gymnast, Louis Smith, continued his progression towards his Olympic dream by taking a silver medal in the prestigious Korea Cup gymnastics tournament, held in Seoul, South Korea over the weekend. The event br

Hundreds turn out for Arabian Championships

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Milton Keynes Citizen Series - Online

ARABIAN School of Gymnastics held their annual club championships last week and more than 230 children took part. With an atmosphere electrified by music, the podium carpeted and decorated with flowers either side, the event was a total success an

Jersey gymnasts take five golds

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Jersey gymnasts have won five golds on the opening day of the Inter-Island Gymnastics Games. Matthew Hill won gold in the men's pommel with Andre Romeril victorious in the men's parallel bars. Bonita Shurmer won gold in the junior women's bars, w

Mighty Max continues to shine for GB

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lynn News - Online

Max Whitlock at the Japan Cup 2011 GYMNASTICS: Gymnast Max Whitlock has enhanced his growing reputation as one of the future stars of the sport with a fine display at the Japan Cup in Tokyo. Adeyfield starlet Max, 18, was representing Great Bri

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Silver success for Stainsby School of Gymnastics

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Live - Online

Evening Gazette SPRING heeled Stainsby School of Gymnastics somersaulted to silver in a prestigious regional team event. The club, who have recently moved to a purpose-built base in Stockton, finished second in the keenly contested North of Eng

Triple World Champion Beth Tweddle meets talented youngsters

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Grimsby Evening Telegraph - Online

RECORD-breaking gymnast Beth Tweddle took time out of her training for the London 2012 Olympic qualifiers to meet sports stars of the future in Cleethorpes. Beth, who is a director of Total Gymnastics and Everyone Active – which manages Cleethorpe

GYMNASTICS: Abingdon stalwart honoured

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Didcot Herald

Neil Moulster’s oustanding service to Abingdon Gymnas-tics Club over the past 35 years has been recognised with a national award. He received the volunteer of the year trophy at the British Gymnastics awards dinner in Telford. Among those on

Gymnasts in top form

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lynn News

FIVE gymnasts from Daventry Phoenix Gymnastics Club have excelled in a recent competition. They were entered in the County level five, four and three competition held at Daventry Gymnastics Club. Competing in level five were Chloe Adams, Lara N

Success in bid for £28k gymnastic centre

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Hastings Observer & News Series

Pupils celebrate with Jasmine Davies (Hollington Gymnastic Club) headteacher John Court and deputy head David Evans GYMNASTS and freerunners are celebrating after the town was given £28,556 to build a new state-of-the-art training centre. Plans

Teen gymnast profile

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ITV2

A teenager from Milford Haven is the youngest member of the 150-strong GB team at the Special Olympics in Athens. Jemma Bowie-Hallam, 13, has been competing in the gymnastics in front of her proud family.

Double delight for Medlock youngsters

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Tameside & Glossop Advertiser, The

Medlock Gymastics Academy had two of the best in the North West following success in the North West Gymnastics Association Floor and Vault Championships at Birchwood Leisure Centre last month. A number of teams from across the region were in acti

Recognition for all their hard work

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lynn News

DAVENTRY Phoenix gymnasts were recently entered in the county four-piece competition at Lings Forum Gymnastics Club. They were Freya Tiffen, Summer Clift, Berry Hewitt, Emma Buse, Lucy Mullaney, Tia Powell, Elise Hawksworth, Charlotte Mann, Kirsty

Local Athletics: Beth Tweddle can?t wait for British Gymnastics Champions at the ECHO Arena

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:01:00 -0400

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BETH TWEDDLE says she can’t wait to perform on home soil, as the British Women’s Artistic Gymnastic Championships hit the ECHO Arena this month.Source: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/racing/2011/07/01/beth-tweddle-can-t-wait-for-british-gymnast

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Cheshire Academy gymnast takes double gold and double silver at Special Olympics in Athens

Peter Morse — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

CHESHIRE Academy starlet Tracey Jones has raised the bar at the Special Olympics in Athens after she won two gold and two silver medals. The 18-year-old put in an imperious performances in the artistic gymnastics yesterday to achieve an impressive

Gold-plated advice for life

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Times Educational Supplement - Online, The

Mentors from the world of sport are helping pupils to set their goals in a range of essential skills, reports Jackie Cosh “Input equals output,” the class is told. “You will get out what you put in.” The speaker should know. Athlete Steve Frew ha

Gymnast Mackie wins six gold medals

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Team GB gymnast Jonathon Mackie and head gymnastics coach John Grady talk to BBC Scotland reporter Paul Bradley about the young Scot's stunning achievements at the Special Olympic World Games in Athens.

Gymnastics club finale allows everyone to shine

Julie Spencer — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Bracknell Forest Standard

Everybody had a chance to shine at the annual summer gala of Bracknell Gymnastics Club. The club, which runs both children’s classes and training sessions for its elite international squad, staged its annual demonstration at Bracknell Leisure Cent

One to watch: Frankie Jones

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

"Something needs to happen to help this country see rhythmic gymnastics as the beautiful sport it is," says British champion and Commonwealth Games silver medallist Frankie Jones. The 20-year-old is on track to perform to sell-out home crowds at

Whelan aiming for British double

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Whelan is aiming to win back-to-back British titles Teenager Hannah Whelan says she is confident of retaining her senior British artistic gymnastics title in Liverpool on 9 and 10 July. The 19-year-old, who represents the City of Liverpool clu

Forget 2012! Tweddle targets World and European glory in build-up to London Olympics

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Mail Online

Beth Tweddle insists there is no danger of her motivation levels dropping for competitions in the run-up to London 2012. Tweddle, Great Britain's most successful artistic gymnast, hopes to bring down the curtain on her illustrious career in fittin

Langholm youngsters help team to gymnastics success

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser - Online, The

Three young Langholm gymnasts have helped their team to success in the annual Annandale and Eskdale gymnastics competition. Anna Kenny and Eilidh Gough of the Eskdale club both secured places on the podium for their performances in the under 7s an

NO LET-UP FOR 'PERFECTIONIST' TWEDDLE

Phil Medlicott — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: sportinglife

Beth Tweddle insists there is no danger of her motivation levels dropping for competitions in the run-up to London 2012. Tweddle, Great Britain's most successful artistic gymnast, hopes to bring down the curtain on her illustrious career in fittin

Tweddle not distracted by London

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Liverpool's three-time world gymnastics champion Beth Tweddle insists that the 2012 London Olympics must not overshadow what she does this season. Tweddle, like City of Liverpool team-mate Hannah Whelan, is hoping for a medal in London next year,

Croxton schoolgirls claim superb county gymnastics medals

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Local, The

CROXTON Kerrial School pupils Daisy Barnes (10) and Georgia Wallace (10) both competed in the Notts County Championships at East Midlands Centre of Excellence on Sunday. Performing under sweltering conditions, Daisy clinched the gold medal to beco

Davis grabs a sensational six medals

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Croydon Advertiser - Online

PHILIP Davis earned an amazing six medals at the largest multi-sports event in the world this year, the Special Olympics World Games. The 25-year-old secured a gold, a silver and four bronzes while representing Great Britain. Croydon-based Davi

Ex-gymnast bounces back from injury to star at trampoline

Andy Carswell — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is Local London

A 14-YEAR-OLD former gymnast who took up trampolining two years ago has been tipped for the top by her coach – who thinks she’s good enough for the Olympics. Zoe Watts took up the sport after injuries stopped her from taking part in gymnastics ev

Great Britain win 33 medals at the Special Olympics World Summer Games

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Mail Online

Great Britain won 33 medals in gymnastics at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens. Jonathan Mackie won five golds and two silver with his victories including the all-round event. He was closely followed by Omar Haddad who picked up fo

News: Six gold medals for Mackie

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: STV (North) Ltd

Jon Mackie competing at the Special Olympics Summer World Games in Athens East Kilbride gymnast Jon Mackie has won a haul of medals at the Special Olympics in Athens. The 28-year-old brought in six gold medals and one silver on the second day

NI trio earn more Athens medals

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Joyce Haughian took her second silver of the Special Olympics World Summer Games on Wednesday Lisburn woman Pauline Connell won five gymnastics medals at the Special Olympics in Athens on Wednesday while Warrenpoint's Joyce Haughian earned her se

Riada win Derek Clark Memorial Cup

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Local, The

RIADA Gymnastics and Trampoline Club performed superbly at the annual Derek Clark Memorial. The venue was Kilkeel Leisure Centre on Saturday and eight gymnastics clubs from all over Northern Ireland were represented. The event commenced at 10am an

West Berkshire gym club wins £60,000

Tanya Haji — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Newbury Weekly News - Online

KD Gymnastics scooped the Jubilee People's Millions prize towards a new gymnastics centre A WEST Berkshire gymnastics club has won £60,000 to turn a redundant Newbury building into a brand new gymnastics centre. KD Gymnastics has been homeless

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Lord Coe and 3 sporting heroes announce nominations for ordinary Brits to carry Olympic 2012 torch

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sun - Online, The

Organisers of London 2012 want 8,000 Brits to be Olympic torch bearers in a nationwide relay in the run-up to the games. They want YOU to nominate ordinary Brits with extraordinary stories. Here Seb Coe, chairman of the London Games Organising Co

Rhythmic gymnast Jones claims fifth national title

siteeditor — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: More Than the Games

GymnasticsSummer SportsPost a comment FRANCESCA Jones underlined her dominance of British rhythmic gymnastics as she secured her fifth national title. Jones scored 93.425 to take the senior all-around in a close battle with Kezi Gore while Mi

Olympic company for Croxton Kerrial School gymnasts Georgia and Daisy

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Melton Times - Online

TWO Croxton Kerrial School pupils will share the arena with 2012 Olympic hopefuls when they go for county gymnastics titles on Sunday. Georgia Wallace, from Saltby, and Daisy Barnes, both 10, will travel to the East Midlands Gymnastics Centre, in

Gymnasts dazzle at The Peak

Stephen Robertson — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Stirling Observer - Online

Stirling City Gymnastics Club’’s first presentation evening took place at The Peak last Thursday. The club has 34 members, including Andrew MacDonald who picked up a gold medal this month. Anyone who wants to help out with the club can contact Jennif

Commonwealth medalist to congratulate young gymnasts

Martin Dalton — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Grays Today - Online

GREAT Britain gymnast Reiss Beckford will visit a school early next month to congratulate them on their successes this year. St Anne Line Catholic Junior School, in Wickhay, Basildon, will welcome the 19-year-old on Wednesday, July 6, during their

National titles for Harlequin gymnasts

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lynn News

NINE members of the Harlequin School of Gymnastics in Leighton Buzzard represented the eastern region in the National Tumbling Finals – and returned with two medals. Gemma Garder was the star of the show as she won gold at the National Three level

Norfolk Academy of Gymnasticsâ Emily Crowe in double GB debut joy

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Advertiser 24 - Online, The

Sprowston's Emily Crowe with her silver and gold medals won on her Great Britain debut against Sweden. Photo: Denise Bradley Norfolk Academy of Gymnastics’ Emily Crowe in double GB debut joy 2:40 PM She has been a promising talent for som

Commonwealth gold medal winning gymnast visits a Welwyn Garden City school

Mark Hemmings, Sports Editor — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Welwyn & Hatfield Times - Online

International gymnast Steve Frew at Springmead School WELWYN Garden City?s Springmead Primary School celebrated the culmination of a year long gymnastics project with Sir Frederic Osborn School by welcoming a very special sporting guest on Monday. In

Gymnastics: Fromeside win Medley Cup

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gloucester Gazette - Online

Fromeside Gymnastics Club are celebrating after tremendous success at the Wiltshire Open Invitational competition in Melksham. The event comprised five different levels of difficulty where the Fromeside girls competed against gymnasts from clubs

Gymnastics: King Edmund to put on a show in Yate

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gloucester Gazette - Online

KING Edmund’s fledgling gymnasts are to perform two shows at Yate Leisure Centre this Saturday (June 18). The displays, which take place at 2.15pm and (repeated) at 4.30pm that day, will be given by members of the club’s young gym fun and recreat

Beth Tweddle Wins Gold At European Championships 2010: Pictures

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: anorak.co.uk

FORGET the football. Bring on the gymnastics! To the women’s European Championships 2010 at the National Indoor Arena. Gymnastics is one of those sports where children are better than the adults. Great Britain’s Beth Tweddle won gold on the floor. Th

Lizzie stars for county

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Bath Chronicle - Online, The

GYMNASTICS Bath's Lizzie Franklin helped Somerset taste success in the inter- counties team competition last Sunday. The six-strong Somerset team came away with two gold and one silver medal after taking on opposition from Bristol, Gloucester and

Nadine takes home gymnastic medals

Joshua Richards — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: London 24 - Online

Nadine Gomez took home a silver and a bronze medal for Tower Hamlets in the Balfour Beatty London Youth Games Tier One girls’ gymnastics finals, at Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham on Saturday. The 11-year-old Raines Foundation School pupil sec

Ones to watch: Higgins and Walsh

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Great British trampolinist James Higgins knows the size of the challenge both he and Northampton Trampoline Gymnastics Academy stablemate Steve Walsh face in targeting London 2012 medals. "It'd be an achievement to qualify, but if we do, we're not th

Southport’s Olympic greats revealed

John Siddle — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Southport Visiter

THE 400 day marker on the countdown to London 2012 will be passed next Thursday (June 23) – and four Southport sports stars are being tipped to win a place on the podium. Gymnast Dan Purvis, 800m runner Michael Rimmer, swimmer Fran Halsall and Paraly

Special Olympics Great Britain’s Journey to the Special Olympics World Summer Games

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Able Magazine - Online

180 Nations, 7000 athletes, 25 June – 4 July, Athens, Greece Opening Ceremonies to Feature Stevie Wonder, Vanessa Williams, President of Greece and others Special Olympics Great Britain learning disabled athletes and volunteer co

Thatcham gymnastics club needs your help

Tanya Haji — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Newbury Weekly News - Online

Owner in running to win £60k to convert empty building after Cold Ash school says it needs sports hall back THE man behind a gymnastics club in Cold Ash is asking people to vote for him to win £60,000 from the Jubilee People’s Millions project to

4x4? That’s the size of vehicle Arun gymnasts need for their medals

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lynn News

A TOTAL of 22 gymnasts from the recreational squads at the Arun Gymnastics Club turned in a superb performance at a 4x4 event in Burgess Hill which saw them carry off a hatful of medals. The competition, attended by 13 Sussex clubs, was split into

Bexley take gymnastics glory

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Bexley Council

Bexley won the overall borough prize in the London Youth Games girls' gymnastics finals at Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham at the weekend and won bronze in the boys' finals. The borough team topped the podium in the Tier 1 girls' contest and were

Brent’s gymnasts coming on leaps and bounds

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Kilburn Times Series

Brent’s gymnasts underlined their improvement in the past year as the boys and girls’ teams both moved up the field in Sunday’s qualifiers at Dagenham. Coach Sheila Moule, from Vale Farm Gymnastics Club, had been seeking signs of progress from the

Gym champ Ella, 10

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Caldicot Today - Online

Ella Didcott, 10, from Whitecroft, recently took part in the Wiltshire Open Gymnastics Competition Level 4 out of age where she came first overall, beating 45 other gymnasts from all over England and Wales. Ella trains at the Academy of Gymnastics at

Gymnastic girls will be high-flying treat!

LEAH STRUG — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Jarrow and Hebburn Gazette

FASHION show fans are in for a high-flying treat this year. South Tyneside Acrobatic Gymnastics Club will treat audiences to a sweltering routine they’ll never forget at this year’s Gazette fashion show – Summer Fun. The team, many who have rep

Gymnastics: Beth Tweddle’s Olympic dream is picking up momentum

Peter Morse — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

BETH Tweddle believes she is firmly on course to achieve her London 2012 Olympic dream after helping her club to a seventh British team title. Three-time world champion Tweddle – Britain’s greatest ever gymnast – achieved the highest overall score

GYMNASTICS: Delight for super Dela

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Witney Gazette

CARTERTON’S Kate Dela took home the gold medal from the Basingstoke Veterans’ Competition. In preparation for the British Championships later in the year, the 28-year-old took first place by the tightest of margins of just 0.1 points. Dela is

London 2012 Olympics: 20 questions with Beth Tweddle

Nick Pearce — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Artistic gymnastics hopeful Beth Tweddle talks to Telegraph Sport about keeping her coach happy, iPads and ice cream. Form: Beth Tweddle at the 2011 European Championships Photo: AP Interview by Nick Pearce Telegraph Sport: Tell us who you a

Rachel is new open champ

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Caldicot Today - Online

•Rachel Stephenson (left) and Lowri Scrivens at the Wiltshire Open competition. RACHEL Stephenson, 15, became the new Wiltshire Open’Champion at Level 3 in Melksham last weekend. Rachel produced stunning performances on beam and floor with stro

Rachel is new open champ

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Chepstow Today - Online

•Rachel Stephenson (left) and Lowri Scrivens at the Wiltshire Open competition. RACHEL Stephenson, 15, became the new Wiltshire Open’Champion at Level 3 in Melksham last weekend. Rachel produced stunning performances on beam and floor with stro

ROWAN Gymnastics Club's display team have been selected to take part in the 14th World Gymnaestrada next month.

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: SouthWestBusiness.co.uk

Swiss adventure on horizon for gymnasts Rowan are one of 23 clubs nationwide invited to make up the British Gymnastics team and are the only club in Cheltenham to have been chosen to represent Great Britain at this event. The group will travel

Brazil’s 2012 squad puts pen to paper

hollie — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Ipswich Evening Star - Online

Representatives from Brazil sign the contract that will see the team train at Pipers Vale ahead of the 2012 Olympic games It has been two years in the making, but a town gym has struck a deal with the Brazilian 2012 gymnastics team. Pipers Vale

Gymnasts tumble to success

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Thorne and District Gazette - Online

ELMFIELD Gymnastics Club has been bathed in glory after seven of its number picked up medals at recent events. Millie Chadbourne cemented her status ranked sixth in Britain for her age group after competing in the British Tumbling Final. Chad

Leah’s ‘fantastic bonus’

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Wigan Evening Post - Online

Leah Burke, of Wigan Gymnastics Club, who came first in the Espoir Floor Exercise at the National Challenge Cup in Guildford LEAH Burke qualified for the British Championships next year with her success at the the Espoirs National Challenge Cup co

London gymnastics team wins gold at the weekend

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is Local London

The borough's boys gynmastics team scored gold and silver medals in the Balfour Beatty London Youth Games. The teams won two golds, two silvers and a bronze medal in events at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham over the weekend. The boro

London Youth Games Gymnastics

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is Local London

Team Bronze medal winners in the London Youth Games Floor and Vault gymnastics competition held at Goresbrook this weekend. Pictured (L-R) Holly Kilmurry (also individual all around gold medal and individual vault bronze medal); Kellie Palmer; Emily

Young Merseyside gymnasts impress world champion Beth Tweddle

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

by Our Correspondent, Liverpool Echo WORLD champion Beth Tweddle and UK Games and Junior European winner Rebecca Tunney were present to watch the youngsters being put through their paces at the county Key Step Gymnastic competition at Park Road.

Grant allows club to rebuild gym

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Officials from a Greater Manchester sports club have said a grant from Sport England will allow them to build a new £1.95m base. Bury Gymnastics Club was left homeless after an arson attack in 2007 on its original home in the town. Club chair

Gymnast talks of Olympic training

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Share this page London Olympics ambition for gymnast Kristian Thomas Kristian Thomas took up the sport when he was five A Wolverhampton gymnast has been talking about what it takes to compete at Olympic level as he sets his sights on sele

GYMNASTICS: Sophie shines as Spalding’s starlets step it up

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Local, The

Stepping up: Spalding Gymnastic Academys Level Five competitors. Photo (to order call 01775 765433): SG270511-166TW (TIM WILSON) SPALDING Gymnastic Academy’s up and coming stars took centre stage at a recent county event as they looked to take the

GYMNASTICS: Sophie shines as Spalding’s starlets step it up

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Spalding Guardian

Stepping up: Spalding Gymnastic Academys Level Five competitors. Photo (to order call 01775 765433): SG270511-166TW (TIM WILSON) SPALDING Gymnastic Academy’s up and coming stars took centre stage at a recent county event as they looked to take the

Katie leads the way as TJ girls lift county crowns

Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lynn News

TEN girls from TJ Gymnastics’ artistic squad competed against eight other clubs and nearly 100 gymnasts at Spalding in the Lincolnshire County Level Five Championships. Winning 15 medals and two shields, the girls performed brilliantly, taking the

Ashley gets better of regular partner Buster

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Exeter Express & Echo - Online

HONITON'S Ashely Wallis won a bronze medal at the National Schools Tumbling Finals. Wallis, a pupil at the town's community college, found himself up against regular acrobatic partner Buster Tutcher in the competition at Fenton Manor, Stoke-on-Tre

Gymnastics: Gold rush for Academy at National Championships

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gloucester Gazette - Online

HAVING already won the South West Schools championships, 11 students from Yate International Academy and one student from Winterbourne International Academy enjoyed more success at the English Schools National Gymnastics Championships held in Stoke-o

Jay collects six golds at international tournament

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Exeter Express & Echo - Online

EXETER gymnast Jay Thompson enjoyed a fantastic Gymsport Artistic Gymnastic International Tournament in Portugal, winning six golds. He won the all-round competition and also claimed victory on every apparatus except the high bar, on which he took

Olympics athletes set to train for London 2012 in Lowestoft

MARK BOGGIS — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: EDP 24 - Online

British gymnastics squad's Louis Smith using the kit at Waveney Gymnastics Club, Lowestoft. Photo: Andy Darnell. Lowestoft will enjoy a double Olympic boost when two international gymnastics teams use the town as their base in the run-up to the 20

Olympics joy for Waveney Gymnastics Club

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lowestoft Journal

Waveney Gymnastics Club's centre manager Vikki Rogers and club chairman John Pawsey. Photo: Nick Butcher. 1:08 PM LOWESTOFT was given a double Olympic boost this week as it emerged that two leading international gymnastics teams would be base

Awesome foursome edge closer to 2012

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Bath Chronicle - Online, The

Four girls from the City of Bath Rhythmic Gymnastics Club are stepping closer to achieving their dream of representing their country at next year's London Olympics. Annie Bartlett 15, Frankie Fox 18, Lynne Hutchison, 16, and Georgina Cassar, 17, h

Dance duo in step for success

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Solihull & Warwickshire Guardian - Online

Two gymnasts from Shirley have achieved amazing results in competitions over the last four weeks with both winning Individual Apparatus titles at the British Gymnastics National Grades Finals in Walsall recently. Abi Stokes aged 15 and a pupil at

Gymnastics: Beth Tweddle continues successful preparation for London 2012 with victory at the British Team Championships

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Chester Chronicle Series - Online

BETH Tweddle believes she is firmly on course to achieve her London 2012 Olympic dream after helping the City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club to a seventh British team title. Three-time world champion Tweddle, 26, Britain’s greatest ever gymnast, ach

Gymnasts join the circus

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: North Devon Gazette - Online

Youngsters from the North Devon Display Gymnastics Club are joined by clowns Patchy and Pepito as they practice beside the Big Top. YOUNG North Devon gymnasts joined the circus for a day when they were given the opportunity to perform in the big t

Belgian bronzes for Honiton pair

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Exeter Express & Echo - Online

HONITON Gym Club's Ashley Wallis and Buster Tutcher won bronze medals at the Flanders International Acro Cup event in Belgium. The two 12-year olds achieved the feat just a few weeks after also winning bronze at the British Championships. Tutcher

Gymnastics: Hinckley & Burbage girls hit the heights

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Leicester Mercury - Online

Hinckley & Burbage juniors have been crowned East Midlands champions at the first time of asking. The club had never before entered the regional competition, but their junior team won the trophy after scoring 136.7 points. They overcame nearest

Gymnast is one leap nearer to Olympics, Teesdale Mercury

Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Teesdale Mercury

Gymnast is one leap nearer to Olympics A FUTURE Olympic hopeful was jumping for joy after being selected to train with the national team. Claudia Barkes, 11, of Greta Bridge, travelled to the National Training Camp in Dijon, France, and spent t

Sparks Gymnastics club's competitors all passed at Regional Club Grades at North Solihull

Sat, 28 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Hereford Times

SPARKS Gymnastics club’s competitors all passed at the Regional Club Grades at North Solihull, some with distinction. Back row (left to right) Tia Husbands, Larissa Anderson, Lucy Meredith, Leah Lewis, Sian Hollingsworth, Abbie Quirk, Jazmine O’L

Downie is praised for her determination and character as she fights back from injury

Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

BECKY Downie has shown the determination and character of a true champion in her battle against a career-threatening injury. The 19-year-old Olympian ruptured an Achilles tendon at the start of the year, an injury that required instant surgery.

Gymnastics champ drops in

Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Rotherham Advertiser

A STAR sporting guest will be dropping into a Rotherham school today. World and European gymnastics champion Beth Tweddle visits Pope Pius X Catholic High School, Wath, to address both the secondary school pupils and children from the local clust

Stevenage acrobats in medal haul

Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Comet 24, The

Gymnasts as young as give took part in an annual friendly competition Stevenage Sports Acrobatics Club hosted its annual friendly competition last Sunday where gymnasts, some as young as five, from Marston Gymnastics, Knights Templar and Stevenage

Gymnastics: Friendly competition ends in medal joy for Deeside

Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Flintshire Chronicle - Online, The

by Alec Doyle, Flintshire Chronicle DEESIDE Gymnastics Club put friendship first and still came home with a huge medal haul. They travelled to take part in the Four-way Friendship Competition at Holyhead with ŠEryri, Ynys Mon, Maldwyn and Dee

GYMNASTICS: Medals galore for Spalding’s girls

Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Spalding Guardian

Representing: Spalding brought 21 medals home from Milton Keynes (above), while (below) the Academy's county 4, 3, 2, 1 girls fared well. A SPREE of medals were picked up by Spalding Gymnastic Academy at a national competition in Milton Keynes.

GYMNASTICS: Medals galore for Spalding’s girls

Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lynn News

Representing: Spalding brought 21 medals home from Milton Keynes (above), while (below) the Academy's county 4, 3, 2, 1 girls fared well. A SPREE of medals were picked up by Spalding Gymnastic Academy at a national competition in Milton Keynes.

Sparks shine in competition

Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Heywood Advertiser

Heywood Sparks Gymnastics Academy sent 60 gymnasts to Copley Recreation Centre for the Phil Tighe Floor and Vault Championships. Katie Newbery took first place on floor and vault, and become the U6 overall champion. Emma Isaac was in the U7s – sh

Gymnastics: World event is awarded to Glasgow

JO ATKINSON — Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Scotsman.com

Glasgow has been chosen to host a world championship gymnastics event. More than 500 gymnasts from 80 countries will visit the city to participate in the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2015. Glasgow was selected ahead of bids from P

Alex is on top of world

Eric Paylor — Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Live - Online

TALENTED gymnast Alexandra Learman is on an upward spiral. The Redcar nine-year-old travelled to France to take part in a national training camp with the Great Britain Home Nations Development Squad. She trained for 10 days in Dijon with her co

Glasgow to host gymnastic Worlds

Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Extra - Glasgow south and eastwood - Online, The

Glasgow has been named host city for the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastic Championships, bringing the event to Scotland for the first time. Glasgow beat off competition from Paris and Orlando to win the right to host the prestigious event. The dec

Glasgow awarded 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

gmeagher — Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: More Than the Games

THE World Artistic Gymnastics Championships will be held in the UK for the second time in six years after Glasgow was awarded the 2015 edition of the event. GOLDEN GIRL: Beth Tweddle captured gold the last time the World Artistic Gymnastics Champ

Glasgow chosen as host city for 2015 world gymnastics event beating bids from Paris & Orlando

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Glaswegian - Online, The

GLASGOW has beaten competition from Paris and Orlando to be chosen as host city for a world championship gymnastics event. More than 500 gymnasts from 80 countries will visit the city to participate in the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships i

Glasgow to host 2015 gymnastic championships

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

British gymnast Beth Tweddle performs on the horizontal bars Glasgow has beaten competition from Paris and Orlando to host the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastic Championships. The 10-day event is estimated to be worth £5m directly to the Scottish e

Glasgow to host 2015 gymnastics event

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Leisure Management

The Federation of International Gymnastics (FIG) has named Glasgow as host of the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - the first time the event has come to Scotland. British Gymnastics, Glasgow City Council, EventScotland and UK Sport w

Glasgow to host 2015 World Artistic Gymnastic Championships

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Glasgow has been named host city for the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastic Championships, bringing the event to Scotland for the first time. Glasgow beat off competition from Paris and Orlando to win the right to host the prestigious event. The dec

Glasgow to host gymnastic Worlds

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Scotsman.com

Glasgow has been named host city for the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastic Championships, bringing the event to Scotland for the first time. Glasgow beat off competition from Paris and Orlando to win the right to host the prestigious event. The dec

Glasgow to host gymnastic Worlds

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Fife Today - Online

Glasgow has been named host city for the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastic Championships, bringing the event to Scotland for the first time. Glasgow beat off competition from Paris and Orlando to win the right to host the prestigious event. The dec

Glasgow to host gymnastics world championship

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: STV (North) Ltd

Gymnasts from 80 countries will visit the city to participate in the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2015.

Gymnastics: Glasgow to host 2015 World Artistic Gymnastic Championships

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: SportSister

Glasgow has been selected as the host city for the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastic Championships, bringing the event to Scotland for the first time. The decision by the Federation of International Gymnastics (FIG) follows a joint bid between Britis

London 2012 - Glasgow bags 2015 World Championships

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Yahoo! UK & Ireland Eurosport

23 The World Artistic Gymnastics Championships will be held in the UK for the second time in six years after Glasgow was awarded the 2015 edition of the event. Recent Breaking News Liverpool striker Andy Carroll and Arsenal midfielder Jac

Things are looking up for gymnast Harry

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisiswesterndailypress.co.uk

A BRISTOL boy has brought home a gold medal from a national gymnastics competition. Harry Andrews won the medal as part of a team made up of the best gymnasts in the South West at the national gymnastics finals in Birmingham. The 12-year-old, o

Young gymnasts are flying high

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lynn News

DAVENTRY Phoenix gymnastics club entered five gymnasts into the Regional grade 14 and 13 and grade 12 at Leicester Gymnastics College. All five gymnasts passed their grading with flying colours receiving not only a pass but a distinction. The g

Gymnasts jump for joy thanks to cash

Sat, 21 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This Is Derbyshire

Head coach Clive Mason, top left, and coach Jez Hackett, top right, with members of Mickleover Gymnastics. A GYMNASTICS group has a new trampoline thanks to a donation from a pub chain. Burton-based Punch Taverns donated £650 from its Punch Com

Magical Manor School marvels prove Brit hits in national gymnastic coronation

Sat, 21 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Press - Online, The

12:55pm Saturday 21st May 2011 MANOR School are the new British under-13s schools’ mixed gymnastics champions. The high-fliers, who won the Yorkshire regional finals in March, took to the range of disciplines at Stoke and achieved their best ev

SIX youngsters from the Torbay Olympic Gymnastics Club have enjoyed a medal-winning period.

Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ThisisDevon - Online

Trampolinists Freddie Hill and Ruth Sylvester bounced to gold at Bath University in the South West Grades event, while Naomi Passmore, Jessica Addis and Maisy Bertram (also pictured front from left) won silver and bronze medals on all four Olympic ap

Six members of the Academy of Gymnastics in Portishead were selected to represent the South West in the National Grade Finals at Cocks Moor Leisure Centre in Birmingham.

Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: SouthWestBusiness.co.uk

Regional calls for gymnasts The youngest, nine-year- old Amelia Knight, competed in the National Compulsory Grade 4 Finals, with Lydia Baker in the Grade 3 finals. Knight put in some good performances, placing 12th on vault and ninth on floor,

British medals for Kingsley team

Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Devon 24 - Online

Kingsley School gymnasts won silver medals at the British Schools’ Gymnastics Championships and helped the South West to win the regional title. The U13 mixed team qualified in March to represent the South West in the floor and vault section. Jasm

Camera shy gym couple nominated

Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Virgin Media

A couple who sold their home to help fund the sports club where teenage weightlifting champion and London 2012 hopeful Zoe Smith trains have been nominated by Lord Coe to become torchbearers for the Games. The London 2012 chairman said he made his

Norfolk Academy of Gymnastics’ Jess Scarlett rises to the top

Ben Mouncer — Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Norwich Evening News

Norwich gymnast Jess Scarlett’s recent crowning as grade eight British champion capped a remarkable year. The 10-year-old triumphed at the national finals in Birmingham last month to take the title only 12 months after joining Attleborough’s Norfo

Town gymnasts secure the county championship

Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lynn News

SLEAFORD Gymnastics Club have been crowned Lincolnshire Level 4 and 3 champions for 2011. The Sleaford club secured the championship in competition with the county’s top gymnasts from six different Lincolnshire clubs. The day started off with t

International trampoline gymnastics in Taunton

Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is The West Country

SHANNON Collings took off to plug an international trampoline gymnastics tournament involving four countries in Taunton. The event, at Wellsprings Leisure Centre, on Saturday, May 28, features teams from Great Britain, the Czech Republic, Denmark

Cheam Gymnastics Club

Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is Local London

The last two weekends have been a hive of activity for . Over the May Day Bank holiday, 29 members of the club travelled to Irvine in Scotland for the Scottish Gymfest. Gymnasts from 8 to 25 years old took part in 3 days of gymnsatics festival along

LONDON 2012: Gymnast Smith admits defeat in boxing challenge

siteeditor — Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: More Than the Games

BoxingGymnasticsPost a comment OLYMPIC gymnastics silver medallist Louis Smith has taken time out from his London 2012 preparations to indulge in his other passion - boxing. Smith spent time in the gym with Commonwealth Games middleweight sil

Duo in national triumph

Katie Thomas — Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Live - Online

AFTER winning at the regional qualifiers, Middlesbrough Gymnastics Club had five gymnasts representing their schools and the North region at the National Schools Acro and Tumbling finals. The Stoke-on-Trent competition was one of the few times whe

GB Gymnasts set Olympic Rhythm for 2012

Sat, 14 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Fresh Outlook, The

The British Olympic Association (BOA) announced today that Great Britain will be able to utilise a Host Nation Qualification Place to compete in the rhythmic gymnastics individual competition at the London 2012 Olympics. They also have the opport

GYMNASTICS: Rosie leads glory trail for Grove

Sat, 14 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Oxford Mail - Online

Ten Grove and Didcot gymnasts brought home 14 medals from the Roses National Competition at Milton Keynes. At the first level – Tea Rose – Rosie Cullen won two golds and two silvers for beam, vault, bar and tumble respectively. Natasha Doxey

Magpantay wins gold

Erika Magpantay — Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Comet 24, The

Gymnast also takes bronze at National Finals Gymnast Erika Magpantay won gold and bronze at the National Final of the Elite Grades last week. The nine-year-old from Stevenage is a member of Marriotts Gymnastics Club, and also a member of the Ea

Britain's World Class trampoline gymnastics squad continued their build-up to the London 2012 Olympic Games at a preparation camp at the University of Bath last week.

Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: SouthWestBusiness.co.uk

Athletes have a spring in their step Athletes training in Bath included the bronze medal-winning synchro pair of Bryony Page and Bridgwater's Laura Gallagher, who trains at Cheddar.

Gymnastics: Floor they are jolly good gym performers

Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ChronicleLive.co.uk

Evening Chronicle INTERNATIONAL action beckons for members of one of the North East’s premier gymnastics club following impressive performances at the British Championships. South Tyneside GC, based in South Shields, returned from the tournamen

Sporting Village Opens To The Public

Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Build.co.uk

The funding partners who have made the Basildon Sporting Village possible have hailed the 'fantastic achievement' as the £38 million facility opened its doors to the public. A full day of sport and activities was headlined by gymnastics troupe and

Club pride after girls vault to glory

Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is Uttoxeter

"FANTASTIC" Uttoxeter gymnasts have somersaulted their way to a glittering array of medals from the George Finney Set Floor and Vault Competition. The Uttoxeter Gymnastics Club (UGC) were named overall girls' champions after attaining the highest

Gymnastics: Cairns means business ahead of London 2012

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gloucester Gazette - Online

IMOGEN Cairns might be the comeback queen of British gymnastics, but the Winterbourne ace admits her mission will only be complete once she vaults into London 2012, writes Ben Baker. The 22-year-old returned from almost two years out with ankle s

A HIGH-FLYING gymnastics club is hoping to revamp a Tonbridge venue into an Olympic-style training arena.

shams al — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisiskent.co.uk

Weald of Kent Gymnastics Club wants planning permission to convert industrial units on Sovereign Way into a state-of-the-art gym to serve their flourishing club. Head coach Jacky Leman said the 170-strong group has outgrown the East Peckham Sports

Gymnast takes floor at Pill Asda

Richard Parks — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: South Wales Argus

A NEWPORT champion gymnast entertained shoppers to raise more than £200 to put towards his next competition. The current Welsh Under- 16 gymnastics champion Joseph Rowland, 15, of Malpas, performed routines to visitors at the Asda supermarket, Pil

International hopes for gym star Katie-Ann

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Rossendale Free Press - Online

Young Haslingden gymnast Katie-Ann Barton was part of the winning North West team competing against six other regions in Birmingham. Katie-Ann, 11, who attends St James C of E School in Haslingden, helped her five-strong team take first place – w

Louis Smith ready to turn heads at 2012 Olympics

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Thomson Reuters - UK - Online

Louis Smith of Britain poses after the men's pommel horse finals at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam October 23, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Dylan Martinez LONDON | Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:04pm BST LONDON (Reuters) - Olympic bro

Spelbound: 'Royal Variety's unforgettable' (VIDEO)

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: What's on TV

Britain's Got Talent winners Spelbound said performing for royalty was 'unforgettable' - as the nation gears up for Friday's Royal Wedding. The gymnastics troupe, currently on screen in the BGT moneysupermarket.com ads, performed at last year's Ro

How Hitler ruined my Olympic dream

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:15:00 -0400

Outlet: North West Evening Mai

IN a year’s time, the best gymnasts in the world will be in London for the Olympic Games. PAUL TURNER talks to a gymnast whose own Olympic dreams more than 70 years ago were dashed by the Second World War, but whose great-grandchildren are now starti

London 2012 Olympics: British gymnastics continues to prosper as Dan Purvis takes World Cup gold

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Daniel Purvis made home advantage pay in the World Cup event at Glasgow's Kelvin Hall. Progress: Dan Purvis contines to perform well for Team GB Photo: GETTY IMAGES The 20-year-old Scot produced an impressive performance to beat Germany's recen

Gymnastics: All-rounder Purvis wins World Cup

jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: The Scotsman

Daniel Purvis claimed victory in the gymnastics World Cup in Glasgow yesterday, upstaging his rivals in a manner which suggests talk of contending for an Olympic medal is no f

Gymnastics: All-rounder Purvis wins World Cup

MARK WOODS — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Scotsman.com

Daniel Purvis claimed victory in the gymnastics World Cup in Glasgow yesterday, upstaging his rivals in a manner which suggests talk of contending for an Olympic medal is no fanciful boast. Liverpool-raised but Scottish by dint of a Dundonian moth

Gymnastics World Cup 2011: Hannah Whelan says Great Britain are true contenders

Nick Pearce — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Hannah Whelan believes British gymnastics has improved "dramatically" in recent years and says the team is up there with the world's best. Drive: Hannah Whelan believes British gymnasts are spurring each other on to greatness Photo: AP Whelan,

Gymnastics: Purvis sends out message of intent

MARK WOODS — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Scotsman.com

SCOTTISH gymnast Dan Purvis has pledged to send out a signal of serious intent to his Olympic rivals in today's World Cup event at Glasgow's Kelvin Hall. The 20-year-old world championship medallist is competing against eight of the best, includin

gymnastics Scotland’s Daniel Purvis will come up against Ukraine’s Mykolai Kuksenkov again at the Glasgow World Cup at the Kelvin Hall tomorrow, writes Roddy Mackenzie. They couldn’t be separated at the European Championships in Berlin last weekend w

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Herald Scotland - Online

The German Phillip Boy, who won the gold, is also in the line-up along with the American Jonathan Horton, the Olympic silver medallist on the high bar and world all-around bronze medallist. Another Scot, Daniel Keatings, has been given a wild card

Gymnastics: Silver lining for King Edmund stars

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gloucester Gazette - Online

FOUR of King Edmund Gym Club’s top performers returned from a gruelling training camp in Belarus – and duly excelled at the British Acro Championships at Stoke-on-Trent, writes Simon Parkinson. Chris Child and Jake Underdown clinched silver medal

BETH TWEDDLE AIMS TO BOW OUT IN OLYMPIC GLORY

Frank Wiechula — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: express.co.uk

Beth Tweddle has won 20 medals at Common-wealth, European and world level SHE is admired as Britains greatest gymnast, but three-time world champion Beth Tweddle would never have forgiven herself if she had passed up one last tilt at Olympic glor

City athlete Beth Tweddle in Olympics plea

Laura Jones — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Chester First - Online

BETH 'The Medal' Tweddle has called on people to get their applications in for tickets to the London 2012 Olympic Games before the ticketing window closes next week. Chester-born gymnast Beth has helped to launch a national campaign to encourage s

Keatings: I can still compete at the top

Aaron Mason — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge Evening News - Online

Daniel Keatings aims to prove he still has what it takes in top-level gymnastics at the Glasgow Grand Prix on Saturday. After almost a year out following a serious knee injury, the Huntingdon Olympic star makes his international comeback in the la

Olympic gymnastics hopeful Beth Tweddle on hand to help new talent

Jim Durkin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is Dorset

TRIPLE world champion gymnast Beth Tweddle, who won European gold days ago in Berlin, has been coaching young Poole hopefuls. Beth, 26, considered to be Britain’s most successful gymnast of all time – and one of the country’s best medal hopes for

Daniel Purvis secures European Gymnastics Championships bronze medal

Philip Kirkbride — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Southport Visiter

DANIEL PURVIS did his Olympic chances the world of good with a European medal. The 21-year-old from the Southport YMCA took bronze in the all-round competition at the European Gymnastics Championships in Berlin. Purvis was forced to endure a ne

Four gold medals as Pinewood Gymnastics Club host regional event

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Wokingham & Bracknell Times - Online

Pinewood Gymnastics Club breathed new life into an old inter-club competition earlier this month. A total of 122 young gymnasts from seven different clubs across the southern region travelled to Pinewood for the first Regional Floor and Vault Comp

Beth banking on home help

Paul Higham — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sky Sports - Online

British gymnastics star hoping for home-crowd boost in London Olympic gymnastics hopeful Beth Tweddle told Sky Sports News that the lure of competing in front of a home crowd has kept her in training and bidding for gold at London 2012. Tweddle

Beth Tweddle secures European bars title hat-trick

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Post, The

LIVERPOOL-BASED Beth Tweddle claimed her third straight European bars title at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Berlin before falling short of a third consecutive floor title. The 26-year-old competing last, scored 15.100 with a b

Crosby gymnast Daniel Purvis wins bronze at European Championships

James Connor — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

DANIEL PURVIS secured a Bronze medal in the men’s all-round event at the 2011 Artistic Gymnastics European Championships with a particularly good showing on the floor, on which he was already world bronze medalist. Purvis’ score of 88.350 was just

Golden girl Beth Tweddle completes bars hat-trick

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

by Our Correspondent, Liverpool Echo LIVERPOOL-based Beth Tweddle claimed her third straight European bars title in Berlin on Saturday. The 26-year-old Briton, competing last, scored 15.100 with a brand new routine to take victory at the Artist

Beth Tweddle 'played safe' to get Euros uneven bars gold

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Britain's Beth Tweddle admits she performed a "training routine" to win gold on the uneven bars at the European Gymnastics Championships in Berlin after the withdrawal of Aliya Mustafina, and says she isn't aiming for a medal in Sunday's floor event.

Daniel Purvis takes all-around bronze at European Champs

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not available in your territory. Britain's Daniel Purvis ties for bronze in the men's all-around event at the European Gymnastics Championships in Berlin, thanks to a strong floor routine in the final rotati

European Artistic Gymnastics Championship 2011: Beth Tweddle wins gold in uneven bars

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Beth Tweddle admitted she was relieved to claim her third straight European bars title in Berlin on Saturday. Golden performance: Beth Tweddle enjoyed success in Berlin on the uneven bars Photo: PA The 26 year-old Briton, competing last, scored

London 2012 - Tweddle wins bars gold in Berlin

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Yahoo! UK & Ireland Eurosport

2011 Beth Tweddle claimed uneven bars gold for the fourth time in her career as she unveiled a new routine at the European Gymnastics Championships in Berlin. World champion Tweddle, who will look to win an unprecedented third consecutive floo

TITLE HAT-TRICK FOR TWEDDLE

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: sportinglife

Beth Tweddle claimed her third straight European bars title in Berlin. The 26-year-old Briton, competing last, scored 15.100 with a brand new routine to take victory at the Artistic Gymnastics European Championships. Victory added another title

Great Britain's Tweddle retains uneven bars European title

siteeditor — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: More Than the Games

GymnasticsSummer SportsPost a comment BETH Tweddle claimed uneven bars gold for the fourth time in her career as she unveiled a new routine at the European Gymnastics Championships in Berlin. SPOT ON: Great Britain's Beth Tweddle won the Euro

London 2012 - Purvis wins bronze in Berlin

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Yahoo! UK & Ireland Eurosport

2011 Great Britain's Dan Purvis faced a nerve wracking wait before claiming all-around bronze at the European Gymnastics Championships in Berlin. Purvis qualified in fourth but went one better when it mattered, although he tied for the final p

Purvis delight as he claims European all-around gymnastics bronze

siteeditor — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: More Than the Games

GymnasticsSummer SportsPost a comment GREAT Britain's Dan Purvis faced a nerve wracking wait before claiming all-around bronze at the European Gymnastics Championships in Berlin. HIGH-FLYING: An impressive floor performance secured Dan Purvis

Sam Oldham qualifies for European final

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

Nottingham's Sam Oldham has qualified for the final of the high bar at the European gymnastics championships in Berlin Oldham, 18, believes he can improve a few things in Sunday's final having placed fourth in qualifying yesterday. "Everything

Tweddle claims fourth European gold on bars

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Yahoo! News UK and Ireland

Great Britain's world champion Elizabeth Tweddle claimed her fourth European title on the uneven bars on Saturday here at the European gymnastics championships. The 26-year-old, who won gold on the bars at last year's world championships in Rotterdam

UK gymnast Tweddle claims European gold on bars

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Yahoo! News UK and Ireland

Britain's Elizabeth Tweddle won gold on the uneven bars on Saturday at the European gymnastics championships with Russia's Tatiana Nabieva claiming silver and Germany's Kim Bui bronze. The 26-year-old Tweddle, who won gold on the bars at last year's

GOOD DAY FOR BRITS

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: sportinglife

World Championship medallists Louis Smith and Dan Purvis both advanced safely on a successful day for Great Britain's men who reached six finals on the second day of the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Berlin. Smith executed a diffic

PURVIS TAKES ALL-ROUND BRONZE

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: sportinglife

Daniel Purvis secured a bronze medal in the men's all-round event at the 2011 Artistic Gymnastics European Championships with a solid showing on the floor, on which he was already world bronze medalist. Purvis' score of 88.350 was just enough to g

Purvis wins European bronze

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Britain's Dan Purvis says he is surprised after winning a European Gymnastics bronze medalin Berlin.

Waveney Gym Club’s talented youngster Giarnni Regini-Moran is on a Swiss roll

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lowestoft Journal

WHILE many Lowestoft youngsters are at school today, one talented gymnast will be flying high as he leaves the classroom behind, pulls on a Great Britain vest and heads out to represent his country in Switzerland. Waveney Gymnastics Club’s Giarnni

European Artistic Gymnastics Championship 2011: Beth Tweddle advances to final

Nick Pearce — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Beth Tweddle lead the way for Great Britain, qualifying for the bars and floor final, on a solid first day at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championship in Berlin. Bonus: Beth Tweddle was pleased with her unexpected place in the floors final Ph

Gymnastics: Five finals for the British girls at European Champs

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: SportSister

After a successful day one of the 2011 European Artistic Gymnastics Championship in Berlin, the women’s qualification competition was completed and British gymnasts have secured spots in five finals. Beth Tweddle safely navigated her way through

New-man Louis is happy to shed some tears now

Matt Majendie — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisislondon.co.uk

The scene is the Lilleshall National Sports Centre, where Britain's leading gymnasts are all gathered. Kristian Thomas collapses to the floor exhausted after completing his parallel bars routine while Daniel Keatings is disgusted as he falls to a cus

Purvis and Thomas book progress to European all-around final

siteeditor — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: More Than the Games

GymnasticsSummer SportsPost a comment GREAT Britain's Dan Purvis and Kristian Thomas both booked their place in the all-around final at the European Gymnastics Championships in Berlin. PROGRESS: Dan Purvis progressed to the all-around final a

TWEDDLE LEADS BRITISH FINALISTS

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: sportinglife

Great Britain's Beth Tweddle, Hannah Whelan and Danusia Francis advanced safely to the finals after a solid first day of the European Artistic Gymnastics Championship in Berlin. Performing the day's most difficult bars routine, Tweddle scored 15.5

Gymnastics: Beth Tweddle leading charge at European Championships.

Peter Morse — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

BETH Tweddle will continue her preparations for London 2012 when she leads the charge for Great Britain at the European Championships. Although the three-time world champion from Bunbury will use the big Berlin event – which gets under way today (

Smith is happy to be the man to beat

Aaron Mason — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge Evening News - Online

Louis Smith is confident he can lay down an Olympic marker for his rivals at the European Gymnastics Championships. Smith will be joined by his Huntingdon Olympic club-mate Sam Oldham, 18, who won gold in the horizontal bar at last year’s Youth Ol

Gymnasts eye national glory

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Oldham Evening Chronicle - Online

Date published: 05 April 2011 YOUNG gymnasts from Knowsley Junior School will fly the flag for Oldham in the National Schools gymnastics finals in Stoke next month. The chance to represent the borough came after the successful participation in

London 2012 Olympics: gymnast Louis Smith and coach Paul Hall are raising the bar

Duncan White — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Duncan White meets the gymnast aiming to turn bronze into gold and the coach who is helping him get there. Hanging out: Louis Smith and his coach Paul Hall after a training session at the Huntingdon Gymnastic Club. Photo: DAVID ROSE I can't rem

London 2012 Olympics: high hopes for British gymnasts

Simon Briggs — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

The new generation could be even better than our current crop of champions. Simon Briggs reports High hopes: British males are leading the way Photo: AFP Like synchronised swimming and beach volleyball, gymnastics is one of those rare sports wh

Spelbound gymnast and her siblings crowned British champions

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Windsor Express

Talented gymnastic siblings from Old Windsor have all been crowned British champions after storming to national titles. Hollianne Wood, 14, and her brothers Gareth, 15, and George, 11, of Tudor Lane, all took gold medals at the British National C

DE Photo official photographer for british gymnastics

Magezine Publishing Ltd — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ePHOTOzine

0 + 5 = Category: Photographers DE Photo springs into action - British Gymnastics have appointed DE Photo of Surrey as their official photographer. Press release: DE Photo, the Surrey based digital sports and events photography specialist

Beth Tweddle ready to prove her powers of reinvention in Berlin

Barney Ronay — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Guardian.co.uk

Britain's greatest gymnast says her new routine for the European Championships is 'brand new and a lot more difficult' Beth Tweddle is a remarkable athlete, not least for the several distinct ways she has managed to appear remarkable over a decade

Gymnastics: Fromeside boys impress

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gloucester Gazette - Online

Four Fromeside Gymnastics Club boys have qualified for National Finals. Luke Elliott competed in the Regional Grades level three and came second overall, taking the silver medal and therefore qualifying to represent the South West at the National

British Acrobatic Championships a Huge Success

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Fresh Outlook, The

The two-day 2011 British Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships saw tough competition across all events at Fenton Manor in Stoke last weekend. Plenty of imaginative routines had been thought up for the competition and, in particular, the Junior categ

Gold medal gymnast Cara has a real spring in her step

Paul Behan — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Paisley Daily Express

GYMNAST Cara Kennedy is proving to be a chip off the old block when it comes to sporting prowess. The former Brediland Primary School pupil is the latest in the Kennedy clan to return home with some silverware. Cara’s mum Trish was a former vol

LONDON 2012: Thomas taking it one step at a time in bid for Olympic glory

ctalbot-smith — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: More Than the Games

LONDON 2012 might still be over 18 months away - but gymnast Kristian Thomas insists the build up starts now as he looks to launch a medal hunt in the capital. HANGING TOUGH: GB gymnast Kristian Thomas knows the hard work starts now in the build

Cairns hopes Olympics will be ultimate reward

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Exeter Express & Echo - Online

IMOGEN Cairns might be the comeback queen of British gymnastics, but the East Devon ace admits her mission will only be complete once she vaults into London 2012. The 22-year-old returned from almost two years out following ankle surgery in specta

London 2012 Olympics: update on Telegraph 10

Simon Hart — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Read updates from the Telegraph 10, our team of Olympic and Paralympic athletes looking to seal their places at the London 2012 Games. High hopes: with less than 500 days to go, Telegraph Sport's 10 to watch share their hopes and aspirations for t

Beth Tweddle joy as Liverpool hosts Women’s Artistic British Championships

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Post, The

Beth Tweddle 300 THE Women’s Artistic British Championships are coming to Liverpool for the first time. The most prestigious event on the British Gymnastics calendar heads to Echo Arena on Saturday/Sunday July 9-10 and sees the countries top fe

Oldham takes a step closer towards Olympic dream

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

SAM Oldham has taken a step closer to his 2012 Olympic dream by being selected in a six-man Great Britain squad for the European Championships in Berlin next month. The 18-year-old, from Keyworth, will fly out later this week ahead of the competit

Superstar Beth Tweddle to star at Echo Arena

Liverpool Echo — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

BETH TWEDDLE and club-mate Hannah Whelan get the chance to perform in their home city as the 2011 Women’s Artistic British Championships are coming to Liverpool for the first time. The most prestigious event on the British Gymnastics calendar head

Beth Tweddle to lead Team GB to Artistic Gymnastics European Championships

Liverpool Echo — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

THREE Liverpool-based gymnasts will be going for gold in Berlin next week at the Artistic Gymnastics European Championships. Aigburth-based world champion Beth Tweddle will lead the Great Britain team for the event, which takes place between April

British Gymnastics Announce European Championships Squads

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Fresh Outlook, The

British Gymnastics has announced both its men’s and women’s squads ahead of the 2011 Artistic Gymnastics European Championships in Berlin next month. Three former medallists will be included in the squads for the event which takes place over Apri

Delight as five qualify for finals

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Live - Online

MIDDLESBROUGH Gymnastics Club are flipping delighted after five members qualified for the national tumbling and acro finals. The quintet face the nation’s best young talent in the NDP finals at Stoke in May after winning regional qualifiers at Sou

Gymnastics: Beth Tweddle to lead Team GB

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: SportSister

Beth Tweddle MBE will lead the British team at the Artistic Gymnastics European Championships in Berlin from 6-10 April. Tweddle took both the bars and floor titles at the last two European Championships in Birmingham 2010 and Milan 2009. She

London 2012 - Beth Tweddle Q & A

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Yahoo! UK & Ireland Eurosport

2011 Ahead of the European Championships in Berlin, Eurosport caught up European and World Champion gymnast Beth Tweddle. How are you preparing for the European Championships? Is all the hard work done or have you got a lot still to do before

Tweddle heading Brits European Championships assault

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisiswesterndailypress.co.uk

Beth Tweddle will have the chance to defend her European titles after being selected in Great Britain’s ten-strong squad for the Artistic Gymnastics European Championships. The competition, taking place in Berlin between April 6-10, will see Twedd

Brackley gymnasts show true grit after nationals

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lynn News

GYMNASTS at Magdalen College School in Brackley showed true determination this months after taking part in the finals of a national competition. Most would consider a full day of gymnastics tiring enough. but after the girls of MCS came 7th in the

Gymnast Beth Tweddle to lead GB for European Championships

Mike Allen — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: mirror.co.uk

BETH TWEDDLE will head the British team for the Artistic Gymnastics European Championships in Berlin from April 6-10. Tweddle (above) said: “It will be a tough year with gymnasts fine-tuning their routines for the Olympics.”

Gymnastics: Tweddle leads Brits

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sky Sports - Online

Purvis picked after claiming a bronze on the floor last year Beth Tweddle and Louis Smith are both included in the British team for next month's Artistic Gymnastics European Championships. Tweddle won the bars and floor titles at the last two E

Beth Tweddle to lead British team for Artistic Gymnastics European Championships

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Beth Tweddle will lead the charge for Team GB at the Artistic Gymnastics European Championships in Berlin from Aprl 6-10. Hope: Beth Tweddle will lead the charge for Team GB at the Euros Photo: GETTY IMAGES Tweedle was victorious in the bars an

TWEDDLE HEADS TEAM FOR EUROS

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: sportinglife

Beth Tweddle will head the British team for the Artistic Gymnastics European Championships in Berlin from April 6-10. Tweddle won the bars and floor titles at the last two European Championships in Birmingham (2010) and Milan (2009). Louis Smit

A 14-year-old gymnast who has won 37 medals in just seven years is gearing up for a national competition in a few weeks time.

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ThisisWestonSuperMare - Online

For Nathan Wareham, who lives in Oakhill, this will be his fourth visit to the National Tumbling Championships in Stoke-on-Trent that sees competitors attending from all corners of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Nathan has increased his succes

Gymnasts set for play

Nicola Lewis — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisissouthwales.co.uk

YOUNG gymnasts have been invited to show off their skills at Michael Sheen's Passion play. Neath-Afan Gymnastics Club will be producing displays for the opening day of the forthcoming theatre event, which is due to take place over Easter weekend.

Gymnastics: Keatings returns to Team GB

Roddy Mackenzie — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Herald Scotland - Online

Scotland’s World Championships all-around silver medallist Daniel Keatings returns to international competition after almost a year out through a knee injury this weekend. Keatings has been named in the Great Britain team to face France in an inte

MORE than 170 young gymnasts turned out for the annual recreational competition hosted by Teign View GC at Broadmeadow Sports Centre, Teignmouth.

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ThisisDevon - Online

Teign View were joined by Exeter GC, Exe Valley Gymnastics School, South Devon School of Gymnastics (9), Falcons G Academy, Kingsbridge GC, Tarka GC and Dartmouth GC for two days of competition. The gymnasts competed on three pieces of equipment:

Olympic gymnast's visit thrills young fans

Lucy Cork — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Buckinghamshire Advertiser & Examiner Series

BUDDING athletes were thrilled when an Olympian paid a surprise visit to a sports fundraising day. British gymnast Rebecca Wing visited Seer Green CofE Combined School last Wednesday, during a special assembly to demonstrate her Olympic abilities

Waveney gymnasts keep shining

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lowestoft Journal

WAVENEY Gymnastics Club hosted the regional boys gymnastics grades competition on Sunday, March 13. With 80 gymnasts taking part it was a busy day, which was split into two competitions; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Waveney had fiv

City honours medal-winning gymnast

Mike Euridge — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Exeter Express & Echo - Online

CITY gymnast Steven Jehu has been honoured for his achievements in gymnastics. The 23-year-old, who won a silver medal for the team gymnastic event at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in October 2010, attended a ceremony at the Guildhall, in Exeter

Gym duo out to boost Olympic chance

James Colasanti — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Echo - Online

REISS Beckford and Max Whitlock will continue their quest for Olympic glory when they line up for Britain this weekend to take on the French. The teenagers, a product of the ’s South Essex Gymnastics Club, have been called up for international du

Chapman champion

Chris Cousens — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WalesOnline.co.uk

gymnastics GYMNASTS from the Ebbw Vale-based Valleys Gymnastics Academy had an excellent weekend at the Welsh Grades Championships, with two of its members being crowned Welsh Champions. Demi Rees, Katelyn King, Tatean Arandjelovic and Macey Ch

Exeter gymnast Steve Jehu insists it is a case of one step back to take two forward as he bids to build on a dream 12 months.

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ThisisDevon - Online

The 23-year-old has endured a torrid time with injuries in his career so far, mainly with his ankle after breaking it in 2004 after a fall from a hotel balcony. The Exeter Gymnastics Club ace announced the worst is behind him after returning from

GOING, GOING GROIN WITH STAR IMOGEN CAIRNS

Andrew Elliott — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Scottish Daily Express - Online

Imogen Cairns is planning one final hurrah at the London Olympic Games next year FIRST there was a loud pop, apparently audible 10 metres away. Then came the excruciating pain as I squirmed on the floor, quickly realising that my groin had gone. T

Gym girls go international

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Caldicot Today - Online

This Week Sport •Making their mark in America, Autumn, Izzy, Taylor and Ella. FOUR local girls travelled out to Florida for their international gymnastics debut. Ella Didcott, 10, from Whitecroft showed tremendous courage and determinatio

Gymnastics: Hogg sets her sights on bright GB future

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WalesOnline.co.uk

by Gareth Griffiths, South Wales Echo CARDIFF teenage gymnast Jessica Hogg has set her sights on future glory after representing Great Britain in her first senior event at a recent international against Australia. The British team, which also i

GYMNASTICS: Laura lands super gold

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Witney Gazette

LAURA Turberville won gold in her first competition as a trio of Carterton gymnasts took home a clutch of medals at the Oxfordshire Club Grades 14-9 Competition at the Phoenix Club, Maidenhead. Turberville, competing at Grade 14, took home the go

Monarchs come home happy from Portugal

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is The West Country

MONARCHS Acrobatics Gymnasts returned home to Highbridge happy after competing in the Maia International Acro Cup Gymnastics competition in Portugal last week. Gymnasts from eight different countries competed for the best places on the podium. Th

Cara’s award crowns great gymnastics year

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser - Online, The

LANGHOLM teenager Cara Swailes has had a fantastically successful 2010 in the sport of gymnastics which has culminated in her being awarded the title of Dumfries Y Gymnastics Club champion and receiving the coveted bronze beam trophy. Cara Swailes

Gymnastics: Holly's back after breaking hip and both her ankles

ROB EYTON-JONES — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Edinburgh Evening News - Online

Haddington gymnast Holly Ramage is confident she can bounce back to top level competition after enduring more injuries in the past three years than most athletes suffer in an entire career. Bad luck really did come in threes for the Lasswade Gymnasti

It’s a champion effort from Chichester gymnasts

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Midhurst & Petworth Observer - Online

THIRTY members of Chichester Olympic Gymnastic Club travelled to the annual Sussex Floor and Vault competition ? and flew the flag for the club superbly. Fourteen clubs from across East and West Sussex entered, with their sights set on the prospec

Paris success for Smith

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge Evening News - Online

Louis Smith started the Artistic Gymnastic World Cup season in style with victory in Paris. The Huntingdon Olympic Gymnastics Club competitor fought off 12 of the best pommel horse competitors in the world to take victory in front of an audience o

Watching the Olympic Games 2012: Gymnastics

Ralph Turner — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Guardian.co.uk

Great Britain's Beth Tweddle on the uneven bars Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA Archive/Press Association Ima How it works Olympic gymnastics is split into three disciplines; artistic, rhythmic and trampoline. Artistic gymnastics has 14 medal eve

Funding lifeline for young gymnast Aimée

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge Times

YOUNG Huntingdon gymnast Aimée Eaton has been given a springboard to success after receiving a donation from the Dickie Bird Foundation. YOUNG gymnast Aimée Eaton has been given a springboard to success after receiving a donation from the Dickie B

Highbridge gymnasts strike gold during Portugal competition

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Burnham-On-Sea - Online

Gymnasts from Highbridge's Monarchs Acrobatics Club have returned home from Portugal happy after winning a number of medals at the Maia International Acro Cup Gymnastics Competition. They joined young gymnasts from eight different countries from a

Nine-year-old somersaults her way to gymnastics final

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: News Shopper Series - Online

A NINE-YEAR-OLD has somersaulted her way through to the national finals of a gymnastics competition. Rebekah Bell of Birchwood Road, Wilmington, competed against 12 other youngsters in the South East Compulsory Level Four gymnastics competition o

Burnley schools in gymnastics competition

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Burnley Express - Online

Montage showing the girls watching and taking part in the Burnley High Schools gymnastics competition at the St Peter's Centre. BURNLEY Schools came out in force recently for the town gymnastics competition at St Peter’s Centre. There were a nu

Attleborough’s Norfolk Academy of Gymnastics off to a flyer

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Norwich Evening News

Attleborough’s Norfolk Academy of Gymnastics has made the perfect start to 2011 – with 12 medals from 12 girls. The short trip to Norwich for the Norfolk Championships for Compulsory and National Grades saw the Academy’s dozen return with a medal

CAIRNS BATTLES ON FOR OLYMPIC DREAM

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: sportinglife

Imogen Cairns is focused on continuing her remarkable comeback from injury and competing at next year's Olympic Games in London. Cairns has earned the tag of British gymnastics' "comeback queen" after she returned from almost two years on the side

How are Britain's Olympic squads shaping up for 2012?

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Guardian.co.uk

William Sharman (silver), Andy Turner (gold) and Lawrence Clarke (bronze) made it an England 1, 2, 3 in the Commonwealth Games 110m hurdles. How will they do for Britain in the 2012 Olympics? Photograph: Harish Tyagi/EPA Britain's performance dire

More medals as Sapphire keep on sparkling

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette & Herald Express, The

SAPPHIRE School of Gymnastics’ boys and girls have picked up another haul of medals. First up, the boys competed at the Regional Setwork Championships. At Level 1 of the Club Grades category, Josh Underwood finished first on the high bar on his

Bexley’s teens bid for Olympic glory

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Bexley Times

Marina Soteriou, Reporter Thursday, March 17, 2011 As the countdown to the London 2012 Games begin Bexley’s Olympic hopefuls are stepping up their game in a bid to fulfil their life-long dream of being selected to represent their country. Zoe S

Centre may train Wales’ next Olympic gymnasts

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WalesOnline.co.uk

TWO Olympic coaches have opened a £1m gymnastics centre in Bridgend. Pen-y-Bont Gymnastics have opened their new base on Waterton Road which will offer more than 50 classes a week for children, as well as daily sessions for pre-school youngsters.

Disability gymnastics: Crewe gymnasts set new standards

Peter Morse — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

THREE disability gymnasts from a Crewe-based academy have qualified for the British Championships. Victoria Perez, Katie Hughes and Omar Haddad, who all train at the Cheshire Academy of Integrated Sport and Arts, earned their places at the nationa

Gold medal haul for Honiton gymnasts

James Reddy — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Devon 24 - Online

Three partnerships from Honiton Gym Club got the acrobatic gymnastics season off to a flying start by securing their place in the national development plan finals. Each duo won gold in their category in the south west prelims. Charlotte Beviss,

Gold medal haul for Honiton gymnasts

James Reddy — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Midweek Herald

Three partnerships from Honiton Gym Club got the acrobatic gymnastics season off to a flying start by securing their place in the national development plan finals. Each duo won gold in their category in the south west prelims. Charlotte Beviss,

Gymnasts floor Craig with first-class show

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: North West Evening Mail

YOUNG gymnasts had an extra spring in their somersaults as a Commonwealth Games gold medallist turned up to watch them in competition. Children from 15 South Cumbrian primary schools took part in the Furness School Sport Partnership Key Steps Gymnast

GYMNASTS from across the country will descend on the city next month for the launch of a gymnastics festival.

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

Nottingham will host GymFusion, the launch of the British Gymnastics National Festivals Programme. This will see 18 performances take place in the Old Market Square and more than 20 in the Broadmarsh Centre as part of the event. A matinee and even

Chepstow gymnast coach is a community champion

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Pontypool & Chepstow Free Press

Get involved: send your pictures, video, news and views by texting The Free Press is celebrating our area's unsung heroes. We want to give due recognition to the people who have given invaluable time and effort to help others. This week reporter Lia

Medals in the bag

Andrew Wilkinson — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Live - Online

THE gold rush continues - top Teesside gymnasts have added six more medals to their tally in a flying start to the year. Youngsters from Middlesbrough Gym Club landed their latest medal haul at the North of England Schools Acro and Tumbling Champi

YOUNG GYMNASTS ON THE MEDAL TRAIL

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Arbroath Herald - Online

MEMBERS of Arbroath Gymnastics Club recorded numerous successes when they took part in the recent Angus Inter-Club competition at the Lochside Leisure Centre, Forfar. The club was well represented by both male and female gymnasts of all age groups

Academy Notches Further Success

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: This Is Cheshire - Online

A TEAM of gymnasts from the Cheshire Academy of Integrated Sport and Arts has returned to Crewe with a string of medals. The seven-strong team competed at the North West Region Sports Acrobatics competition in Liverpool, performing in both the wh

Gold medallist at gym

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: North West Evening Mail

YOUNG gymnasts were treated to tips from the top. Olympic and Commonwealth gymnast Craig Heap visited Furness Gymnastics Club on Thursday evening. He showed the girls his two Commonwealth gold medals from 1998 and 2002 and signed autographs at the

Young gymnasts land on their feet with new facility

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Somerset Standard & Guardian - Online

YOUNGSTERS were jumping for joy when a new gymnastic proficiency centre opened at Crewkerne Sports Centre last week. Karen Phelan, of Yeovil-based Orchard Gymnastics, demonstrated her skills at the class for local children. The facility is

YOUNGSTERS were jumping for joy when a new gymnastic proficiency centre opened at Crewkerne Sports Centre last week.

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: ThisisWestonSuperMare - Online

Karen Phelan, of Yeovil-based Orchard Gymnastics, demonstrated her skills at the class for local children. The facility is the first in a series of gymnastic proficiency centres which are being launched at sports clubs across the county, thanks to

Gymnast puts TV talent show stars through their paces

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: This is The West Country

A BURNHAM gymnastics coach put some of the stars from TV show Dancing on Ice through their paces. Sarah Binding took former Eastenders actor Sam Attwater and pro-skating dance partner Brianne Delcourt on a training session with the Great Britain

Gold medal hero Steve bounces in to help youngsters

Euan McLelland — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: East Kilbride News - Online

COMMONWEALTH Games gold medallist Steve Frew was in Wishaw recently to help motivate youngsters to break down their own personal barriers. The top gymnast, originally from Grangemouth, visited Clyde Valley High as part of the Sky Sports Living for

Gymnastics centre now open

Andrew Harrison — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: WalesOnline.co.uk

AFTER more than a year of delays, Bridgend’s new gymnastics centre has finally opened its doors. Pen-y-Bont Gymnastics, a state of the art facility on the Waterton Road, will hold two open days for the public on Saturday and Sunday (March 12 and 1

Gymnastics: Ellesmere Port Club of Gymnastics stars shine

David Bergin — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Ellesmere Port Pioneer - Online

ELLESMERE Port Club of Gymnastics members made the grade at a big event. The club took a host of its rising stars to the Cheshire and Merseyside Grades Competition in Liverpool – and all performed exceptionally well. Nine of the 10 Port gymnast

Gymnasts get a taste of facilities at centre's family day

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Cornishman - Online, The

FLEXIBILITY and fitness are two of the main qualities needed in gymnastics and Mullion youngsters showed they have both in abundance. The School Sports Partnership (SSP) held its Key Stage 1 Helston and Mullion family event at the Mullion Gym Cent

It’s a gr-eight achievement for Bargoed gymnastic stars Alice and Kate

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: WalesOnline.co.uk

by Our Correspondent, Rhymney Valley gymnastics TWELVE gymnasts from Heolddu Gymnastics Club, Bargoed, competed in their annual grades in February. Senior gymnasts Alice Cole and Kate Ingram were at Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff, and suc

Oldham warms up for Grand Prix in Germany

Sam Oldham — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

Gymnastics: Notts' Sam Oldham competed in his first Senior London International Open at the weekend and came second behind Kristain Thomas. He beat World silver medallist Dan Keatings, who came fourth. "Training is going well, leading up toward

Sporting Village will leave you Spellbound

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Basildon & Wickford Recorder - Online

A GYMNASTICS troupe that won Britain’s Got Talent will be brought in to open Basildon’s £38million Sporting Village. The state-of-the-art leisure complex, in Gloucester Park, will swing open its doors on Saturday April 30, with a red carpet event

The Academy of Gymnastics in Portishead took 17 gymnasts to the USA last month.

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: SouthWestBusiness.co.uk

Academy get American medals The Magical Classic was the Academy's second international competition and was held in Florida over two days. In the youngest Level 7 age group, Elosie Aitken won the floor competition, was second on bards and third

Trampoline: High-flying Crewe pupils have spring in their step

Peter Morse — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

SPRING arrived early for pupils from six South Cheshire schools. Almost 50 youngsters from Adelaide, St Thomas More, Sir William Stanier, Brine Leas, Kings Grove and Ruskin were flying high in a trampoline competition organised by the Crewe and Na

Australia’s Olympic gymnasts could vault into Lowestoft ahead of London 2012

LAUREN ROGERS — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: EDP 24 - Online

Australian olympians could chose a north Suffolk gymnastics club when they train ahead of the London 2012 games. London 2012 tickets There will be just six weeks to buy tickets for the Olympic Games when applications open this month. Applica

Hunter all geared up after receiving World Cup call

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

Gymnastics: Notts gymnast Sam Hunter will compete with the world's best in a World Cup event in America next month. Reigning champion Kohei Uchimura, from Japan, is not competing in Jacksonville on March 5, leading to Hunter being called up. Th

Somerset club scoops gymnastics honour

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Somerset Standard & Guardian - Online

A Somerset organisation has been awarded the British Gymnastics' South West Club of the Year for 2011. Orchard Gymnastics, in Yeovil, has been recognised for the way in which it has developed and created opportunities for people to be involved i

Alice MacKinnon has being playing a star role for the Lancashire County Gymnastics Team

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Southport Visiter

GYMNAST Alice MacKinnon competed last weekend at Birchwood Leisure Centre in Warrington as one of six members of the Lancashire County Team competing in the North West Grades Championships. The team completed routines on four pieces of apparatus (

Gymnasts in action at Bell’s

Gordon Bannerman — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Perthshire Advertiser - Online

BELL’S Sports Centre continues to attract top-notch indoor sporting championships to the Fair City. Recently it hosted national badminton and hockey events over the same weekend. Now, the North Inch complex is counting down to the Scottish Gymn

Hameldon’s medal haul

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Burnley Express - Online

HAMELDON Community College shone at last week’s annual town gymnastics competition at the St Peter’s Centre. A total of 14 girls from Hameldon competed in this prestigious event, led by captain, Year 11 student Kayleigh Cryer-Anderton. The firs

MEMBERS of Mickleover Gymnastic Club are stepping up their fund-raising to send a team of youngsters to one of the world's biggest events.

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: This Is Derbyshire

Gymnaestrada, organised every four years as a non-competitive festival of gymnastics, is expected to attract 20,000 participants representing 55 nations to Lausanne in Switzerland from July 10-16. Mickleover are the only Derbyshire club planning t

RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS: Francesca stays in step

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Eastbourne Gazette & Herald Series - Online

RHYTHMIC gymnast Francesca Fox has taken up professional dancing to stay in top condition as she chases a place in the 2012 Olympics. The 18-year-old, who won team bronze at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, has been picked up by London-based

A SMASH-HIT Hollywood film which starred two Derbyshire gymnasts has won six nominations at a film awards.

Matthew Vaughn — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: This Is Derbyshire

Kick-Ass, which featured the spectacular stunt work of Damian Walters, is up for six prizes at the Jameson Empire Awards, organised by film magazine Empire. Damian, of Chester Green, also helped give 13-year-old Greg Townley, of Belper, a role in

Gymnasts travel to Glasgow

Patricia Lewis — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Dumfries & Galloway Standard

DUMFRIES Y Gymnastic club enjoyed a day out when they tested their skills against rivals in the Zippys invitational gymnastics competition. Gymnasts from five clubs were invited to take part in the event, which took place in Thornliebank, Glasgow,

Hinckley's Lauren picks up a pair of medals

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Coventry Telegraph - Online

NUNEATON schoolgirl Lauren Sowerby found her feet at the Leicestershire County Individual Gymnastics competition with a dopuble medal haul. The Weddington Primary School pupil, who was representing Hinckley Gymnastics Club showed her class at leve

Louis starts Olympic countdown in Stoke

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Peterborough Citizen - Online

Louis Smith’s competitive season begins on Saturday (26 February) at the English Gymnastics Championships. The European and World pommel horse silver medalist will join the likes of Daniel Keatings and three-time World Champion Beth Tweddle at the

Maria storms to gold medal success

Andrew Weston — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: East Kilbride News - Online

YOUNG gymnast Maria McCulloch starred at a Scottish Gymnastic Development competition recently, winning three medals. The nine-year-old, who competes for the Dynamic Gymnastics Academy, based at the Ravenscraig Regional Sportsm facility, won gold

Wire celebrating success

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Community News Group

A NEW Warrington club is celebrating two of their gymnasts qualifying for regional finals from the Cheshire and Merseyside county grades competition. Wire Gymnastics Club’s Latisha Gemmell was placed third individually in her first four-piece comp

Gymnastics: Annual display is a fantastic success

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: East Kilbride News - Online

by Paul Thomson, East Kilbride News EAST Kilbride Gymnastics Club wowed an audience at the John Wright Sports Centre last weekend with their popular annual display. Around 300 performers took to the floor for the showpiece and it was evident

After-school programme expands

Echo Reporter — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Dorset Echo

WEY Valley School’s popular after-school gymnastics programmes have been expanded to include trampoline and boys only sessions. The initiative, which is run through the Redlands Community Sports Hub and overseen by head coach Sharon Morgan, has b

Nuneaton Olympic club so proud of their new training centre

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Coventry Telegraph - Online

BACK in 1978 the Nuneaton Olympic Gymnastic Club was founded and some 33 years later a new chapter in their history has been unveiled following their move to their own premises at Weddington Terrace. For more than three decades their base has been

Streatham gymnastics team to represent London at national competition

Thais Portilho — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Streatham, Clapham & Dulwich Guardian

A school gymnastics team will be representing London at the national British Schools Gymnastics Association Championships in May. Streatham and Clapham High School (SCHS) gymnastics team secured a place at the event thanks to their performance at

UK Sport announce World Class Events Programme for 2011

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: SportSister

UK Sport has released an impressive and extensive events schedule for 2011 as they look to set an “international benchmark” for host nations as part of its World Class Events Programme. The calendar represents the final preparations for British sport

Beth Tweddle pays special visit to Wirral Gymnastics Club

Paul Snowdon — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

WIRRAL Gymnastic Club was treated to a visit by gymnastic champion Beth Tweddle, as part of a special ‘Go For Gold’ competition run by LG electronics and British Gymnastics. The competition aims to make life good for budding athletes around the co

Olympics 2012 schedule: Gymnastics - Artistic

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Guardian.co.uk

The full Olympic schedule for the artistic gymnastics event at London 2012

Olympics 2012 schedule: Gymnastics - Rhythmic

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Guardian.co.uk

The full Olympic schedule for the rhythmic gymnastics event at London 2012

Olympics 2012 schedule: Gymnastics - Trampoline

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Guardian.co.uk

The full Olympic schedule for the trampoline gymnastics event at London 2012

Olympics: Louis Smith on gymnastics at London 2012

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Guardian.co.uk

Louis Smith became Britain's first Olympic individual medallist since 1908 in Beijing but is hoping for gold in 2012 Gymnast Age 21 Born Peterborough Honours Olympic bronze medallist; twice junior European pommel champion; 2007 Europe

London 2012 Olympics: trampoline gymnastics guide

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Read Telegraph Sport's guide to the trampoline gymnastics event at the London 2012 Olympics. While trampolines may now be most commonly seen in the back gardens of Britain - accounting for an increasingly high number of visits to the local A&E - they

London 2012: artistic gymnastics guide

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Read Telegraph Sport's guide to the artistic gymnastics event at the London 2012 Olympics. Part of the Olympic programme since the first modern Games of 1896, gymnastics has its roots in the exhibitions of agility, strength and grace that used to thr

Olympics: rhythmic gymnastics guide

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

London 2012 Read Telegraph Sport's guide to the rhythmic gymnastics event at the London 2012 Olympics. Rhythmic gymnastics is likely to be one of the events you watch once every four years and even then quietly question whether the use of hula hoops

Wells trampoliner Emily Simmonds was named under-13 girls' novice champion at the Southern Zonal Schools Trampolining Championships in the Isle of Wight recently.

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: ThisisWestonSuperMare - Online

Simmonds, who trains at the TeamBath Evolution Trampolining Club, was taking part in the event alongside other pupils from Writhlington School. She will now go on to represent her school at the National Schools Trampolining Finals later in the yea

Dorset gymnast Abigail Gibson retires on a high

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: This is Dorset

ABIGAIL Gibson has retired after 10 years at Port Regis Gymnastics Club on a high having finished fourth in the British National Challenge Cup. She discovered her love of gymnastics at the age of seven and developed strong skills particularly on

Maltese trip for young gymnasts

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Weston & Somerset Mercury - Online

Report by James Franklin , Reporter Thursday, February 10, 2011 SIX young gymnasts are set to jet off to the sun and sand of Malta to pit their budding skills against some of the best competition in the world. The girls, aged nine and 10, from

Trampoline club's sporting dream bounces into reality

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Essex Chronicle - Online

A RUNDOWN community hall is set to be transformed into a unique trampoline centre in the sport's UK spiritual home. Brentwood-based Recoil Twisters Trampoline Club plan to turn a 11-year dream into reality by converting Keys Hall in Warley into

Emma raises high bar

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Western Telegraph, The

A Pembroke youngster has been raising the bar high with her gymnastics achievements. Emma Cox has been selected for the British Gymnastics and Movement for People with Disabilities (GMPD) squad. The eight year old is one of nine gymnasts thro

Fenland Gymnastics Academy duo excel at Tulip Invitation in Spalding

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Cambridge Times

TWO members of Fenland Gymnastics Academy started the competition season in superb fashion on Sunday. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below. The message will include the name and email address you gav

Warrington Gymnastics Club members earn places on Cheshire and Merseyside squads

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Community News Group

EIGHT members of Warrington Gym Club earned places on the Cheshire and Merseyside teams when they started the new competition season in good form at the weekend. Kayleigh Perrin led the way by taking first place overall in the regional out-of-age

Chorley gymnastics medallists jump to it

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Lancashire Telegraph

Children got the chance to show off their acrobatic skills in a gymnastics festival at Clayton Green Sports Centre. Seven gold and two silver medals were awarded after the children, aged between five and eight, showed the judges their outstanding

Chorley gymnastics medallists jump to it

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Preston Citizen – Online

Children got the chance to show off their acrobatic skills in a gymnastics festival at Clayton Green Sports Centre. Seven gold and two silver medals were awarded after the children, aged between five and eight, showed the judges their outstanding

Trampoline club jumps for joy

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Oxford Mail - Online

A TRAMPOLINE club is jumping for joy after scooping a national award. Higher Energy Trampoline Club, based at Chipping Norton Leisure Centre, has been awarded The Gym Mark and Club Mark by the British Gymnastics Association. About 200 childre

Tweddle to guest at Sports Awards

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Manx Radio

World and European gymnastics champion Beth Tweddle is to be the Guest of Honour at the Sports Awards on Thursday, April 14. Before the evening gala ceremony at the Villa Marina, she will attend a lunch at the sponsors Isle of Bank and then coach

Gymnastics: Quartet qualify for national event

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: thisisthesentinel.co.uk

FOUR young gymnastics stars were turning somersaults after qualifying to represent the West Midlands at the National Tumbling Championships. City of Stoke-on-Trent juniors Gregory Hulse, Daniel White, Kieran Martin and Shinigrai Mhembere all won

Pupils gain tips from Commonwealth Games gold medallist Steve Frew

Mark Mackay — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Tayside and Fife Courier

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Steve Frew visited this week to offer youngsters an insight into what it takes to become a top athlete. Steve Frew and community worker Scott Campbell with some of the pupils. After 20 years of dedication — and

Gymnasts perform well in competition

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Driffield Times Series - Online

Wolds Gymnastics Club’s Level 7 gymnasts finally had their competition at Woodford Leisure Centre on Sunday, January 23, after it was cancelled before Christmas due to the snow. The competition which included using all four pieces; Vault, Bars, Be

A YEOVIL gymnastics coach has taken a break from his intensive training schedule to set a world record on a popular children's television show.

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: ThisisWestonSuperMare - Online

Chris Rogers, 19, from Tintinhull, moved to London in 2009 to pursue his dream of competing at top level European and world competitions. He splits his time between coaching at the Spirit Gymnastics Club on the Pen Mill Trading Estate in Yeovil an

ACROBATIC GYMNASTICS: International chance for Kathleen

Dan Barnes — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Gazette and Herald

OGBOURNE ST Andrew acrobatic gymnast Kathleen Parkinson-Hill is gearing herself up to compete internationally for the first time this March. The 14 year-old, who goes to St John’s School, is part of a trio from Andover Salto Gymnastics Club, who

Erin takes a step closer to Olympic dream

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Buteman (UK), The

A LOCAL father's dream of seeing his talented daughter competing at the London Olympics has taken a huge step forward after she was invited to start training with the British Olympic Gymnastic squad for 2012. Archie McLachlan was overjoyed when hi

Gymnast Elidia is rising star

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Middleton & North Manchester Guardian - Online

Elidia Sowerby from Moston has been named Salford Gymnastics Club’s gymnast of the year for 2010. Elidia joined the small recreation group in January 2009 when Recreational and Elite development coach Sara Broadhurst – also from Moston – spotted h

Regional chance for talented city club duo

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Worcester News - Online

TWO City of Worcester Gymnastics Club prospects have been selected to train with the West Midlands regional development squad. Sophie Nicoll, 11 , who attends Somers Park Primary School in Malvern, and Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College pup

Ryan and Connie into national finals in May

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Lynn News

Rugby Gymnastics Club competed in the first tumbling competition of the year, last weekend. Unfortunately only five gymnasts were able to compete in such an important competition, as first place in each category and age group qualifies for the Nat

Sports awards: Sophie bouncing back after double injury setback

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: thisisthesentinel.co.uk

WHEN world-class kickboxer Sophie Hilditch suffered a major knee injury, she spent six months battling her way back to fitness. When it happened again, she was devastated. But the 18-year-old refused to turn her back on sport. She has had to cut

Gymnastics centre for children

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: SouthWestBusiness.co.uk

Glastonbury is about to become home to a new centre to help promote gymnastics to schoolchildren across central Somerset. The centre, which will open at the end of February, will be at Glastonbury Leisure Centre and was created with funding from

Gymnasts open season in style

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: North Devon Gazette - Online

Falcons Gymnastics Academy performed in the first South West GymFest in Taunton at the weekend and ‘wowed’ the crowd with their Live and Let Die routine. The gymnasts danced, tumbled, balanced and performed cheerleading style throws and tricks. Th

West Bridgford gymnast tipped to be Olym

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:43:00 -0500

A HUGELY promising Nottingham gymnast is being tipped to be a future Olympian. Hamish Carter, 12, who lives in West Bridgford and attends Rushcliffe School, is a British champion and has just returned from competing in the first international even

Folwell treat for gymnasts

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Local, The

THERE was a treat for members of the Fenland Gymnastics Academy when they had a question-and-answer session with Luke Folwell, the double Commonwealth gold medallist and British Artistic Team member. Head coach, Stewart Harrison, said: “All the g

Youngsters selected for the Welsh squad

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Western Telegraph, The

Three Pembrokeshire youngsters have been selected for the Welsh Artistic Gymnastics squad. Six year olds Ellen Dalling and Ellie-Mai James, and seven year old Isla Davies, all gained selection following a year in the West Wales elite squad. T

Keatings will return stronger, says Olympic bronze medallist

gmeagher — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: More Than the Games

GYMNAST Dan Keatings may have suffered a potentially career-threatening injury in 2010 but according to world and Olympic medallist Louis Smith, his British colleague is a genuine London 2012 podium hopeful. ROAD TO RECOVERY: Dan Keatings will be

Beth Tweddle’s the inspiration for British gymnastics 2012 medal push

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: IC Liverpool - Online

At 25, positively senior in the world of gymnastics, Tweddle has been written off time and again but despite being 27 by the time the London 2012 Olympic torch will be lit ? Smith is backing his British colleague for gold. Three-time world champio

Smith calm about 2012 prospects

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Cambridge Times

THE London Olympics may be just 18 months away but Hunts gymnast Louis Smith is adamant he is looking no further than 2011. THE London Olympics may be just 18 months away but Hunts gymnast Louis Smith is adamant he is looking no further than 2011.

Gym club plan is welcomed

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Peterborough Citizen - Online

GYMNASTICS stars of the future could soon have a new Peterborough venue to hone their talents. Spiral Gymnastics Club has applied to planners at Peterborough City Council to create a new gymnastics training and development centre in Mallard Road,

More success for gymnastic ‘artists’

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Local, The

FIVE girls from the artistic squad of TJ Gymnastics recently competed in a Level five Team competition in Spalding. The team, Jasmine Clare, Paige Wallis, Tegan Rogers, Romae Mackintosh and Lucy Fountain, finished a respectable fourth out of 13 t

THE Academy of Gymnastics in Portishead claimed six titles at the West Country League Championships.

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: SouthWestBusiness.co.uk

Academy aces As well as defending their four 2009 titles, the 36-strong Academy team added two more victories in the championships. The league takes place over three matches throughout the year, with the best two positions counting to the overa

Ex-England gymnast jumps to it for pupils

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Glossop Advertiser

COACH ... Ann Tracey with a student A gymnastics coach who competed for England is passing on her love of the sport to Glossop youngsters. Mum-of-three Ann Tracey, 47, who lives on Shropshire Drive, was a member of the England squad between t

Gymnastics merger at Winchester leisure centre

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Thisishampshire.net

A WINCHESTER leisure centre has announced a partnership with Basingstoke Gymnastic Club to help take training to a higher level. River Park Leisure Centre runs popular gymnastic classes but will now be able to make use of the training facilities

Keatings will be back and better than ever

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Local, The

Corby gymnast Dan Keatings may have suffered a potentially career-threatening injury in 2010 but according to World and Olympic medallist Louis Smith, his British colleague is a genuine London 2012 podium hopeful. The last 12 months has been a sea

GYMNASTICS: Abingdon handed a booster

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Oxford Mail - Online

Abingdon GC have received £8,235 from Sport England towards the cost of a new floor area at their Berinsfield training centre. With the help of their landlords, Jennings of Garsington, the club were able to expand into a nearby empty unit at the

GYMNASTICS: Club are jumping for joy

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Oxford Mail - Online

Higher Energy trampolining Club have been awarded the prestigious Gymmark and Clubmark accreditation. The club has bases in four Oxfordshire towns. The centre of excellence is at Chipping Norton, with other sites at Eynsham, and two new centr

Gymnastics: European silver the highlight for Notts Gym Club stars

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

CLAIRE Starkey says the heroics of her Notts Gym Club star duo to help Great Britain to an historic medal at the European Championships was her highlight of 2010. The club's head coach has seen another year of progression, from her Olympic star, B

Hall, the reluctant coach who hit gold

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Cambridge Evening News - Online

Paul Hall at Huntingdon Gymnastics ClubLouis Smith is already an Olympic star, Daniel Keatings is on his way to becoming a household name and Luke Folwell made his big breakthrough at last year's Commonwealth Games. Behind those success stories li

Gymnasts jump for joy after medal haul

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Stockport Express - Online

Young gymnasts are head over heels after scooping 31 medals between them at a regional championship. AV Gymnastics Club, based at Avondale Recreation Centre, Cheadle Heath, sent a team of 34 children aged seven to 15 to the North West Floor and V

Gymnast Luke heads medals rush in Delhi

Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Cambridge Evening News - Online

LUKE Folwell led the medal haul for England as Mid-Anglia athletes won an impressive haul at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. The 23-year-old Huntingdon gymnast won gold in the men's vault and individual all-around competitions and silver on the r

Why 2011 is so important for London 2012

Ollie Williams (BBC Sport — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

London 2012 will crown the careers of hundreds of Olympic hopefuls, in the space of a glorious few weeks. But nobody takes to the Olympic stage without first proving themselves worthy. You can't etch your name into Olympic history if you haven't

Gymnastics: Bronze medal could be springboard to more success for trio

Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Gazette Series, The

A YOUNG gymnastics trio have had praise heaped on them after scooping a bronze medal in the British Acrobatic Open Tournament. King Edmund Gym Club teenagers Ellie Fineman, Danni Wide and Jessica Howard overcame stiff competition to clinch third

South Africa success for Barry gymnast

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Barry & District News

FIFTY-NINE gymnasts from 12 nations recently made their way to Tshwane (Republic of South Africa) where the 2010 Bumbo Gymnastics Cup was taking place. Barry YMCA member Kiera Brennan was among those 59, as she was selected to represent Wales at

BELLINGHAM: Olympic gymnast Hannah Whelan visits Ladywell Gymnastics Club

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: This is Local London

A TOP Olympic gymnast left a group of youngsters beaming after she visited their club. Hannah Whelan came to see gymnasts at Ladywell Gymnastics Club, based at Bellingham Leisure Centre, Randlesdown Road. The 18-year-old competed in the 2008

Chichester gymnasts celebrate great year - but 2011 could be even better

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Bognor Regis Observer - Online

Chichester Olympic Gymnastic Club are once again celebrating a record year - and are about to embark on the next phase of a development programme that will see them progress from strength to strength. A couple of weeks ago, 37 COGC gymnasts travel

One Ell of a story

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Leighton Buzzard Observer & Linslade Gazette

ELLIE Hewitt has performed a near miracle this year and has been given an early Christmas present by being selected to represent her club in its annual trip to Texas in 2011. In January 2009 the now 13-year-old was a high flying top squad member o

Amy Williams and Beth Tweddle honoured

NICK KING — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Sun - Online, The

GOLDEN girls Amy Williams and Beth Tweddle were among the stars crowned British Olympic Athletes of the Year yesterday. Williams, 28, became the country's first individual Winter Olympic champion for 30 years by winning the skeleton at the Vancou

Beth Tweddle lands one of the British Olympic Association’s Olympic Athlete of the Year awards

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: IC Liverpool - Online

BETH TWEDDLE led the list of recipients of the British Olympic Association?s Olympic Athlete of the Year awards, which were announced yesterday. The gongs, which were introduced in 2005, are given to the top-performing athlete of the year in each

Coach to take plunge for club

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Whitby Gazette - Online

A DEDICATED Whitby gymnastics coach is taking the plunge to raise funds for new equipment at her club. Michelle Booth, assistant coach at Whitby Gymnastics Club, has agreed to take part in the freezing fun of the Boxing Day Dip, as the start of b

Gymnastics: Dulcie secures first-ever county medal

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Lynn News

FENLAND Gymnastics Academy member Dulcie Hovell secured her first-ever county medal at the level five voluntary finals held at Huntingdon. Hovell, who has made exceptional progress in the last six months performed one of the most difficult set of

Gymnastics: Greenhead Gymnastics Club travels the Isle of Man

David Lockwood — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Huddersfield Daily Examiner - Online

RENEE FACEY led the way with a silver medal on the bars as Greenhead Gymnastics Club finished a creditable sixth in the L4 section of the Isle of Man Invitational event. Joining Renee in the team were Emily Ellis, Olivia Proctor, Lauren Hayes and

Gymnastics: Magnifico! Crewe club complete the Italian job

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

by Peter Morse, Crewe Chronicle CREWE & Nantwich GC have won a tip to Italy after a glorious victory in the Team Gym International Cup. The six-leg competition saw 45 teams from nine different countries take part. Crewe, who train at Camm

Gymnastics: Tweddle wins major award

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

by Peter Morse, Crewe Chronicle SHE may have failed to make the shortlist for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year – but Beth Tweddle’s year to remember has been recognised. The three-time world champion from Bunbury was one of the big winn

New training venue for Wyre Forest gymnasts

Jennifer Meierhans — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Halesowen News - Online

WYRE Forest Gymnastics School has landed a new training venue in Kidderminster. The club, which previously held classes at Baxter College has moved to a facility in Lisle Avenue. The news was announced at the annual awards ceremony in Septemb

Boxing and gymnastics lead BBC's 3D Olympics plan

Alex Lane — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: What Satellite & Digital TV

The BBC is lining up boxing and gynmastics as its lead sports for a 2012 Olympics showcasing 3D and Super HD TV. But the corporation is unlikely to launch a dedicated 3D channel for the Olympics - using live venues and 'red button' event streams t

West Bridgford gymnast tipped to be Olympic star

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

A HUGELY promising Nottingham gymnast is being tipped to be a future Olympian. Hamish Carter, 12, who lives in West Bridgford and attends Rushcliffe School, is a British champion and has just returned from competing in the first international ev

Sports Awards: Stoke Gym Club enjoy medal success

JON OWEN — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: thisisthesentinel.co.uk

STOKE Gym Squad's medal success in 2010 has left coach John Mirceta head over heels with delight. The Burslem-based squad scooped more than 20 medals during an action-packed year, with one of the main highlights being Oliver Dainty winning gold in

Amazing haul of medals for Arun girls at Southbourne

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Midhurst & Petworth Observer

Girls from Arun Gymnastics Club ended their competitive year on a real high with sparkling performances at the Southbourne invitational beam and vault competition, where they ended up with an amazing haul of 34 medals. Competing in round one at le

Support for gym club will get youngsters involved

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Kilburn Times Series

Glenn McMahon, Reporter Sunday, 19 December, 2010 Having already nurtured a gold medal winner, Bridge Park gym club wins backing from British Gymnastics FLEXIBLE friends celebrated becoming the first accredited gymnastics club in the borough.

Top 10 display as gymnasts strike gold in Stoke

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: This Is Derbyshire

MEMBERS of Derby City gymnastics club have added 10 more gold medals to their collection following success at the British Open Championships in Stoke on Trent. Greg Townley, who recently won gold at the annual World Tumbling Championships in Met

British Gymnastics to improve performance with Advanced Business Solutions finance and HR system

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: AccountingWEB

previously COA Solutions British Gymnastics, the UK National Governing Body for the sport of Gymnastics, is implementing an Advanced Business Solutions (ABS) system to improve efficiency across its finance and human resource departments. The plann

Cash grants for Wansbeck Gymnastic Club

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: JournalLive.co.uk

WANSBECK Gymnastic Club has been successful in receiving two grants from the Community Foundation for a total of £5,431. Grassroots Northumberland awarded a grant of £3,627 and the P&G Fund awarded a grant of £1,804 which will enable the club to p

Kidderminster gymnast scoops Diana Award

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Dudley News & County Express - Online

A KIDDERMINSTER athlete has been recognised for her work and commitment to gymnastics. Gymnast, Sophie Lane, has scooped a Diana Award - a lifetime honour presented to young people for their compassion and outstanding and selfless contributions t

Libby secures senior title for Tilehurst’s gymnastics club

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Reading Evening Post & Reading Post - Online

Tilehurst Gymnastics Club were in tremendous form at the Flair Invitational in Guildford, returning home with an impressive haul of medals. They had 18 members among 700 competitors, representing 25 clubs. The competition involved floor and vau

Radstock gymnast Corey Walkes rounded off a successful season by winning a gold medal at the South West Regional Schools Trampolining competition.

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: ThisisWestonSuperMare - Online

Several other youngsters from the Norton Radstock area were among the medals at the City of Bristol Academy. Trinity Primary School pupil Walkes, aged nine, is part of the TeamBath Evolution Trampolining Club at Bath University, training in both t

Other Sports: Gymnastics: Duo bring more international honour to Sandbach club

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

SANDBACH Gymnastics Club expect to have at least three teenagers winning international honours next year after a string of successes. Charlie Fellows, 13, from Crewe, helped Great Britain to golden glory at the Olympic Hopes International in the

Smith big in Japan with golden display

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Cambridge Evening News - Online

Louis SmithLouis Smith has signed off a successful 2010 by winning the pommel horse at the Toyota Cup in Japan. The Huntingdon gymnast took the gold medal with a score of 15.6, with a complex routine that saw him set a new standard as the most dif

BEXLEYHEATH: Royal wedding wishes from one grandma to another

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: News Shopper Series - Online

IT has been an exciting year for battling grandmother Jenny Kent. Mrs Kent, 66, of Ethronvi Road, Bexleyheath, has just been to Buckingham Palace receive her MBE for services to gymnastics, from the Queen, awarded in the birthday honours list.

Gymnastics: Diamonds sprinkle gold dust at finals

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Evening Courier - Online

Excellent performances throughout the competition saw Diamonds gymnasts secure a number of British titles as they returned home with a tremendous tally of seven gold and five silver medals. The squad, coached by Rose Allinson and Andrew Gilmour, had

GYMNASTICS: Spalding in massive medal spree

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Spalding Guardian

Super showing: Back (from left) Elly Simpson, Shelby Chapman, Ellie Pybus; Middle - Erin Hope, Ellie Keeble, McKenzie Hughes; Front Christine Mumby, Alice Baxter, Evie Freeman; Foreground Abbie Stubbs. Photo SG081210-229TW (TIM WILSON) SPALDING

Louis Smith wins Gold in Japan (PE29)

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: AboutMyArea

SMITH WINS IN JAPAN! Louis Smith rounded off a superb year by taking a Gold Medal at the Toyota Cup Gymnastics event in Japan last weekend. The Peterborough based gymnast beat some of the best exponents on the apparatus from around the World by sc

Wirral gymnasts strike gold in North West championships

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: IC Liverpool - Online

brought home two more gold medals in the North West Championships for Acrobatics and Tumbling at City of Liverpool gymnastics venue. Up and coming tumbler, nine-year-old Charlie Skeaping produced three brilliant runs to achieve gold. The club h

Louis lands another gold in Japan

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Local, The

GYMNASTICS: Louis Smith (below) has finished his season with a real flourish after winning gold on the pommel horse at the Toyota Cup in Japan. The World and European silver medallist (21) scored 15.6 with a complex new routine to beat Chang Ju Ha

You could help fix it for North Shields gym club

Katie Davies — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: ChronicleLive.co.uk

A GYMNASTICS club is hoping to make huge strides forward after a bid for new training equipment. The Parks Gymnastics Club, based in North Shields, is in desperate need of a new platform vault and tumble track. Much of their old equipment, in t

Young gymnasts make their debut

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Local, The

THIRTEEN gymnasts from the Sleaford Gymnastics Club recently took part in their first county level 6 championships at Spalding. The girls performed skills on the vault, bars, bench and floor showing routines with balances, jumps, turns and somersa

Gymnastics: Jennifer celebrates with debut gold

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Lynn News

WEST NORFOLK juniors from the Fenland Gymnastics Academy have returned triumphant from the Witham Hill Invitational in Lincolnshire. This is a highly prestigious artistic competition and this year’s event attracted over 80 gymnasts from seven diff

GYMNASTICS: Bicester quartet win medals

Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Oxford Mail - Online

Bicester’s Amy Chapman, Annabelle Clifton, Jess Pitts and Georgie Long all won medals at The European Invitational at Kingston Gymnastics Centre in Milton Keynes. Pitts won gold for her floor tumble consisting of a round-off flick straight somers

Interview: Alex's giant leap to world title and a TV triumph

Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Yorkshire Post - Online

It has been a golden year for Alex Uttley for more reasons than one. As leader of the acrobatic gymnast troupe Spelbound, his life changed earlier in 2010 when the group won ITV's Britain's Got Talent. Just three months later, Alex and three te

Challenge Cup victory for Splitz gymnasts

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Weston & Somerset Mercury - Online

OVER 123 gymnasts from Splitz Gymnastics Club and Weston Aerobic Gymnastics Club competed in their fourth inter-club competition, hosted by Splitz at The Campus, Worle. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address bel

Gym kids shine with clutch of gold, silver and bronze

Amir — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Camden New Journal

YOUNG members of Camden Gymnastics Club proved that practice can make perfect as they put in a string of fine performances in competition across the south east. Camden’s boys set the standard with highly placed finishes in the annual Peter Moore

Tumbling onto the world stage

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Bracknell News Series - Online

BY FRANCESCA HOLLOWAY Two world ranked tumbling champions have taken home numerous medals this year but cannot go to the 2012 London Olympics as tumbling is not an olympic sport. Lucie Colebeck, 14, from Pinewood gym in Wokingham is currently

Baskerville's boys shine for Somerset

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Bath Chronicle - Online, The

Somerset collected three team silvers and a bronze at the Inter- Counties Floor and Vault competition thanks to the efforts of 16 Baskerville's School of Gymnastics boys. Matthew Simonds, Owen Andrews, Jacob Bacon, Oli Paradise and Harry Andrews

British gymnast opens outdoor gym

Manisha Mistry — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: St. Albans & Harpenden Review

British gymnast Daniel Keatings opens outdoor gym at Verulamium Park AN outdoor gym in Verulamium Park was officially opened by British gymnast Daniel Keatings. The adiZone includes outdoor gym equipment, a climbing wall and freestyle areas to en

Busy Lizzie gets her hands on the league title

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Bath Chronicle - Online, The

Bath's Lizzie Franklin helped Portishead's Academy of Gymnastics lift the overall Western Counties League championship. The Academy collected their second team gold medal in a month at a league competition in Bristol, continuing a fantastic run

GYMNASTICS: Bicester quartet bag medal haul

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Bicester Advertiser

Bicester’s Amy Chapman, Annabelle Clifton, Jess Pitts and Georgie Long all won medals at The European Invitational at Kingston Gymnastics Centre in Milton Keynes. Pitts won gold for her floor tumble consisting of a round-off flic straight somersa

Sam strikes gold

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Northumberland Gazette - Online

TALENTED tumbler Sam Dronsfield has won his first British gold medal. The Glanton gymnastic gem, 15, claimed the accolade at the 2010 British Open Tournament in Tumbling for the best individual tumble in the first of the two final rounds. He

SIX SPORTS GAIN EXTRA FUNDING

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: sportinglife

An overall increase of £2.6million is being shared out between the sports where a chance of winning extra medals in London has been identified - rowing, gymnastics, hockey, boxing (mainly women's), taekwondo and canoeing. For the three winter spor

Teamwork pays off for City of Bath club

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Bath Chronicle - Online, The

City of Bath Rhythmic Gymnastics Club had two teams in the top three of a new national under-11s group league following a recent competition in Bradford. The club's youngsters have shown plenty of enthusiasm in training for the demanding compet

Gymnastics: Memorable year in Wales is celebrated

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: WalesOnline

by Our Correspondent, South Wales Echo WELSH gymnastics rounded off a memorable year with their annual awards night at the Vale Resort. Wales has seen the talent of their athletes and coaches continue to grow at a steady pace and this year ha

Croydon club handed cash boost

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Richmond & Twickenham Times Series - Online

Croydon School of Gymnastics is among 21 grassroots clubs from across the UK to have been awarded a grant in the latest round of funding from Cash 4 Clubs.

Gym kids do Sutton proud

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Staines & Hounslow Guardian - Online

10:46am Wednesday 1st December 2010 Sutton School of Gymnastics earned a host of awards at the London Gymnastics Federation;s floor and vault competition at Goresbrook Leisure Centre. Represented by boys and girls aged seven to 15, gymnasts wo

Brave Beth shows her class for Attleborough gymnastics club

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Norwich Evening News

Norfolk Academy gymnast Beth Harmer showed her class at the National Championship with an impressive performance – and bravery in continuing after a nasty fall – to earn an excellent national ranking for the year. Harmer, competing at the UK Age G

Gymnasts show their artistic side

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Telegraph & Argus - Online

Bradford played host to more than 130 gymnasts from ten different clubs at Saturday’s Rhythmic Gymnastics British Group Championships. Held at the Richard Dunn Sports Centre, the event welcomed clubs from as far afield as Harverfordwest in Wales

YSPOTY contenders: Sam Oldham Q

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Sam Oldham is a key part of a new generation of British men's gymnastics talent, winning a gold medal at the Youth Olympics in the high bars and a silver on the pommel horse. The 17-year-old, a nominee for this year's Young Sports Personality of t

Daniel Purvis believes he's got what it takes to land an Olympic medal 2012

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Crosby Herald - Online

DANIEL PURVIS says the success he’s enjoyed this year has given him the belief that he’s got what it takes to land an Olympic medal in 2012. Podium finishes at both the European and World championships have confirmed the Crosby youngster’s status

Excellent performance by Carlisle gymnastics team

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser - Online, The

CARLISLE Gymnastics Club enjoyed great success at the recent North of England Pre-elite Gymnastics Competition, held at City of Newcastle’s Benfield Gym. Title Author Copyright Description The Under-13 gymnasts were in great form, with

Gold medalist to light up town

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Evening Post - Online

GOLD medalist Imogen Cairns - who scooped three medals in the Commonwealth Games - is to switch on Portishead's Christmas lights. Imogen, 21, won two gold medals and a silver at the games in Delhi, for the women's vault, the individual floor cate

London 2012 Olympics: Telegraph's 10 to follow

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

1 STEPHANIE TWELL Athletics, 21 After recording a lifetime best of 4 min 2.78 sec to finish seventh in the 1,500m at the European Championships, Twell went 0.24 sec quicker to take third place in the Diamond League final in Zurich. Her terrif

Trampolinists star in LazyTown on TV

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Chronicle & Echo - Online

Young gymnasts from Northampton are appearing in an episode of LazyTown, one of the most popular programmes on children's TV today. A film crew from the CBeebies TV show spent a day at the Northampton Trampoline Centre in Moulton Park in July and

Bunbury’s Beth Tweddle, Britain’s most successful gymnast, in form for the London Olympics

David Norbury — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Chester Chronicle Series - Online

BRITAIN’S most successful gymnast is confident she can deliver in the London Olympic Games. Bunbury’s Beth Tweddle features in the magazine of the village’s St Boniface Church following her latest gold at last month’s world gymnastics championship

Becky Downie: A Star Not Ready to Fade

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Sports Vibe

It is not often that a girl of just eighteen years old can be heralded as an elder stateswoman. Indeed, Becky Downie’s diminutive figure, beaming grin and scattering of freckles do little to suggest otherwise. Then one glances at her illustrious list

Gymnast Megan's pals jump for joy

Leah Strug — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Shields Gazette, The

GYMNAST Megan Fail had her school pals jumping for joy. The 11-year-old from South Shields took her silver medal from this year's Acrobatic Gymnastics European Championship to show her classmates at St Wilfrid's RC College. Pupils at the school

Cloud nine for gym trio

Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Dudley News & County Express - Online

A TRIO of Halesowen gymnasts plundered an impressive nine medals at the British Championships. Kristian Thomas, Dominick Cunningham and Harry Caulwell, members of Earls Gymnastics club, were all on fine form at the tournament in Leicester. Th

Gymnast Purvis powers into three finals at Kelvin Hall classic

Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Herald Scotland - Online

Daniel Purvis qualified for three finals yesterday in the last World Cup gymnastics event of 2010. The 20-year-old Southport-based Scot, world bronze medallist on floor last month, will be urged on today at the Kelvin Hall by a posse of relatives

Mixed set of results for World Cup Max

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Lynn News

GYMNASTICS: Hemel gymnast Max Whitlock had a mixed weekend in the World Cup Competition in Stuttgart, Germany On Friday, Max put in a great display to finish second out of 36 competitors on the pommel horse, and with only the top eight going throu

Paignton's Jay Thompson is a British champ at gymnastics

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Devon Herald Express - Online

JAY Thompson showed why he is tipped for a place in the 2016 Olympic team by winning the intermediate title at the British Championships in Leicester. Thompson, who is 14 and lives with parents Keith and Liesa in Goodrington, dominated the progra

International Gymnastics Grand Prix 2010

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: SportSister

Where: Kelvin Hall Sports Arena, Glasgow Details: Many of the world’s top gymnasts return to Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall Sports Arena this November in a bid to win big for their country. Don’t miss your chance to cheer on team GB fresh from the Wor

Mixed set of results for World Cup Max

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Gazette & Herald Express, The

GYMNASTICS: Hemel gymnast Max Whitlock had a mixed weekend in the World Cup Competition in Stuttgart, Germany

Teesside gymnastic squad need your Wish tokens

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Gazette Live - Online

A GYMNASTICS display team is set to show off their talents in the Canary Islands. The Riverside Gymnastics Display Team is gearing up for the international Blume Festival, in Gran Canaria. In total 27 members will travel to the Las Palmas for t

TWEDDLE: 2012 NOT EVERYTHING

Andy Schooler — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: sportinglife

Tweddle, who won the third world title of her career last month in Rotterdam, admits the home Games are a consideration but says individual sports' big events, such as the World Gymnastics Championships, should be the priority for now. The Liverpu

Pegasus duo shine on national stage

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Your Maidstone - Online

Rising star Courtney Tulloch claimed his biggest gymnastics title to date by winning the under-16 all-round national championships last weekend. The 15-year-old took the top scores in the floor, high bar and rings to finish more than two points ahead

More medals for Huntingdon gymnasts

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Cambridge Times

HUNTINGDON Gymnastics Club’s year to remember continued with a clutch of medals at the British Gymnastics Championships and Masters in Leicester at the weekend. Gymnastics HUNTINGDON Gymnastics Club’s year to remember continued with a clutch of

Hunts gymnasts bring home medals from county competition

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Cambridge Times

A TEAM of rising stars from Huntingdon Olympic Gymnastic Club enjoyed success at the Cambridgeshire Gymnastic Association annual Floor and Vault Competition on Sunday. Many of the athletes were making their debuts for Huntingdon at the Sims Gymnastic

Imogen Cairns has trimmed her schedule in a bid to continue putting off retirement but concedes her team-mates and not injury could force her hand before the London 2012 Olympics.

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: ThisisDevon - Online

The 21-year-old had plans to hang up her leotard on returning home from the Commonwealth Games last month but her remarkable performances in Delhi forced a rethink. Having barely competed since the Beijing Olympics after seriously damaging both he

Youngsters strike gold

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Press & Journal - Online, The

FIVE gymnasts claimed two gold medals each at the Highland beginner and intermediate gymnastics competition held at the Inverness Leisure Centre. Kizzi Simpson from Forres (age 6-7 beginner), Inverness’ Shannon Stewart (10-11 beginner), Jill McLau

Downie following in big sister's shoes as she becomes British champion

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

WHEN Becky Downie was winning national titles before she even became a teenager, a bright future in gymnastics was predicted. And her coach at Notts Gym Club, Claire Starkey, was not wrong as Downie starred at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne i

Gallery: Commonwealth champion inspires Kesgrave pupils

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Ipswich Evening Star - Online

A MEDAL-winning gymnast passed on some top tips to youngsters during a visit to their school. Luke Folwell, who reached the pinnacle of his career when he won two golds and three silvers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, dropped in at Heath Primary

GYMNASTICS: Olympic hopeful claims British Championship gold

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Echo - Online

OLYMPIC hopeful Max Whitlock proved once again he can mix it with the best as he claimed a gold and a silver at the British Gymnastics Championships in Leicester.

Innocent’s jumping for joy at first national title

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Camden Gazette - Online

ISLINGTON’S newly-crowned British trampolining champion Elliot Innocent admits he was overwhelmed the moment he discovered he had won his first national title. Innocent, who lives off the City Road and jumps for Camden Gymnastics Club, fought off

Eltham gymnast secures London crown

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: News Shopper Series - Online

ELLIS O’Reilly competed at the London Regional FIG Championships at Heathrow Gymnastics Club. She used this competition as an opportunity to try and perform some of her new skills, three of which were on the Beam. The Eltham gymnast had two u

Hi ho silver for young gymnasts

Leah Strug — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Jarrow and Hebburn Gazette

EVERY cloud has a silver lining for a group of South Tyneside gymnasts. Seven youngsters from South Tyneside Gymnastics Club travelled to Rzeszow in Poland to compete in the Acrobatic Gymnastics European Championships – and they brought home three

Cairns puts off retirement but admits the road to London 2012 is a hard one

gmeagher — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: More Than the Games

GymnasticsPost a comment IMOGEN Cairns has trimmed her schedule in a bid to continue putting off retirement - but concedes her team-mates and not injury could force her hand before the London 2012 Olympics. HAVING A RE-THINK: Imogen Cairns is

Gymnasts' cash will come in handy for competition

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: thisiswesterndailypress.co.uk

A GROUP of gymnasts walked a mile on their hands to raise money to fund a trip to a competition in Germany. The eight girls from the Bristol School of Gymnastics, aged between nine and 17, completed the mile in a relay, taking just under two hours

Louis adds British crown to collection

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Peterborough Citizen - Online

LOUIS Smith capped a hectic two weeks by claiming the pommel horse title at the British Gymnastics Championships on Saturday (6 November). The Eye-based gymnastics superstar had far too much class for the opposition in Leicester with his score of

Pegasus pair targeting national medals

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Your Maidstone - Online

Two young athletes from Pegasus Gymnastics Club will pit themselves against the nations best in the British Championships this week. Highly-rated Courtney Tulloch and James Hall, who compete at the Bearsted-based club, will make the trip to Leicester

Orchard beaming after clinching GB gymnastics role

kevin.allen@insidethegames.biz (Kevin Allen — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Insidethegames.biz

November 2 - British Gymnastics is hoping for significant improvements to its beam work after appointing a hugely experienced new national coach. Former Canadian national technical advisor Carol-Angela Orchard (pictured) starts work on November 1

Welsh sport set to honour top coaches

Our Correspondent — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WalesOnline

COACHES from the sports of athletics, swimming and gymnastics will be competing for the title of Elite Performance Coach of the Year for 2010. After a year of sporting success for our top Welsh sportsmen and women, it’s the turn of their coaches t

Hannah Whelan enjoys her experience at the World Gymnastics Championships

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: IC Liverpool - Online

ONE of the jewels in the sparkling array of talent currently in training at Liverpool Gymnastic Club is British senior champion Hannah Whelan.

Club’s gymnasts gain impressive medal haul

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Henley Standard - Online, The

THAMES Valley Gymnastics Club enjoyed an impressive haul of medals at last week’s Oxfordshire individual two-piece apparatus competition held in Maidenhead. Competing against seven gymnastic clubs across the county, the squad brought home 17 medal

Girls make flying start

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Western Telegraph, The

Two youngsters from Haverfordwest Gymnastics Club have got their season off to a flying start. Ellen Dalling, aged just five, competed in her first West Wales event last month in a beam, floor, bars, vault and conditioning routine. Ellen managed

Top athletes inspire Olympic hopefuls

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Advertiser Series

TOP-CLASS athletes visited the region to inspire youngsters in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics. Olympic gold medallist Beth Tweddle, 25, answered questions from aspiring gymnasts at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre, in County Durham, during

GYM CLASS: In Shoreham

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Shoreham Herald

A FREE gymnastics taster session for children is set to be held in Shoreham. FUNdamentals, a new programme developed by British Gymnastics, is now available at the Shoreham Centre, in Pond Road, on Tuesday, November 2. Taster sessions will run

GYMNASTICS: Goodall vaults to gold

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Oxford Mail - Online

Abingdon Gymnastics Club’s Ben Goodall took on the best young gymnasts in the South at the regional full apparatus competition in Southampton – and won. Goodall struck gold in the under 12 age group vault with a great handspring full twist. C

Arun gymnasts shine in regional tournament

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Bognor Regis Observer - Online

After a long break from competition over the summer, Arun Gymnastics Club members kept up their excellent year when two girls from the elite squad competed at the prestigious 2010 south east regional championships in Guildford. In the level five c

Dan Purvis picked up a bronze at the World Gymnastics Championships

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Bootle Times & Crosby Herald

DAN PURVIS admits he even surprised himself with his bronze medal at the . The 19-year-old from Crosby, who took bronze on floor at the Europeans earlier this year, produced another stunning performance to make the rostrum in Rotterdam. It was his

Daniel Purvis takes bronze at the World Gymnastics Championships

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Southport Visiter

Daniel Purvis takes bronze at the by Our Correspondent, Southport Visiter DAN PURVIS admits he even surprised himself with his bronze medal at the . The 19-year-old who trains at Southport YMCA, who took bronze on floor at the Europeans earlier t

Dumfries & Galloway: New gymnastics scheme for Annandale and Eskdale

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Dumfries & Galloway Standard

A NEW gymnastics proficiency award scheme for Annandale and Eskdale is to be launched next week. The Council Leisure and Sport team in Annandale and Eskdale will be offering the British Gymnastics Proficiency Award scheme at more than 25 weekly cl

Gymnastics: Imogen finishes eighth in Rotterdam

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Series, The

FORMER Fromeside gymnast Imogen Cairns remained upbeat after placing last in the vault final at the World Championships in Rotterdam. Cairns, who was a late call-up to the Great Britain squad after winning two gold medals at the Commonwealth Game

GYMNASTICS: Two titles for Swindon School of Gymnastics

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Swindon Advertiser

SWINDON School of Gymnastics won two league titles and a haul of medals from the recent Western League Artistic Competition at Fromeside Gymnastics Club, in Bristol. Thirteen teams from across the region competed for honours, with the top four sc

Louis Smith plans to usurp rival Krisztian Berki

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Louis Smith admits he must find a way of bettering Krisztian Berki if he is to ever win a top pommel horse title. Peterborough gymnast Smith, 21, took silver behind the Hungarian at the World Championships in Rotterdam earlier this month. The r

Beth Tweddle 'surprised' to win World gymnastics gold

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

British gymnast Beth Tweddle says winning gold on the uneven bars at the World Championships was "totally unexpected" and the 25-year-old believes she is still young enough to win a medal at London 2012.

Bracknell gymnasts shine in Euro debut

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Bracknell Forest Standard

Bracknell Gymnastics Club made their debute at the 8th European TeamGym Championships in Sweden last week. The event was the largest of its kind to date, with teams from across Europe competing in men’s, women’s and mixed competition, in both juni

Golden Beth's success story 'an example'

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisisthesentinel.co.uk

CHESHIRE East Council has applauded Beth Tweddle's gold success in the World Gymnastics Championships. The authority says the 25-year-old is a shining example to all aspiring young athletes. The Bunbury gymnast, who recaptured her world uneven

Gymnastics: Beth Tweddle amazes herself with third gold medal

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Chester Chronicle Series - Online

BETH Tweddle admits she exceeded her own expectations by striking gold at the World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam. The 25-year-old from Bunbury was victorious on the asymmetric bars at the Ahoy Arena on Saturday, capitalising after her two

Happy homecoming for Commonwealth queens

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Bath Chronicle - Online, The

Bath Rhythmic Gymnastics Club held a party at the University of Bath to celebrate the recent Commonwealth Games success of two of their senior stars and their head coach. Lynne Hutchison and Francesca Fox came back from Delhi with a team bronze me

There?s no rest for Beth Tweddle in her pursuit of Olympic glory

James Pearce — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Daily Post - Online

JUST six days after recapturing the uneven bars world crown, Beth Tweddle will return to her Park Road gym tomorrow. No wild celebrations, no extended holiday basking in the glory, but a steely determination to get back to work and ensure she rema

Glasgow joins race to host World Gymnastics Championships in 2015

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Glaswegian - Online, The

GLASGOW last week made a bid to land the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships. The city will host the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and now it aims to secure another major sporting event the following year. Under the proposals the Championships w

HANG ON IN THERE BETH

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: mirror.co.uk

Barely a pommel horse vault away, preparations for London 2012 were in full swing on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. How nice of them to name such an iconic venue after golden girl Beth Tweddle, who came home from Rotterdam with a third world ti

Notts win gold at East Midlands multi-discipline event

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

Gymnastics: Nottinghamshire won gold at the first East Midlands Gymnastics Association multi-discipline competition, fighting off Leicestershire and Derbyshire to come out on top. Four-strong teams from the Notts School of Gym for Boys, Notts Gymn

World Gymnastics Championships was a wonderful antidote to the Wayne Rooney saga

Tanya Aldred — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Here was a soap opera of a much better kind: passion, drama, glitter, giddying athleticism, injury and very public failure all taken in good grace. And the British, so long a plucky bit-part player, have crept up the rankings. Once happy to be in

Beth Tweddle lands third World Championship gold medal in Rotterdam

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: IC Liverpool - Online

BETH TWEDDLE claimed her third world title with gold on the uneven bars on a stunning day for British gymnastics at the World Championships in Rotterdam. The 25-year-old City of Liverpool gymnast, the champion on the floor last year, regained the

Beth Tweddle ready to push the boundaries back for young aspiring sportswomen

Briggs, Simon — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Tweddle who claimed her third World Championship gold medal on Saturday in Rotterdam is part of a flourishing sisterhood of British sportswomen, all of whom are pushing for change. "There's a few of us doing well in our chosen sports," Tweddle sa

Louis Smith's silver service rounds off great weekend for Britain

Sportsmail Reporter — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Mail Online

By Sportsmail Reporter Last updated at 11:20 PM on 24th October 2010 Comments (0) Louis Smith summed up a glorious weekend for British gymnastics at the World Championships in Rotterdam after claiming his silver on the pommel horse, to go with gol

Other Sports: Beth Tweddle strikes gold for a third time at the World Championships in Rotterdam

Our Correspondent — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Daily Post - Online

BETH TWEDDLE claimed her third world title with gold on the uneven bars on a stunning day for British gymnastics at the World Championships in Rotterdam. The 25-year-old, the champion on the floor last year, regained the title she first won in 200

Tweddle gold leads British medal haul

Susan Carver — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Independent - Online, The

Beth Tweddle claimed her third world title with gold on the uneven bars on a stunning Saturday for British gymnastics at the World Championships in Rotterdam. The 25-year-old, the champion on the floor last year, regained the title she first won in 2

Simply the Beth

Richard Lewis — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: mirror.co.uk

Golden girl Beth Tweddle led the way on a glorious day for Britain at the World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam. Tweddle recaptured her uneven bars title as two Chinese gymnasts crashed from the apparatus. Team-mate Louis Smith, the Beiji

World Gymnastics 2010: GB reach Worlds team final

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Birmingham Wired News

Solid qualifying performance for GB gymnasts A strong performance on the uneven bars from Beth Tweddle proved enough to lead Britain's women to the team final of the World Gymnastics in Rotterdam. Tweddle struggled on the floor, where she is de

Artistic Gymnastics World Championships – in pictures

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Guardian.co.uk

Images from women's qualifying at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam

Charlotte's silver

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Henley Standard - Online, The

A TEENAGER from Henley has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games. Charlotte Lindsley, 16, of Berkshire Road, is a member of the England’s women’s artistic gymnastic team which secured second place at the event in Delhi on Tuesday. Austra

GB begin 2012 qualifier in style

Ollie Williams — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

By Ollie Williams BBC Sport in Rotterdam Tweddle and co are looking to build a challenge for London 2012 medals A strong performance on the uneven bars from Beth Tweddle looks certain to lead Britain's women to the team final of the World Gymnastics

Great Britain secure their spot in the women's final at the World Championships

gmeagher — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: More Than the Games

GREAT Britain have eased their way into the women's team final at the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam. FLYING HIGH: Imogen Cairns continues the impressive form that saw her scoop double gold at the Commonwealth Games at

Medals for town pair

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Malvern Gazette

A PAIR of Malvern-based gymnasts scooped medals for City of Worcester at the West Midlands Regional 2010 Levels Championships, held at North Solihull Sports Centre. All the club’s gymnasts competed well and they had their most successful champion

Tweddle bounces back to take Great Britain to brink of team final

gmeagher — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: More Than the Games

GymnasticsPost a comment GREAT Britain have slipped to fifth after Sunday's morning session at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam but remain well placed to reach the team finals. BOUNCING BACK: Beth Tweddle disappointed

World Gymnastics 2010: GB begin 2012 qualification

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

A strong performance on the uneven bars from Beth Tweddle looks certain to lead Britain's women to the team final of the World Gymnastics in Rotterdam. Tweddle struggled on the floor, where she is defending champion, but lies in third place on bar

Chronicle News: CNGA TeamGym (City of Newcastle Gymnastics Academy)

Simon Armstrong — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ChronicleLive.co.uk

CNGA TeamGym is a gymnastics group competing on floor, tumble and trampette. CNGA has been selected to represent Great Britain at the 2011 World Gymnaestrada in Switzerland. It?s an international festival taking place every four years attracting over

Chronicle News: Deerness Valley Gymnastics Club

Simon Armstrong — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ChronicleLive.co.uk

We are a club of about 200 members with children from four to 22. We have regional, national, international, European and world champions at the club. As well as our international performers, we have many aspiring to be champions. Deerness Gymnast

COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Luke Folwell strikes gymastics gold as England's boys make it a wonderful Wednesday in Delhi

EPA — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Mail Online

Gold glistened proudly on English chests on a wonderful Wednesday at the Commonwealth Games. After all the problems that have beset Dehli, an English wrestler hailing from the Ukraine by the name of Myroslav Dykun rounded off a dream 12 hours of

Folwell and Beckford in one-two

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Bedfordshire on Sunday - Online

Luke Folwell and Reiss Beckford delivered gymnastics gold and silver for England in the men's all-round individual final in Delhi. Folwell stormed to gold finishing with 85.550 and Beckford took the silver with a score of 85.450. Australia's

Folwell ready for more after team silver medal

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge Times

HUNTINGDON’S Luke Folwell was “over the moon” after helping England claim silver in the men’s team gymnastics event at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi on Monday. HUNTINGDON’S Luke Folwell was “over the moon” after helping England claim silver in t

Luke hungry for more golden joy

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge Evening News - Online

Golden boy Luke Folwell with silver medallist Reiss BeckfordLuke Folwell is determined to be mentally ready for another gold-medal push today after being crowned Commonwealth individual all-around gymnastic champion. The 23-year-old Huntingdon Oly

NO SPECTATORS LUKE'S GOOD

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: mirror.co.uk

Luke Folwell struck gymnastics gold after imagining he was performing in front of no spectators. At a Commonwealth Games being watched by practically nobody it was not too great a stretch of the imagination. But it served him well as he led hom

England gymnasts take silver

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Peterlee Mail - Online

England were again beaten into silver by Australia in Commonwealth Games gymnastics competition.England's men finished second to Australia on Monday and on day two of the Games in Delhi another battle saw the England women's team of Charlotte Lindsle

England denied golds by Australia

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ClubCall - Online

England's swimmers and gymnasts have found themselves frustrated by an Australian gold rush on day one of the Commonwealth Games. In the pool it was Australia's Kylie Palmer who became the first athlete from down under to top the podium, beating E

Downie: The road to London 2012 starts in Rotterdam

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

BECKY Downie insists the road to London 2012 begins at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam – and she can't wait to start the journey. The Nottingham youngster underlined her potential on home soil earlier this year when she he

Essex gymnast Danny Lawrence after Commonwealth medal

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Essex gymnast Danny Lawrence is targeting a medal at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Lawrence, 26, is one of three from the South Essex Gymnastics Club competing in India - team-mates Reiss Beckford and Max Whitlock are also in the squad. Lawr

Britain's Daniel Keatings on track for 2011 return

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

European gymnastics champion Daniel Keatings has told BBC Sport he expects to return to action in early 2011. Keatings, 20, suffered serious ligament damage to his knee in training just days after winning pommel horse gold at the European Champion

Clothes and shoes collection brings in £300

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Burton Mail

MEMBERS of a gymnastics club have been bending over backwards to raise money for charity. Certificate presentations from Pete Tryner, of the Star Foundation, to Ella Cooper, Meisha Guest and Tamsin Chadwick East Staffordshire Gymnastics Club ma

Delhi has world class facilities: British athletes

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Times of India - Online

NEW DELHI: Even as their media nitpicked and wrote damning reports about the state of preparations for Commonwealth Games, some British athletes who are found the facilities "world class", "simply amazing" and with "foolproof security". "This is m

FUNdamentals coming to Cirencester

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Wiltshire Business - Online

Get involved! Send photos, video, news & views. Text SWINDON NEWS to 80360 or email us FUNdamentals, the new ‘Movement ideas for Early Years’ Programme developed by British Gymnastics in conjunction with early years specialists is now coming to Ci

Games dream still alive

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Longridgenews.co.uk

A gymnast from Garstang was due to travel Delhi for the Commonwealth Games this week - after fearing her years of hard work and preparation were about to come to nothing. Seriena Johnrose's attendance at the Games was thrown into doubt as her Nort

Gymnastics guide

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Timing is everything in gymnastics, so it is unfortunate that the Commonwealth Games has been shorn of some of its biggest stars because of a timetable clash. With the World Championships taking place in Rotterdam on 17 October, three days after t

Honiton Gymnastics Club stars earn the plaudits

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Herald (Plymouth), The

HONITON Gymnastics Club opened its doors to 132 gymnasts from around the South West last weekend for its inaugural Invitational Competition. The audience was treated to a morning of impressive performances, and — with participation medals for al

Huntingdon gymnasts ‘fit and ready’ for Commonwealth Games

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambs 24 - Online

HUNTINGDON’S Commonwealth Games gymnasts are in the best possible shape to perform on the world stage, according to their club coach. HUNTINGDON’S Commonwealth Games gymnasts are in the best possible shape to perform on the world stage, according

Gymnastic club somersaults into Belfast

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Belfast Media

A new gymnastics club is about to leap into the heart of Belfast in October. Abbey Gymnastics, which was based at Mallusk had to find a new home after the Planning Service refused it permission to change the premises from an industrial to a leis

Gymnastics star Beth Tweddle to front new drive to gets Scots teens drinking more milk

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Daily Record - Online

BRITAIN'S top gymnast Beth Tweddle is spearheading a new campaign aimed at getting Scots teenagers to drink more milk. The world champion, who is missing this year's Commonwealth Games to focus on the London 2012 Olympics, has been named the new f

Medal joy for Nicole at the UK School Games

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lisburn Today

THERE was medal glory for a gymnast from Lisburn's Salto Gymnastics Centre at the UK school games in Newcastle Upon Tyne recently, when Nicole Mawhinney picked up a silver medal in the women's vault final. Nicole, a member of Northern Ireland's Wo

Matt Baker on how wrestling livestock makes Strictly Come Dancing seem easy

Sun, 26 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Daily Record - Online

COUNTRYFILE presenter Matt Baker has no fear of partnering fiery Russian Aliona Vilani on Strictly Come Dancing – he’s practised with sheep. The farmer’s son from Durham is favourite to win the BBC1 show, which kicks off on Friday and Saturday.

Croydon gymnastics schools team claimed eight annual awards

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Croydon Advertiser Group

CROYDON Schools of Gymnastics bagged eight awards at the annual London Gymnastics Federation dinner. Pride of place went to Jackie Lewis, the club's director who was awarded a special Hall of Fame award for her strong connections as coach, compe

GYMNASTICS: Abingdon's golden girls lead way

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Oxford Mail - Online

CHLOE Palmer, Casey Duignan and Rachel Willett led the way as Abingdon Gymnastics Club’s 13-strong team picked up 22 golds in the Bucks Open Artistic Championships at Milton Keynes. Palmer came away with five gold medals in the senior section of

GYMNASTICS: David wins bronze for Scotland

John Woods — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Ayrshire Post Series - Online

DREGHORN’S David Weir proved to be a stand-out stand-in when he helped himself to two bronze medals at the UK School Games in Newcastle. The 12-year-old gymnast was called into the Scotland team at the last minute after another competitor withdrew

Darlington Gymnastics Club girls hit gold standard

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Live - Online

TWO budding gymnasts from Hurworth School scored really high marks in the North of England Novice/Intermediate Championships 2010 at Newcastle Gymnastics Academy in the summer. Year 8 student Mollie Turnbull won a gold medal in the Novice 13 years

Exeter star insists he will compete in Delhi

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Exeter Express & Echo - Online

EXETER gymnast Steven Jehu has dismissed any concerns over the upcoming Commonwealth Games in India and insisted he will be competing. The 23-year-old, who is currently training with the England Gymnastics squad in Lilleshall, is due to fly to Del

Lynne given big send-off by fellow KES pupils

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Bath Chronicle - Online, The

GYMNASTICS Teenage rhythmic gymnast Lynne Hutchison was given a big send-off by her teachers and fellow pupils at King Edward's School ahead of her appearance at two major competitions. The 15-year-old, a member of the City of Bath club, is cu

Gymnast selected for Commonwealth Games

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Southend Today - Online

TALENTED young gymnast Reiss Beckford is set to make his senior international debut after being selected to compete for England in the forthcoming Commonwealth Games. The 18-year-old, who lives in Enfield and trains full time at South Essex Gymna

Athletes hail Lilleshall training facilities

Todd Nash — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Shropshire Star - Online

Archer Alison Williamson, right, with teammates training at Lilleshall National Sports Centre Top British athletes have given the thumbs up to new multi-million pound Shropshire facilities designed to give them the edge for the London 2012 Games.

Britain's gymnasts on the rise

Andrew McKenzie — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Smith (right) leads Britain's promising group of gymnasts in Beijing Not so long ago British gymnastics could be considered a challenger to tennis for the tag of the country's biggest sporting underachievers. Until 2003 Britain had never had a

Fenland Gymnastics Academy take bronze at county championships

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge Times

GYMNASTS from Fenland have won several medals at the county championships, with Fenland Academy taking a bronze in the overall team competiton.

GB appearance for local gymnasts

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Weston & Somerset Mercury - Online

WESTON gymnasts represented Great Britain successfully in the Plovdov Cup, Bulgaria last week. The gymnasts were part of a 28 strong team, who came from clubs all over the country to compete as part of the British squad, with Weston coach Debbie S

GYMNASTICS: Casey is in the medals

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Witney Gazette

NINE-year-old Casey Duig-nan, from Clanfield, won three gold medals and a silver at the Buckinghamshire Open Women’s Artistic Champion-ship. Casey, who is a member of the Elite Squad at Abingdon Gymnastics Club, took gold at level 4 out of age in

It’s medal magic for South Essex gymnasts

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Echo - Online

GIRLS from the South Essex Gymnastics Club took home nine medals and team trophies from a competition in Bury.

Saturday gym treat

Echo Reporter — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Dorset Echo

THE return of the Wey Valley Saturday Recreational Gymnastics Club was hailed a huge success. The 12-week term got underway with youngsters aged between five and 13 enjoying the chance to hone their gymnastics skills. Organiser Don Whistance

TWEDDLE - GYMNASTS READY FOR DELHI

Eleanor Crooks — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: sportinglife

The 25-year-old, who won the uneven bars in Manchester in 2002, is unable to compete at the event this year because it clashes with the World Championships in Rotterdam. With the opening ceremony only 11 days away, headlines about the condition an

The 30th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Moscow

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Gymnasts representing 50 countries are taking part in the 30th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Moscow. Here are a selction of images from the first day of competition featuring rope and hoop disciplines. Alicata Terranova of Italy

Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on the BBC

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Sep 2010 The opening ceremony of the XIX Commonwealth Games will be held on Sunday 3 October, signalling 11 days of intense sporting competition from 17 disciplines at venues throughout Delhi, India. Viewers will be able to access live coverage, t

Gym members at Commonwealth Games

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Weston & Somerset Mercury - Online

TWO members of Portishead's Academy of Gymnastics will represent England in the 2010 Commonwealth Games.Gymnast Imogen Cairns (pictured left) will be defending her current title of 2006 Commonwealth Games champion on the vault when she arrives in Del

GYMNASTICS: Esprit to host GB and England squads

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Swindon Advertiser

SWINDON gymnastics club Esprit is set to become a training camp for the Great Britain and English teams, to prepare them for the upcoming World Championships and Commonwealth Games. The club, who are developing the sports centre at the old Headla

Commonwealth joy for local athletes A LISBURN brother and sister are among a number of local athletes who will be bidding for glory after they were selected to represent Northern Ireland at the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

Stacey Heaney — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lisburn Today

A LISBURN brother and sister are among a number of local athletes who will be bidding for glory after they were selected to represent Northern Ireland at the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Delhi.Luke Carson in action earlier this year.ISEMENT Luke

National recognition for gym club

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Swindon Advertiser

ONE of the town’s best known gymnastics clubs is set to become a training camp for the Great Britain and English Gymnastics Teams in the lead up to the World Championships and Commonwealth Games. Espirit, which recently took over the sports centr

Gymnastics: Tweddle looks to lead Team GB to victory in Rotterdam

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: SportSister

Rotterdam will play host to scores of gymnasts from around the world during October for the 42nd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships.Â

Chronicle News: Sainsbury’s UK School Games comes to end

Alastair Craig — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ChronicleLive.co.uk

OLYMPIC-style action for UK youngsters came to a successful end after four days of competitive action on Tyneside. Hard work, competitive edge and determination drew to a close at Gateshead International Stadium on the final day of Sainsbury?s 201

Gymnastics: Charlie's a jolly good Fellows after UK School Games success

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisisthesentinel.co.uk

3 bedroom semi-detached house, Tudor Rose Way Norton. Impressive well presented modern three bedroomed semi... 3 bedroom terraced house, Russell Road, Sandyford. Pleasantly situated close to all local amenities A... 3 bedroom detached house, Re

Success stories by the dozen for Arun gymnasts

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Chichester Observer Series - Online

Arun Gymnastics Club's club championships and invitational competition saw medals shared around.The club championships were designed to give less-experienced members the chance to show their skills. They ranged from five to 15 and competed in floor a

GYMNASTICS: Tweddle's tips

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Oxford Mail - Online

Five lucky girls from the Abingdon GC travelled to Liverpool to experience a training session with some of the top gymnasts in the world. Isobel Hobbs, Kara Jones, Kerry Underwood, Casey Duignan, Rebecca Griffin and their coach Nikki Woodward exp

Cairns to put injury troubles behind her at Commonwealths

gmeagher — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: More Than the Games

IMOGEN Cairns plans to banish her two-year injury nightmare at next month's Commonwealth Games in Delhi, having been included in England's 13-strong squad. BOUNCING BACK: Imogen Cairns has had her fair share of injury problems recently but has be

Other Sports: Gymnastics: Crewe’s Charlie Fellows has been selected to compete at the Sainsbury’s UK School Games

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

by Peter Morse, Crewe Chronicle GYMNASTICS: Charlie Fellows has been selected to compete at the Sainsbury’s UK School Games, which get under way tomorrow (Thursday). The 13-year-old, from Crewe, will be among 1,600 star performers from across

Rebecca Lockwood collects gymnastics award

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Bridlington Free Press - Online

BRIDLINGTON'S Rebecca Lockwood was among the winners at The Scarborough Gymnastics Academy's annual club awards evening.The event took place at North Cliff Golf Club with special guest Russian coach Valery Molcanov presenting the awards. Awards were

Sainsbury’s UK School Games 2010

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: SportSister

Details: The Sainsbury’s UK School Games is a multi-sport event for the UK’s elite young athletes of school age. The sports programme in 2010 will include road cycling (replacing track cycling from the 2009 programme), which combined with the exis

Success for boy gymnasts

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Londonderry Sentinel - Online

DANIEL Bertolina and Jude Mullan of Shooting Starz gymnastics, Campsie, had an amazing launch into men's competitive gymnastics this year. The two youngsters competed in the Northern Ireland general gymnastics championships in May along with their

It’s Sam Gold-ham

Sam Oldham — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge Evening News - Online

Sam Oldham claimed gymnastics gold at the Youth Olympic Games on Sunday to end an up and down week on a high in Singapore. The 17-year-old Huntingdon Olympic Gymnastics Club athlete has enjoyed the most turbulent of weeks in the Lion City, sufferi

Nottingham’s Sam Oldham Strikes Gold (23 August 2010)

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Guide2Nottingham

Sam Oldham from Nottingham has secured a gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore for gymnastics. Oldham’s gold medal is the third so far for Great Britain. The 16 year old from Nottingham also won a silver medal over the weekend in the pom

Sam Oldham

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

NOTTINGHAM'S Sam Oldham claimed gymnastics gold at the Youth Olympic Games yesterday to end an up and down week on a high in Singapore. The 17-year-old has enjoyed the most turbulent of weeks in the Lion City, suffering a heavy fall in the horizon

OLDHAM SECURES SINGAPORE GOLD

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: sportinglife

Oldham was first to go but held his nerve to post a score of 14.375 before facing an anxious wait as none of the seven subsequent competitors were able to surpass his mark. It was the perfect ending for the 16-year-old to a week that saw him win s

Local gymnasts head over heels with fine medal haul

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Dewsbury Reporter - Online

NEARLY 100 children took part in a gymnastics festival held at Dewsbury Sports Centre as part of the Kirklees Youth Games.Martin Gonzalez, Kirklees Sports Development Officer (Kirklees Youth Games), said: "With gymnastics certain to be a major attrac

Grassroots: Gymnastics: North trio aims to put on show in Delhi

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ChronicleLive.co.uk

THREE North East-based gymnasts hope to raise the bar when they compete in this autumn?s Commonwealth Games. Robert Hunter, 23, Matthew Hennessey, 20, and 21-year-old Mukunda Measuria are all members of the Newcastle Gym Academy based at the city?

Grassroots: Gymnastics: Schools squads in Key steps success

Daniel Robinson — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ChronicleLive.co.uk

THE London Olympic Games may be two years away, but their legacy is already being felt in the region ? judging by the success of a primary school gymnastics event on South Tyneside. Three hundred children, aged between five and 11, from 14 schools

It’s a roaring start for Sam in Lion City

Sam Oldham — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge Evening News - Online

Huntingdon gymnast Sam Oldham looks well set to add to his already bulging trophy cabinet after laying down a significant marker at the Youth Olympic Games qualification stage yesterday. Oldham was already one of the bookies’ favourites to return

YOUTH OLYMPICS: British medal favourite Sam Oldham impresses in gymnastics qualifying events

siteeditor — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: More Than the Games

YOG 2010: Spectaular opening for Youth Olympics in Singapore Rising Stars / Summer Sports / Youth Olympics 2010 / Youth Olympics 2010

Silvers for town duo

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cotswold Journal - Online

A PAIR of Evesham-based boys represented their club Worcester Gymnastics Club at the West Midlands regional floor and vault competition at Stoke-on-Trent. Callum Braathen and James Hall, along with four other team members, competed in the under 11

Fond farewell to Bishopbriggs legend

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Kirkintilloch Herald

AN AMAZING 27 years after founding Bishopbriggs Acro Gymnastics Club, much-loved coach Gill Macdonald has announced her retirement. Fellow coach Pat Reith, who has helped considerably at the club over the past few years, has also announced she is

Gymnasts enjoy a grand finale

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Western Telegraph, The

Milford Haven Gymnastic club held their annual inter club competition at the end of the summer term. All members of the club from the age of five took part. Every child that took part received a certificate to mark the occasion. Medals were a

GYMNASTICS: Oldham eyes up Youth Olympic glory for Huntingdon Gym Club

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Post Series (Huntingdon) - Online

HUNTINGDON Gym Club member Sam Oldham announced himself as the best junior gymnast in Europe back in April – and is determined to upgrading that status to world No.1 at the inaugural Youth Olympics.

Golden girl Holly puts competition through hoops

Natalie Irvine — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Belfast Telegraph - Online

Holly Hamill: two time British GMPD Junior Rhythmic champion A Glengormley teenager has collected three gold medals from the GMPD Rhythmic British Championships — winning the junior title two years in a row. Holly Hamill, 15, who has suffered f

Gymnastics duo medal at national event

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Herald (Plymouth) - Online, The

YOUNG Cornish gymnasts Milo Cole and Jago Deighton maintained an upward curve to their season with excellent results from the British Trampoline Championships in Birmingham. Ten-year-old Jago, who is a relative rookie at trampolining, won a silver

Lindsley selected for senior squad

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Henley Standard - Online, The

CHARLOTTE Lindsley has been selected to form part of the senior GB artistic gymnastics squad where she will train and compete alongside Beth Tweddle and other British Olympians. The 15-year-old former Gillotts School pupil first got a taste for gy

TEAM 2012: Louis Smith is thinking long-term

siteeditor — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: More Than the Games

OLYMPIC bronze medallist Louis Smith admits everything he does from now on will have a knock effect on London 2012 - but insists he's only thinking about the here and now. AMBITION: Louis Smith is playing the long game as he seeks to upgrade his

Teen picked for team GB

Mariclare Carey — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ITV2

Welsh teenager Jessica Hogg is preparing to travel to one of the biggest youth sporting events in the World this month after being picked to repressent Great Britain at the Youth Games 2010 in Singapore. Jessica replaces fellow athlete Laura Mitch

Winning tally for Sparks gymnasts

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Heywood Advertiser

Gymnasts from Heywood Sparks Gymnastics Academy travelled to Warrington to compete in the North West Floor and Vault Championships, and came away as the major trophy & medal winning club. Competing against gymnasts from throughout the North West

Other Sport: West Lothian gymnast handed call for Sainsbury UK School Games

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: West Lothian Courier - Online

WEST Lothian gymnast Shannon Archer is celebrating this week having been selected to compete on behalf of Scotland at the 2010 Sainsbury’s UK School Games. Shannon, 12, from Uphall, will compete against the UK’s school-aged elite in the Gymnastic

Perryman set for North East games.

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Exmouth Journal

Lympstone gymnast JoJo Perryman is a youngster with a great future ahead in the world of gymnastics after the St David’s School pupil was selected to compete in England colours at a big North East event. To send a link to this page to a friend, s

Pinewood tumblers seal national glory

Vicki Colebeck — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Wokingham & Bracknell Times - Online

Pinewood Gymnastics Club delivered some outstanding performances last weekend at the Trampoline and Tumbling British National Finals, bringing home two gold medals and four silvers. The event, held at the NIA in Birmingham, was the first time that

Blakey Gymnastics Club team are gym-tastic

Fiona Henderson — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Live - Online

A TEAM of gymnasts from Blakey Gymnastics Club based in Norton have once again returned triumphant from a regional tumbling event. The competition, which took place at Deerness Gymnastics High Performance Centre, saw the team compete along with mo

Daniel Keatings: I am on the mend and well on the way to competing again

duncanmackay99@googlemail.com (Duncan Mackay — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Inside the Games

Fresh from my success at the European Championships, I unfortunately experienced the worst injury of my career to date. Preparing for the World Championships in Rotterdam, I fell on the on the tumble track and landed awkwardly during a normal ro

Gymnastics: Golden girl Beth Tweddle?s greatest achievement

Katie Wright — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: IC Liverpool

BRITAIN?S Beth Tweddle hailed her gold medal at the Gymnastics World Championships in London on Saturday as the biggest achievement of her career. The 24-year-old from the City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club bounced back from her failure to reach th

Notts Gym Club girls star at County Gymnastics Championships

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

Notts Gym Club Gymnastics: Notts Gymnastics Club won all but one of the groups at the Nottinghamshire County Championships. The gymnasts competed over the four pieces of apparatus covering vault, bars, beam and floor at New College, Leicester.

GYMNAST JENNIFER TRAINS WITH BRITISH OLYMPIC COACH

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Guide & Gazette

A YOUNG Carnoustie gymnast received some top-class coaching at the weekend. The Scottish Gymnastic Association hosted a gymnastics workshop/ training weekend for their women's artistic, Scottish national youth and start squads, at Bellahouston and

GYMNASTICS: Trio secure silver glory

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Oxford Mail - Online

Three members from the Oxford School of Gymnastics won silver in the world championships. Fran Groves, Rebecca Evans and Freya Clempson represented Great Britain in Poland, and beat countries from all over the world before being narrowly defeated

Gym club on a roll

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Princetown Today - Online

TAVISTOCK Gymnastics Club members have enjoyed much success this season. All its members received certificates of achievement for great effort in gymnastics. The club meets at Tavistock College on Tuesdays and Thursday evenings. For more details

Keatings gets back in swing after injury

Daniel Keatings — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge Evening News - Online

DANIEL Keatings insists his Olympic gold medal dream is back on track as he steps up his recovery from a knee injury. Huntington Gymnastics Club member Keatings made history last year when he became the first GB gymnast to claim an all-round globa

Phoenix impress at Pinewood

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Maidenhead Advertiser - Online

Phoenix Gymnastics Club had a strong showing at the South Region Championships in Pinewood Gymnastics Centre. Five gymnasts represented Phoenix having qualified thanks to their displays at the Berkshire County Championships in June. In the S

Gymnast Rothe earns Commonwealth call-up

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisissouthwales.co.uk

CARMARTHEN-BORN gymnast Alex Rothe has been named in the Welsh Commonwealth Games team. The 17-year-old has been selected in the artistic section. He has been competing for eight years after attending a local gymnastics club in Llanelli. He now

Gymnastics: It's fun to be at the YMCA!

Anthony Woolford — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WalesOnline

NINE members of the Barry YMCA male artistic gymnastics club are jumping for joy after a bumper medal haul in the Welsh Championships. The event was crucial for the club?s senior gymnasts with aspirations of making the Welsh team for the Commonwea

London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Gymnastics

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

How qualification works: Gymnastics has slightly tweaked its qualification system in between Beijing and London, with a second Olympic qualifying tournament added in early 2012. The 2010 World Championships in Rotterdam this October will whittl

Other Sports: Gymnastics: Medal joy for Neston Gymnastics Club

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Ellesmere Port Pioneer - Online

THREE gymnasts are celebrating after claiming medals at the North West Junior Gymnastics Championships. Taking part in the tumbling competition, participants were asked to perform three different runs of set, linked moves. And the trio from Nes

Beth Tweddle craves home support at London Olympics

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Beth Tweddle believes the support of a home crowd in London in 2012 will help her achieve her dream of Olympic glory. "Normally when you go to internationals you see one Great Britain flag and just your mum and dad in the crowd," Tweddle, 25, told

Britain’s best chances for Olympic gold

JON COUCH — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: City AM - Online

These are the five to watch when the Games kick off in London 2012 IT’S a once-in-a-lifetime chance, and for these British sporting stars, it is now just two years away. From diving prodigies to record-breaking sailors, they are Team GB’s best hop

Clubs gear up for 2012

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Although the London 2012 Olympics is two years away, two Wiltshire sports clubs are already getting prepared. Swindon's Esprit Gymnastics club, and Melksham's both hope to be heavily involved in the 2012 games. The Esprit gymnastics club is b

Dancers from Heathrow Gymnastics Club perform during a photocall for the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay

AFP — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Yahoo! News UK and Ireland

LONDON (AFP) - London trumpets two years until 2012 Games begin

Louis Smith, gymnastics

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Louis Smith is a Great Britain gymnast. He won a bronze medal in the pommel horse final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Persimmon Homes Anglia sponsors Waveney Gymnastics

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Easier

Lowestoft gymnastics club, Waveney Gymnastics, has secured a new corporate sponsorship deal with local homebuilder, Persimmon Homes Anglia, which is set to assist with the ongoing costs and upkeep of the state of the art facility. Waveney Gymnasti

Jubilee Park in Kensington, Liverpool, officially opened by Beth Tweddle

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: IC Liverpool - Online

A NEW 900,000 park has opened in Liverpool to improve the health of residents. Jubilee Park, on land alongside Jubilee Drive and Brae Street in Kensington, was officially opened by World Champion gymnast Beth Tweddle. Health bosses said they ho

Smith is popular as Stanground’s guest

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lynn News

GYMNASTICS superstar Louis Smith was the very special guest of honour at Stanground College’s Sports Awards last week. Olympic hero, Smith, had been invited to attend the event to present awards before speaking at length to pupils about his life a

Bulmershe gym girls set the bar for terrific season

Joanna Mills — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Reading Evening Post & Reading Post - Online

Bulmershe Gymnastics Club’s girl’s artistic squad have had a great first half of their competition season. The 14 who make up the competitive squad worked incredibly hard to produce some impressive results at competitions. Sophie Julian became

Smith is popular as Stanground’s guest

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Peterborough Citizen - Online

GYMNASTICS superstar Louis Smith was the very special guest of honour at Stanground College’s Sports Awards last week.

Gymnastics: Georgia Davies is an aerobics ace

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WalesOnline

THERE must be something in the water at the Davies household in Cwmdare with elder sibling Georgia also shining brightly in the sporting arena. The 10-year-old aerobic gymnastics ace is ranked first in her age group in Great Britain and is showing

Gymnastics: King Edmund duo win gold at World Championships

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Series, The

KING Edmund Gym Club have struck gold again - for the third successive time in the World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships, writes Simon Parkinson. Men’s pair Jake Underdown and Chris Child, competing in the 11-16 age category, comprehensively s

Gymnasts have spring in their step

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Keighley News - Online

Ten-year-old Alex Waterhouse and eight-year-old Jodie Waterhouse, from Silsden, vaulted to success at a West Yorkshire level 6 gymnastics competition in York. The event comprised four disciplines – floor, bars, beam and vault – with Alex and Jodi

Olympic stars onboard for launch of Lottery’s London 2012 balloon

duncanmackay99@googlemail.com (Duncan Mackay — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Inside the Games

July 22 - The National Lottery today launched a London 2012 Games hot air balloon from the heart of the Olympic Park with canoeing gold medallist Tim Brabants, gymnastics bronze medallist Louis Smith and 400 metres hurdles bronze medallist Tasha Danv

Spelbound gymnasts leap to more glory

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Hunslow & Brentford Times

Gymnasts from Britain's Got Talent winners Spelbound may be known for their gold spray-tan, but now they have some gold medals to go with it. Just weeks after dazzling Simon Cowell and co, they faced arguably an even tougher group of judges at the

Tynedale girls in the medals at gymnastics championships

Richard Fletcher — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: JournalLive.co.uk

THREE girls from Tynedale were among the medallists at a gymnastics championship. Sophie Hollows, Lois Wright and Eleanor Donkin from Tynedale Gymnastics Club took part in the North of England Apparatus Championships. The four-piece competition

Devon gymnast claims gold

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Devon's Douglas Fordyce has won gold at the World Acrobatic Gymnastic Championships in Poland, alongside Edward Upcott in the men's pair. Fordyce and Upcott clinched the title with a score of 28.662, beating the Russian pair [28.506] into second.

Gymnastics: Tribute paid to Ken Sunderland

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ChronicleLive.co.uk

TALENTED young gymnasts from the City of Newcastle Gymnastics Academy paid tribute to one of their sport?s stalwarts at their annual awards ceremony in Wallsend Memorial Hall. Ken Sunderland, a local man who worked tirelessly for gymnastics for 30

Spelbound's got talent... and medals

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Spelbound, the acrobatic group that won Britain's Got Talent, impressed a whole new set of judges this weekend. They came away from the Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships in

US gymnastics legend launches comeback for London 2012

duncanmackay99@googlemail.com (Duncan Mackay — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Inside the Games

July 20 - Paul Hamm (pictured), the 2004 Olympic all-round gymnastics champion, has quit his job as a finance trader to return to training in the hope of competing for the United States at the London 2012 Games, he has announced. Hamm made the 20

GB on course for 2012 Olympics glory, says UK Sport

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Britain are on course for a top-four finish in the Olympics and second-place finish in the Paralympics, according to UK Sport's latest Mission 2012 update. The body which funds the majority of Britain's Olympic sports told BBC Sport the team is "b

City of Hull gymnasts shine

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Hull Daily Mail - Online

City of Hull gymnasts show off their medals THREE gymnasts from the City of Hull Gymnastics club have been crowned as East Yorkshire champions. Competing in a regional event at Woodford Leisure Centre on Holderness Road in east Hull, the trio w

Wolds Gymnastic Club Class Championships

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Nafferton Today - Online

The girls who attend Wolds Gymnastics Club general classes had their championships last week at the club on Skerne Road. The standard of gymnastics was very good and all of them performed on four pieces of apparatus: floor, asymmetric bars, beam &

Gymnastics: Kilmarnock Sports Acrobatics Club members floor the opposition

Lizzie Struthers — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Ayrshire Post Series - Online

KILMARNOCK Sports Acrobatics Club have had an amazing run of success at local, national and British competitions. At the West of Scotland tournament, Madeleine Findlay and Jennifer Rodger won gold, with Keren NcGill and Flora Weideger lifting silv

Bouncing around with joy

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Scarborough Evening News - Online

Scarborough Gymnastics Academy members have a spring in their step after landing a hefty grant from Yorventure. The club's gym on Barry's Lane has been boosted by a grant of £9,500, which has been used to purchase a fully-sprung floor area. Hea

Gymnastics: Skirton-Davies taking Welsh gymnastics to new level

Tim Lewis — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WalesOnline

TIM LEWIS concludes his series of meeting the men and women behind the athletes by talking to gymnastics guru Tracey Skirton-Davies LIKE many coaches, Tracey Skirton-Davies juggles her work with her own busy family life. With three young childr

Gymnastics: Skirton-Davies taking Welsh gymnastics to new level

Tim Lewis — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WalesOnline.co.uk

TIM LEWIS concludes his series of meeting the men and women behind the athletes by talking to gymnastics guru Tracey Skirton-Davies LIKE many coaches, Tracey Skirton-Davies juggles her work with her own busy family life. With three young childr

A GROUP of gymnasts from Monarchs Acro Gymnastics Club in Highbridge won an array of awards in the South West Championships.

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ThisisWestonSuperMare - Online

Leonie Warburton, Natalie Hughes and Emily-Kay Smith performed a flawless routine to claim the gold medal in the Prep B Novice Trio category. Jacob Baker and Joseph Reed, in the Prep B Men's Pair, claimed gold after a confident routine. The clu

Britain's Got Talent Winners' Olympic Wish

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Clyde 2 - Online

Banner Ad Britain's Got Talent winners Spelbound have told Sky News they will not be satisfied until their sport, acrobatic gymnastics, is included in the Olympic Games. The group of acrobatic gymnasts wowed the nation when they performed in fr

THE Academy of Gymnastics in Portishead was represented by three members at the British Championships in Guildford.

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ThisisWestonSuperMare - Online

In the junior section, English international Jasmine Reed-Yang was joined by Ruby Harrold, who performed well for Great Britain at the recent European Junior Championships. Meanwhile, Commonweath Games medalist and 2008 Olympian Imogen Cairns was

Oldham in Youth Olympics team

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

Gymnastics: Notts star Sam Oldham has been named in the 40-strong GB team for the Youth Olympics in Singapore from August 14-26. He qualified by winning a hat-trick of gold medals at the Junior European Championships in Birmingham in April. The

Kids left Spelbound by talent show stars

Rachel Loxton — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Evening Times - Online

Spelbound visited the City of Glasgow Gymnastics Club at Bellahouston Sport Centre Young gymnasts had stars in their eyes when they were visited by the Britain’s Got Talent competition winners. Spelbound visited the City of Glasgow Gymnastics C

Oldham ready to get in Singapore swing

Mark Taylor — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge Evening News - Online

Sam Oldham will be using the inspiration of club-mate Louis Smith when he takes his place at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in August. The Huntingdon Olympic Gymnastics Club member has been named as one of 40 young athletes from 16

Cairns secures a fifth place finish

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Exeter Express & Echo - Online

TOP East Devon gymnast Imogen Cairns secured a fifth place finish in the British Women's Gymnastics Championships in Guildford at the weekend. The 21-year-old, from Southleigh, near Colyton, won the senior vault final and came fourth in the finals

Oswald wins gold

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Henley Standard - Online, The

THAMES Valley Gymnastics Club took part in the recent Oxfordshire Championships held at Phoenix gymnastics club in Maidenhead. Each gymnast was marked for her performance on the floor, beam, vault and asymmetric bars to give a combined overall res

Sims gymnasts in winning form

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lynn News

SIMS Gymnastics have been in excellent form recently with impressive displays at the Fenland Grades Competition and the Roses Invitational. Fourteen members were in action at the Fenland Grades event and all passed with distinction, four of them w

Gymnastics: Standards are soaring at club championships

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lynn News

gymnasts showed their amazing talents in the Lynn Gymnastics Club Championships at Lynnsport. More than 100 gymnasts aged between five and 17 took part in the competition and for many of the younger gymnasts, this is their most exciting competitio

Forest girls enjoy best tournament yet

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisisgloucestershire.co.uk

THE Forest of was the venue for the Gloucestershire Girls Floor and Vault Novice Championships. had a large entry into this competition the largest for a number of years with 26 girls entered in the various categories. For some it was their fi

Ciara wins gold

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Western Telegraph, The

Young Ciara Mafarlane was thrilled to win a gold medal and be crowned Welsh under-ten rhythmic champion recently. The thrilled nine-year-old, who comes from Fishguard, clinched gold at the top event held at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, after beating e

Kiesha gets county call-up

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sleaford Standard

ELEVEN year old gymnast Kiesha Almond took on competitors two levels higher than herself at the recent county championships at Spalding. But that did not deter Kiesha, a member of Sleaford Gymnastics Club, who finished second and will now go on th

Gymnastics: Focus clubmates raise the roof with Basingstoke success

David Bergin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News - Online

FOUR Focus clubmates impressed when they took part in competition for the first time, in Basingstoke. Battling nerves, Sarah Muddimer achieved first on floor and sixth overall; Jenny Sims was second on floor, first on beam and second on bars; Mich

Gymnastics: Golden girls shine on Merseyside

Dave Bettley — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News - Online

THE Focus junior and senior girls competed at the Cheshire and Merseyside Floor and Vault Competition with great success. Junior Karina Elady Cole claimed gold on floor and vault and became the county champion in her under 9s age group. In the

Silver delight for gym girl Claire

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Beccles & Bungay Journal

CLAIRE Gasking from Beccles Royales Gymnastics Club was awarded the silver medal at Bury St Edmunds Friendly Novice Competition. She faced some very strong competition in the 13 and over age group. Her beam score was the highest in the group to gi

Beaming with pride, gym champ dreaming of Olympic glory

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Stockport Express - Online

Hannah Whelan scored an all-round 57.800 following the vault, a-bars, beam and floor exercises at the British Championships at the Guildford Spectrum. Hannah Whelan had reason for a double celebration last week. The five-foot-nothing gymnast from

Beaming with pride, gym champ dreaming of Olympic glory

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Manchester Evening News - Online

Hannah Whelan scored an all-round 57.800 following the vault, a-bars, beam and floor exercises at the British Championships at the Guildford Spectrum. Hannah Whelan had reason for a double celebration last week. The five-foot-nothing gymnast from

Cooper is senior champ

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisisgloucestershire.co.uk

THE Forest of Dean Gymnastics Club celebrated 35 years of sport on Sunday with its annual Club Championship. More than 110 gymnasts of all abilities and ages took part. Freya Davis, Lucy Smith, Katy Brown, Abbie Nicholls and Lucy Parish all bec

Gymnastics courses to begin

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Eastbourne Gazette & Herald Series - Online

SWINDON School of Gymnastics is offering summer courses for children this July and August. The club are running holiday sessions on a Monday and Wednesday from July 26-August 25 from 8.30am-3.30pm. Places are available for £16 per day, with bre

Medal triumph for Eltham gymnast

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is Local London

A YOUNG Eltham gymnast won a bronze medal at Sunday’s Espoir British vault finals in Guildford. Ellis O’Reilly, 12, is now ranked third in the vault for 12 and 13-year-olds in Great Britain as a result of her latest success. The Year 7 Beaver

Medal triumph for Eltham gymnast

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: News Shopper Series - Online

A YOUNG Eltham gymnast won a bronze medal at Sunday’s Espoir British vault finals in Guildford. Ellis O’Reilly, 12, is now ranked third in the vault for 12 and 13-year-olds in Great Britain as a result of her latest success. The Year 7 Beaver

Pupils enjoy an Olympic extravaganza

Tom Sheen — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: East End Life

The 2012 Games came two years early for lucky pupils from across the borough, as Marion Richardson School hosted an Olympic extravaganza. Top dancers, gymnasts and sportsmen put the youngsters through their paces in a variety of workshops and game

Two comptitions + hard work and talent = 45 medals

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Midhurst & Petworth Observer

Southbourne Gymnastics Club members have scooped a staggering 45 medals at just two competitions. Their hard work in the gym is paying off this year and keeps up their seven-year run of never having returned home without a handful of medals. At

Beth comes out on top at gymnastics

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisiswesterndailypress.co.uk

COLSTON'S School gymnast Beth Northeast has won the under-13 Girls South West Challenge Cup. The judges at the event in Melksham awarded her 44 points for her performances on beam, floor, vault and bars. Beth, 12, joined Year 7 at Colston's las

Girls reach dizzy Welsh heights

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Western Telegraph, The

Two talented girls from Milford Haven Gymnastics Club were successful at the Welsh trials held at Saltney, Chester. Robyn McGillivray, aged 12, and Katy Blockwell, aged ten travelled with their coach Sarah McGillivray to demonstrate their skills a

RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS: Jade is a master

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Swindon Advertiser

SWINDON’s Jade Faulkner has been given the highest accolade any gymnast can receive, the coveted status of master gymnast. At a prestigious awards lunch held at the Heritage Motor Centre in Warwickshire, Esprit’s Faulkner received her award from

RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS: Jade is a master

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Eastbourne Gazette & Herald Series - Online

SWINDON’s Jade Faulkner has been given the highest accolade any gymnast can receive, the coveted status of master gymnast. At a prestigious awards lunch held at the Heritage Motor Centre in Warwickshire, Esprit’s Faulkner received her award from A

RHYTMIC GYMNASTICS: Fox's Commonwealth bid

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Eastbourne Gazette & Herald Series - Online

Gymnast Francesca Fox has her sights firmly set on a place in this year’s Commonweath Games. The 18-year-old Great Britain athlete, of Wyke Road, Hilperton, was a reserve for England squad at the 2006 Games in Australia, but didn’t travel with th

Womens Artistic Gymnastics British Championships

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: SportSister

Where: Guildford Spectrum Details: World and European Champion Beth Tweddle heads to Guildford for The Women’s British Championships – one of the highlights of the British Gymnastics calendar. The event includes competitions whereby the Senior

Downie takes bronze in Barcelona

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

Gymnastics: Nottingham's Becky Downie won bronze in the prestigious 35th Memorial Joaquim Blume event in Barcelona. She also had the top asymmetric bars score. Olympian Downie, who helped secure Notts Gym Club second in the UK rankings in the B

Camden Gymnastic club members win silver and bronze medals

Amir — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Camden New Journal

JUBILANT duo Artemis Saddington and Jennifer Tang were all smiles this week after scooping medals at the London Gymnastics Regional Championships The girls, who train with Camden Gymnastics Club at the Talacre Sports Centre in Kentish Town, impre

East London gymnasts head to Macau for tournament

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: East London Advertiser

01 July 2010 TOWER HAMLETS School's Gymnastics and Dance Display Team flew to Macau on Wednesday after being selected by the Education Department of Macau, China to take part in their International Youth Dance Festival, which is held every two years.

Gym club’s left Spelbound by surprise visit

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Belfast Telegraph - Online

Bangor-based Rathgael Gymnastics Club played host recently to Spelbound, winners of Britain’s Got Talent. Related Stories IFA workshop success Belfast food staff battle for a place at Hampden Primary school kids excel in cross country event at

Try out gym club

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Filey & Hunmanby Mercury - Online

A SCARBOROUGH gymnastics club is holding a "come and try it" day to coincide with its third birthday on Saturday. The event will take place at Graham School gymnasium and there will be three sessions: 1.30pm for girls and boys aged four to seven;

Lydia returns to reward young gymnasts

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Devon 24 - Online

TARKA head coach Phil Woodcock with daughters Laura and Milly, Lydia Cross (right) and sister Milly, plus Lucy Anne Tapscott and Dani Ball HARD-WORKING young gymnasts at Tarka Gymnastics in Barnstaple were able to welcome back one of their own dur

Gym club prepares for world class visitors

HAYLEY MACE — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Waveney & District Advertiser

A Lowestoft gymnastics club is preparing to make its mark on the world stage as it prepares to welcome an international squad ahead of the 2012 Olympics. The Canadian Gymnastics Federation has announced that its gymnasts will be training at the Wa

Norwich gym stars show Eastern promise

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Norwich Evening News

Norwich Gym Club's Dulcie Canham. Dulcie Canham was Norwich Gymnastics Club's big winner at the Norfolk County Compulsory and National Grades competition held in the city. The nine-year-old competed in national grade eight against several much

Olympic gymnasts to train in Kent

Nikki White — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gravesend Messenger

From left: Klemen Bedenik, President of the Slovenian Federation of Gymnastics, Bill Hayton, chairman of KCC, and Fef Griffin, Director of Pegasus Gymnastics. Picture supplied by Fef Griffin Olympic gymnasts will train at a club in Maidstone in t

Slovenia to use Pegasus as pre-Games venue

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Your Maidstone - Online

Slovenia’s top gymnasts will warm up for the 2012 London Olympics at Pegasus Gymnastics Club after agreeing a deal to use the facility as their pre-Games training venue. The club, based in Bearsted, finalised the agreement on Saturday with Klemen

GYMNASTICS: TOWN SCHOOLS IN GREAT FORM

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Grantham Journal & Citizen - Online

Gymnasts from Grantham schools were in tremendous form at the East Midlands championships at Cotgrave on Sunday. Gymnasts from Grantham schools were in tremendous form at the East Midlands championships at Cotgrave on Sunday.Kesteven and Grantham

Sapphires are crowned at the Baskervilles

Jake Rusby — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette & Herald Express, The

Sapphire boys won the prestigious Baskervilles Cup for the third time in a row. The competition is only four years old yet Sapphires have more than made the trophy their own in the last three years. The youngest full team of gymnasts, all born

Slovenia to use Pegasus as pre-Games venue

Steve Tervet — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Kent on Sunday - Online

Slovenia’s top gymnasts will warm up for the 2012 London Olympics in Kent after signing a deal to use Pegasus Gymnastics Club as their pre-Games training venue. The club, based in Bearsted, finalised the agreement on Saturday with Klemen Bedenik,

Bromsgrove gymnastics wins national award

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Droitwich Spa Advertiser - Online

GYMNASTICS initiatives across Bromsgrove have won the district council and North Worcestershire School Sports Partnership a national award.

GYMNASTICS: Trampoline trio shine

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lowestoft Journal

WAVENEY Gymnastics Club was represented by three youngsters at a trampolining grading competition in Ipswich earlier this month. The required grading competitions are difficult to pass and only a small error in either the set or voluntary routine

LOUGHTON: Gym class hits top three in regional final

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: East London & West Essex Guardian Series - Online

A GYM-TASTIC performance from six pupils at an infants school has seen them land a bronze medal in a regional final. The team from Whitebridge Infants School, in Greensted Road, Loughton, battled through district and county-wide heats to reach the

Potters Bar gymnasts in team competition

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Welwyn & Hatfield Times - Online

TWO teams competed for Potters Bar Gymnastics Club at the Herts County Level Six and Seven Team Competition at the Marriotts Gymnastics Centre, Stevenage. Four gymnasts made up each team and in the event the three highest scores on each piece were ad

BEXLEYHEATH & ERITH: Birthday honour for gym club's champion

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is Local London

THESE are exciting times for battling Bexleyheath grandmother Jennifer Kent. Her dreams of saving the Europa Gymn Club are about to be realised and this week she was named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Mrs Kent, 66, of Ethronvi Road,

Get fit with Katie Cannon

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Families Edinburgh - Online

Five-time British Aerobic Gymnastics Champion Katie Cannon has swapped back flips for a new fitness centre in Richmond. Published by: Families London South West Inspired by her career and her principles of fitness, the Katie Cannon Centre will

Gymnast Jake's winning double

Tony Gillan — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Shields Gazette, The

A YOUNG gymnast has hit gold standard by springing to success. Jake Phelan, of Heb-burn, won the individual floor exercise gold medal in the county championships at Dunston, Gateshead, this month. And the next day the 10-year-old came second in

Wyre Forest’s strong start

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Kidderminster Shuttle - Online

STUDENTS at Wyre Forest School Gymnastics have enjoyed a fine start to the year. The women’s artistic competitive team achieved a 100 per cent pass rate at the regional grades competition, with seven distinctions for outstanding scores at grades

Alex lives the dream with Spellbound

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Burton Mail

AFTER fending off a life-threatening illness Alex Uttley went on to live the dream he had had since he was sixyears- old — to be a gymnast. Spellbound Not only did he achieve his ambition — along the way he happened to win Britain’s Got Talent

Gymnast impresses on world stage

Graham Jones — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Kentish Express

Gymnast Christie-Lee Pullen impresses on world stage A schoolgirl from Singleton has come fourth in an international rhythmic gymnastics competition. Great Chart Primary School pupil Christie-Lee Pullen, 10, narrowly missed out on a place on

Gymnastics: Kim Estebanez to compete at 2011 Special Olympics World Games

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Chester Chronicle Series - Online

A CHESTER gymnast is getting ready to show off her skills on the big stage. Kim Estebanez, of Lache Lane, will be part of the Great Britain party that heads to Athens next year for the 2011 Special Olympics World Games. The Games are staged eve

Arabian girls rule at county champs

Simon Downes — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Milton Keynes Citizen Series - Online

Arabian Gymnastics Club have been celebrating the crowning of three new county champions this week after picking up a fantastic 33 medal haul at the Buckinghamshire County Championships. The county's leading gymnastics club also saw five of their

Beaming Kara

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Community News Group

WARRINGTON Gymnastics Club’s Kara Heaton has become the British Espoir Challenge Cup Beam Champion. The 12-year-old had a clean competition in a strong field and was ninth overall in Gloucester. Her performance on beam was solid, being rewarded

Gymnastics: Aldrin narrowly missed out on medal at national event in Birmingham

Mike Brennan — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News - Online

ALDRIN Salvilla Tagayuna narrowly missed out on a medal at the Men’s Artistic National Development Grades in Birmingham last weekend. Aldrin, a member of the boys’ squad at Focus Institute of Gymnastics in Widnes, was selected to represent the Nor

Gymnastics: Fromeside win fine haul of medals at Melksham

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Series, The

Winterbourne-based Fromeside Gymnastics club girls won a haul of 24 medals and placement ribbons at the recent Wiltshire Open Competition. Some 13 girls travelled to Melksham to a well run though very busy event with competitors from all over Engl

MORE than 170 gymnasts, some as young as 3 years old, took part in Falcons Gymnastics Academy's annual Club Competition.

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: North Devon Journal

For many it was their first taste of competitive gymnastics, with the event organised to introduce younger recreational gymnasts to competition. The first day was split into four sessions to accommodate 130 girls. Day two saw 36 boys split into

Sapphires so close to clean sweep

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette & Herald Express, The

Gymnasts came so close to making it a clean sweep of medals for Sapphire Gymnastics Club. The Hemel club had three teams competing at the county Level 6 and 7 Team Competitions who finished in first, second and fourth places respectively. The A

Wales' Frankie Jones battling for Olympic limelight as Britain's sole rhythmic gymnast

Rod Gilmour — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Francesca Jones, the three-time British champion, knows all about changing venues. So it came as no surprise to hear that badminton and rhythmic gymnastics' move to Wembley Arena for the London 2012 Olympics left the 19 year-old oblivious to the rece

Crewe salon helps Special Olympian get to Athens

Will Harris — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

A HAIR salon in Crewe is hoping to be a cut above by helping to send a Special Olympics hopeful on their way to Athens. Bethany Collina has been chosen to represent Great Britain in rhythmic gymnastics at the Special Olympics next year. But she

Girls win gold medals

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Derbyshire Times - Online

Members of Sharley Park Girls Gymnastic Club scooped an impressive haul of a dozen gold medals at the Derbyshire Championships. Katie Johnson was the overall gold medal and County Shield winner in the open age level two group having gained first p

Gymnastics: Home comforts pay off for girls at Crewe & Nantwich GC

Peter Morse — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

CREWE & Nantwich GC youngsters shone at a competition on home turf. The club hosted the Cheshire & Merseyside Two-Piece contest at their Camm Street base. Home advantage paid off for novice under 9s Jennifer Palin (bronze, floor) and Jaycee How

Sophie is Bulmershe club’s first national champion

Jenny Watson — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Reading Evening Post & Reading Post - Online

Sophie Julian, 12, has won a British title after securing the best results ever achieved by a member of the Bulmershe Gymnastics Club in Woodley. The under-13 competitor won the British Espoir Challenge Championships held in Gloucester despite bei

: Kerry and Ina top rankings at Basingstoke

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Croydon Advertiser

GYM CLASS HEROES: The Croydon School of Gymnastics adult squad after the Basingstoke Invitational competition. Front row, from left: Kerry Jarrett, Ina Tsankova, Stephanie Bethencourt, Zoe Aubert. Back Row: Simon Tanner, Michael Harrop, Kyle White, G

: Young gymnasts in form

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Devon Sunday Independent - Online

FORTY-SIX primary school students from schools across South Somerset had their first taste of competitive gymnastics at a Yeovil-based gymnastics centre on Sunday. Teams from Birchfield Primary, Oaklands Primary, Milford Infants, Pen Mill Infants

May fayre is a flaming success

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ThisisDevon - Online

HOOPY DAYS: Exeter Gymnastics Club fayre at Bull Meadow Park. Back from left, Isabella Kerley 8, Jemima Kerley, 8, and Isobel Pinsky, 8, with, front, Libby Holmes, 7, on the hoop-a-prize stall IT might have been held in the wrong month but that di

Gymnasts mark 27 years of club

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Doncaster Free Press - Online

CELEBRATING 27 years of gymnastics in Goole, the local club organised three performances which included many of the 300 members of the club. In front of over a hundred spectators, the gymnasts began with a mass warm-up to music which was very well

Gymnasts say thanks for Britain's Got Talent votes

Rupert Basham — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: getSurrey.com

HUNDREDS of fans lined the streets of Spelthorne on Saturday as Britain's Got Talent winners Spelbound held an open bus tour. The group of 13 youngsters from Spelthorne Gymnastics Club boarded the bus as a thank you to residents who voted for them

Marriotts gymnasts impress in county event

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Comet 24, The

The young and aspiring Hertfordshire gymnasts converged on the Marriotts Gymnastics Centre on Sunday for the Hertfordshire Level 7 and 6 County Teams competition. Level 7 and 6 are the first level of county competition and the gymnasts were compet

Gymnastics is in my blood. I'm addicted, says Beth Tweddle

Alan Hubbard — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Independent - Online, The

Gymnastics has come on in leaps and bounds since Russian elfin Olga Korbut stunned the world 38 years ago, demonstrating how thin the line is between sport and showbiz. Never more so than last Saturday when its theatrical potential was captured by a

Medal haul for Redcar Gymnastics Club

Victoria Johnson — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Live - Online

SO far this year Redcar Gymnastics Club has won about 40 medals - bronze, silver and gold - and have four regional champions at club and national grades. They now hope to build new premises next to Rye Hills School - well deserved by the gymnasts

Medal magic for the glory girls!

Adam Steel — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Live - Online

A TRIO of Teesside gymnasts conquered the Continent as they thrived at the Special Olympics European Artistic Women’s Gymnastics Championships. Taking part in their first competition abroad, Caroline Jennison, Laura Dukes and Caitlin Walker steppe

Gabby national: Sapphire second best in country

Jake Rusby — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette & Herald Express, The

Sapphire gymnast Gabby Jupp is officially the second best Espoir gymnast in the country. She won the silver medal at the British Espoir Championships, and the chance to compete at the national individual apparatus finals in all four disciplines ne

Golden girls soar to victory

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Doncaster Free Press - Online

Gymnast pair ready for Euro champs MOVE over gymnastics group and television talent show winners Spelbound. For there are two new acro-gymnasts on the block who are showing they are also flipping marvellous especially when it comes to represent

Britain's Got Talent winners Spelbound 'still on a high'

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Hunslow & Brentford Times

Britain’s Got Talent winners Spelbound will use their success to raise the profile of acrobatics in a bid to see it made an Olympic sport. The group returned to Heathrow Gymnastics Club, in Green Lane, Hounslow, this week following their breathtak

Louis Smith

Simon Burnton — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Guardian.co.uk

Louis Smith at last year's European Championships, representing Peterborough, just like Aston from JLS. Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA You are very good on the pommel horse. We can't imagine doing that without hurting ourselves badly. Do you remember

Tumblers put Lynn top of the nation

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Lynn News

GYMNASTS from Lynn Gymnastic Club (pictured above) struck gold in the National Finals at Stoke-on-Trent, with the tumblers achieving some excellent results to put Lynn top of the nation. The competition was the biggest ever on record, with more th

Family left Spelbound by TV show vote

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ThisisWestonSuperMare - Online

A SOMERSET family have been thrust into the media spotlight after their son's gymnast group Spelbound were crowned Britain's Got Talent winners on Saturday. Millions of people held their breath as the acrobatic troupe performed their gravity defyi

Gymnastics: Medal magic for Neston Gymnastics Club at Cheshire and Merseyside two-piece floor and vault championships

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Chester Chronicle Series - Online

THERE were medals galore for Neston Gymnastics Club at the Cheshire and Merseyside two-piece floor and vault championships. A group of 20 youngsters from the club were in action at the big Crewe event. Great results were achieved at all three cate

Gymnastics: World Champion Brown scoops gold

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WalesOnline.co.uk

WICK is now home to the Welsh Under-11 gymnastics champion, writes Ron Chalmers. Llewellyn Brown, who hails from the Vale of Glamorgan village, won the gold medal at at the 2010 Welsh Men’s NDP Gymnastics Championships. The event was held at th

North Devon's got talent with Falcons gymnasts

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: North Devon Journal

RAISING THE BAR: Falcons Gymnastics Academy's (from left) Olivia Sayer, aged 9; Holly Jago, 12; Hannah Francis, 12; Katie Beagley, 13; and Megan Dunn, 14. Picture: Rob Tibbles Ref 1006-43_01 IT was not the kind of gymnastics that a television audi

British Espoir Championships on BGTV

British Gymnastics — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:24:00 -0400

Outlet: British Gymnastics

BGTV’s highlights of the All-around Espoir competition online now! http://www.british-gymnastics.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1414&Itemid=419

Burnham-On-Sea gymnasts are declared British schools champions

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Burnham-On-Sea - Online

Two Burnham-On-Sea brothers, who are members of the town's Monarchs Gymnastics Club, are celebrating this week after being declared British Schools Champions. Acrobatic gymnasts Sean and Conor McKenna represented the South West region at the lates

Jones’ Cardiff warm-up for Moscow

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WalesOnline.co.uk

BRITISH and Welsh Senior champion Francesca Jones will be competing at the Welsh Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Cardiff on June 12. This competition is the first in a series of final preparation events prior to her representation at the Worl

Mullion gymnasts train with Olympic coach

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is The West Country

Gymnasts from Mullion were left jumping with joy when they took part in training with an Olympic coach. Elizabeth Kincaid, a coach for the Great Britain team, is also head coach of Portishead Gymnastic Academy in Somerset, known as The Academy.

TV talent show win left us all Spelbound

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisiswesterndailypress.co.uk

THE drinks were flowing in Yate when a former member of the town's top gym club helped acrobatic act Spelbound become Britain's Got Talent champions. Douglas Fordyce trained with the King Edmund Acro-Gymnastics club for more than four years, trave

Wilmington gymnast part of Spelbound group to win Britian's Got Talent

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Devon 24 - Online

07 June 2010 A FORMER Wilmington gymnast was part of the acrobatic act Spelbound to win the final of Britain's Got Talent. Douglas Fordyce, 20, performed on Saturday (June 5) with the group of 13 - wowing the reality show's judges. The gymnast

Gym courses for toddlers

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisisthesentinel.co.uk

GET FLEXING: Toddlers have been given a taste of a new gymnastic course. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is repeating the GymTots programme it ran last year for children aged between 18 months and five years. So far, the lessons have introduced alm

Gymnastics display at Kidderminster school's summer fair

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Halesowen News - Online

A TOP gymnastics team will be wowing visitors during a Kidderminster school’s summer fair. The event takes place on Sunday from 1pm in the playing fields of Franche Community Primary School in Chestnut Grove. This year the “Arena” acts are he

Gymnasts bid for world glory

By Leah Strug — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Jarrow and Hebburn Gazette

A TRIO of teenage acrobats are hoping to strike gold when they represent their country next month. Forget Britain's Got Talent winners Spelbound – Louise Lee, Maddy Gamblin and Kristie Harrington are off to the Acrobatic Gymnastics World Champions

Top gymnast launches summer scheme in Halesowen

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Stourbridge News - Online

A WORLD-ranking gymnast was called upon to boost the profile of this summer’s activezone programme launched at a Halesowen high school. Sixth in the world Kristian Thomas, who trains at the town’s Earls Gymnastics Centre twice a week, took part i

Wilmington gymnast part of Spelbound group to win Britian's Got Talent

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sidmouth Herald Series - Online

07 June 2010 A FORMER Wilmington gymnast was part of the acrobatic act Spelbound to win the final of Britain's Got Talent. Douglas Fordyce, 20, performed on Saturday (June 5) with the group of 13 - wowing the reality show's judges. The gymnast

Gymnast troupe Spelbound win Britain's Got Talent

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Page last updated at 21:16 GMT, Saturday, 5 June 2010 22:16 UK Spelbound's winning performance Gymnastics troupe Spelbound have won the final of ITV1's Britain's Got Talent - and the chance to appear at the Royal Variety Performance. They al

Spelbound Break Britain’s Got Talent Records: Pictures

Anorak — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: anorak.co.uk

SPELBOUND wins Britain’s Got Talent and 13 members of the acrobatic gymnastics dance outfit split the £100,000 top prize. We caught up with Douglas Fordyce and the rest of Spelbound at a press conference at Sony headquarters in London. Yeah, Sony, wh

Spelbound set sights on Olympics

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisislondon.co.uk

Britain's Got Talent champions Spelbound washed off their body paint - then vowed to stay gold by winning the Olympics. Members of the 13-strong acrobatic act revealed they hoped to take part in the 2016 Games and had received offers to perform in

Gymnastics: New College and Hinckley Club add to fine medal haul

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Leicester Mercury - Online

New College (Leicester) and Hinckley Gymnastics Club maintained a 35-year record of winning medals in national competitions thanks to Cameron Pallatt and Finlay Clarke. At the National Boys Setwork Championships, Pallatt, 12, won a bronze medal an

Notts Gym Club win silver at British team championships

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

NOTTS Gym Club had to settle for second place at the Women's British Team Championships. Becky Downie, Niamh Rippin, Billie MacKenzie, Ruby Straw and Laura Jones were pipped by Heathrow A in a closely fought battle for the coveted trophy in Guildf

Spelbound win Britain's Got Talent

Press Association — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Harwich and Manningtree Standard - Online

Acrobatic act Spelbound were jumping for joy after winning the final of Britain's Got Talent. The gymnast group wowed the reality show's judges and were hailed by Simon Cowell as the 'most astonishing' thing he has seen on live television. Spel

Matt and Mylissa are champions

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Exeter Express & Echo - Online

CHAMPIONS: Honiton's Matt Simpson and Mylissa Jones MATT Simpson and Mylissa Jones have become Honiton's first inter-regional champions, after beating the best preparation grade partnerships from other regions around England. The talented pair,

Success for Huntingdon Gym at Annual Floor and Vault Competition

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: AboutMyArea

The Cambridgeshire Gymnastic Association held their annual Floor and Vault Competition on Saturday the 22nd May at Huntingdon Gymnastics Club. The event was successful for the club, with some gymnasts competing for the first time. In Level one Jas

Casting a spell live on tv

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Berks & Bucks Observer Series - Online

A TALENTED acrobatic gymnast is part of a group wowing the nation on Britain's Got Talent. Hollianne Wood, 13, of Old Windsor, is part of the 13-strong group Spelbound who have made it through to the final of the competition on Saturday. They impr

Duo excel at Euro tournament

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Kidderminster Shuttle - Online

GYMNASTICS: Two Kidderminster members of won medals at the Eurogymnastics competition in Luxembourg. Sophie Lane won a gold medal on the floor, silver on vault and bronze on beam and came fifth overall in the level two competition. Emma Powel

Gymnastics cup to help preserve Julie's memory

Clare Smith — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ThisisWestonSuperMare - Online

A special memorial cup has been created in memory of Julie Ann Hares in recognition of all her hard work and support for the Shepton Mallet Gymnastics Club. Julie sadly passed away last December after a brave battle against cancer. She was just 44

Gymnastics: Fab five make Welsh squad

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WalesOnline.co.uk

FIVE gymnasts from the Ebbw Vale based Valleys Gymnastics Academy have been selected for prestigious Welsh squads. Youngsters Ellie Davies, Aimee Morgan, Teri Marie Williams and Niya Hewitt took part in a selection event which tested their strengt

Gymnast's vaulting ambition

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ThisisDevon - Online

TAKING FLIGHT: Mark Dorman with Falcons Cheerleaders Hayley Grebby and Kirsty Burge. Picture: Mike Southon 1005-135_01 A BARNSTAPLE gymnast will leap the length of a marathon next week to raise money for a local cheerleading and gymnastics school.

Sport for all: Dynamic duo take nationals by storm

Peter Morse — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

GYMNASTS Omar Haddad and Victoria Perez have become national champions. The pair, who train at the Cheshire Academy of Integrated Sports and Arts in Crewe, won the National Sports Acrobatics Championships in Fenton. Their dynamic and innovative

Gymnastics: Medal magic for Neston Gymnastics Club starlets in Crewe

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Ellesmere Port Pioneer - Online

THERE were medals galore for Neston Gymnastics Club at a competition in Crewe. A group of 20 youngsters from the club were in action at the Cheshire and Merseyside two-piece floor and vault championships. Great results were achieved at all thre

Joelle is flipping great as gymnastics champion

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Docklands, The

Joelle receives the acclaim for her winning performance AN ISLE of Dogs youngster has flipped, tumbled and rolled her way to success at a gymnastics competition. Joelle Onabanjo, 11, became the East London Boroughs champion for her age group af

Local talent shines on ITV's Britain's Got Talent

Sophie Flowers — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Maidenhead Advertiser - Online

An acrobatic gymnast from Old Windsor is part of a group casting a spell over television audiences on ITV's Britain's Got Talent. Hollianne Wood, of Old Windsor, is part of Spelbound, who are through to Saturday night's final of the hit talent sho

Medals galore in all disciplines

Newton Abbot — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Torquay Herald Express - Online

SOUTH Devon School of Gymnastics members (pictured) were well up among the medal winners at the Teign View Recreational Competition. The club won 46 medals and had a further 30 places between fourth and sixth. RESULTS Four year olds: Khira K

Surbiton High School girls have Britain's Got Talent Spelbound

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Staines & Hounslow Guardian - Online

Surbiton High School is keeping its fingers crossed for three for its girls, who will take the stage in the live TV final of Britain’s Got Talent on Saturday, June 5, as part of gymnastics superstars Spelbound. The tumbling trio helped the 15-str

Worlds next for town tumblers

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Basingstoke Gazette - Online

Kristof Willerton from Andover Gymnastics Club and Jordan Lucas from Basingstoke were among several gymnasts from the south who were recently selected to represent their country at the European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria.

Worlds next for town tumblers

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Thisishampshire.net

6:18pm Tuesday 1st June 2010 Kristof Willerton from Andover Gymnastics Club and Jordan Lucas from Basingstoke were among several gymnasts from the south who were recently selected to represent their country at the European Championships in Varna,

Britain's Got Talent: Spelbound acrobat Alex Uttley dreams of Olympic glory

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: mirror.co.uk

Gymnastic troupe Spelbound have vowed to make viewers fall head over heels in love with their daring act as they bid to reach Saturday’s final. The group’s Alex Uttley insists: “It’s nail-biting stuff and we’re doing new moves that we’ve never don

High-flying Abbey is bouncing her way to the top

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Star - Online, The

BOUNCING Abbey Boyle is moving up in her chosen hobby. But the 13-year-old pupil at Edlington's Sir Thomas Wharton Community College always comes back down to earth as one of the best trampoline experts in the country. Abbey has just taken seco

Spelbound first act through to Britain’s Got Talent final

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: STV (North) Ltd

Gymnastic group Spelbound was one of the most popular acts discovered during the Britain’s Got Talent 2010 auditions. Now, after an incredible performance, the talented gymnasts have become the first act voted through to this Saturday’s live final.

Excellent display

Sun, 30 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Western Telegraph, The

Milford Haven Gymnastic Club held its third annual display at Thornton Industrial Estate recently. The mayor and mayoress of Milford Haven attended and were very impressed at the standard of the children and what they have achieved in gymnastics.

Success for Teesside gymnasts at national finals

Sun, 30 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Live - Online

A TROUPE of talented Teessiders enjoyed a flipping fantastic success at the National Gymnastics Finals. Ten spring heeled prodigies came away with medals after two days of testing competition against the best young tumblers and acrobats in the cou

Charlotte relishing big challenge

Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Halstead Gazette - Online

Gymnast Charlotte McKenna is preparing for a double shot at international glory this year. The talented 16-year-old from Hedingham School had already been called up to represent Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games in India, in October. A

National gymnastics champions

Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This Is Cheshire - Online

GYMNNASTS Victoria Perez and Omar Haddad have triumphed at the National Sports Acrobatics Championships. The pair, who train at the Cheshire Academy of Integrated Sports and Arts in Crewe, dazzled a 600-strong audience with their dynamic and innov

TeamGym prepare for European Championships

Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Portsmouth Today - Online

The all-conquering junior girls of Portsmouth School of Gymnastics proudly display their latest piece of silverware – the TeamGym British Championship winners' trophy. But the newly-crowned British champions will have little time to bask in the gl

A breath of fresh air

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Times Higher Education - Online, The

Gymnast Beth Tweddle found university helped her become a well-rounded person and taught her time management Being involved in sport, and in particular gymnastics, has always been an important part of my life. I was seven when I began attending lo

Huntingdon girls claim bronze at the Women's British Teams' championships

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: AboutMyArea

Sunday 23rd May saw five members of the elite girls programme from Huntingdon gymnastics club travel to Guildford for the British teams' championships. The team, consisting of Emma White, Claire Stock, Tori Simpson, Lottie McKenna and Marissa King pe

Joelle is East London gymnasts champ at 11

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: East London Advertiser

Joelle... top of the class! WHAT a winning smile from Joelle Onabanjo who is East London's gymnast champ in her year. The beaming 11-year-old from Cubitt Town Junior school on the Isle of Dogs became 'East London Boroughs' champion in the Year

London 2012 Olympics: Wembley Arena to host badminton and rhythmic gymnastics

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

London 2012 organisers have finally reached an agreement for badminton and rhythmic gymnastics to be staged at Wembley Arena after months of negotiations. In the rhythm: rhythmic gymnastics will be staged at Wembley Arena, along with badminton, at

Christopher in bid for world title

DAWN MARSDEN — Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Oldham Evening Chronicle - Online

Date online: 26/05/2010 UPPERMILL gymnast Christopher Rait is hoping to tumble, spin and turn his way to victory at the world gymnastics championships. The 18-year-old is gearing up for the contest in Poland in July when he will compete against

Gym star Beth Tweddle collects MBE honour at Buckingham Palace

Mark Dowling — Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Ellesmere Port Pioneer - Online

BRITAIN’S top gymnast Beth Tweddle collected her MBE at Buckingham Palace on Friday. The 25-year-old from Cheshire attended the investiture ceremony and was presented with her award by the Prince of Wales, who wished her well at the 2012 Olympics

Gymnastics on top form

Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Weston & Somerset Mercury - Online

WESTON Aerobic Gymnastic club held an inter-club challenge between the Weston based club and Martines Action Pack, based in South Wales, and with 26 routines between them and several national squad gymnasts competing, coaches, parents and judges were

Britain’s top gymnast Beth Tweddle honoured with MBE

Matt Hurst — Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

BRITAIN’S top gymnast – and former John Moores University student – Beth Tweddle was honoured with an MBE yesterday. The 25-year-old attended the investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace and was presented with her award by the Prince of Wales, wh

Gymnast and former Liverpool student Beth Tweddle receives MBE

Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Post, The

BRITAIN’S top gymnast – and former Liverpool John Moores University student – Beth Tweddle was honoured with an MBE on Friday. The 25-year-old attended the investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace and was presented with her award by the Prince of

School team become champs!

Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Wigan Evening Post - Online

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School Gymnatics Team, who were successful when they represented the North West at the recent British Schools Gymnastics Association Championships, with coach Tanya Johnson, who, along with Alison Ellison, also coaches th

Beth Tweddle recieves her MBE

Sat, 22 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ESPN.co.uk

Gymnastics star recieves her honour from Prince Charles. (01:57) May 22, 2010 The latest sports news, features and interviews David Beckham visits troops in Afghanistan May 22, 2010 Beckham posed for pictures and signed autographs for troops in

Erewash Gymnastics Club wins national award

Sat, 22 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

Gymnastics: Erewash Gymnastics Club has won a coveted national award. CCPR, the national alliance of the governing bodies of sport and recreation, commended the hard work of seven outstanding sports clubs across the UK. And among the winners in

Gymnastics: King Edmund go for gold in Portugal

Sat, 22 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Series, The

JUNIOR and senior stars of King Edmund Gym Club are enjoying the afterglow of more medal success, writes Simon Parkinson. An international event in Portugal reaped rewards for the unstoppable Yate-based acrobatic gymnastics giants, as Maiken Thor

Gymnastics: Lucky 13 for The Ridge School

Sat, 22 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Series, The

The Ridge School have retained the title of British Schools’ Champions for the 13th successive year. A team of gymnasts travelled to Stoke-on-Trent to compete in the British Schools Acrobatic Gymnastics Finals after they qualified for the having

Top gymnast Beth Tweddle picks up her MBE in Palace investiture

Sat, 22 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Yorkshire Post - Online

Britain's most successful gymnast was honoured yesterday with an MBE for a glittering career at the top of her sport.Beth Tweddle, 25, has won a clutch of gold medals in recent years and has set her sights on glory at the 2012 Olympics. The Prince of

Falcon gymnasts in excellent displays

Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: North Devon Journal

GYMNASTS from the Falcons Academy produced some excellent displays at the Teign View recreational competition. The event was aimed at children who only participate in gymnastics classes for a maximum two hours per week. And many Falcons relishe

Medals for Royales

Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Beccles & Bungay Journal

The successful Beccles Royales. BECCLES Royales entered 10 gymnasts into a friendly competition at Bury St Edmunds on Sunday, April 18. It was a competition based on the badges and awards set by British Gymnastics Association. All 10 girls enjo

Gymnastics: South Cheshire glory at national gym final

Peter Morse — Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

A SOUTH Cheshire one-two set the British Team Gym Championships alight in Gloucester. Crewe & Nantwich GC retained their title for youngsters with learning disabilities in stunning style at the GL1 Centre. And the Cheshire Academy for Integrate

Hannah finds the right rhythm as she targets slot in London Olympics

Hannah Dulston — Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This Is Derbyshire

GYMNAST Hannah Dulston thought her chances of impressing on the international stage were over – until one final competition changed her life. Now the 17-year-old, who trains with Erewash Valley Gymnastics Club in Long Eaton, will be focusing her a

Success for Huntingdon Gymnasts

Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: AboutMyArea

Daniel Keatings on parallel bars at theWorld Championships in London in The last two weekends have seen a wide range of Huntingdon gymnasts compete successfully at many different levels. Last Saturday the 8th May, Benji Eyre and Tony Duchars compe

Wire on song

Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Warrington Guardian Series

WARRINGTON’S newest gym club won medals at the annual Cheshire and Merseyside competion. Wire Gymnastics Club, based at Birchwood High School, are celebrating their success just 10 months after starting out. Latisha Gemmell, who secured gold on

Loughborough Acro Gymnasts enjoy best every weekend at national finals

Richard Rush — Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Loghborough Echo - Online

LOUGHBOROUGH Acro Gymnastics Club can boast national champions for the first time after the best weekend in the club’s short history. Last year they were delighted to win two medals at the National NDP Championship Finals, but this year they won s

London 2012 Olympics: what 2010 has brought the rest of the Telegraph 10 . . .

Simon Hart — Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

While Taekwondo hopeful Aaron Cook is interviewed elsewhere, the Telegraph's other nine hopefuls for the London 2012 Olympics have also been busy this year. Daniel Keatings Gymnastics aged 20 Keatings became the first British male gymnast to

Melton Gymnastics Club claim fine medal haul

Sat, 15 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Melton Times - Online

SATURDAY, 8.30am: Melton Gymnastics Club can now boast two medal-winning teams at county level after a superb display. The club's Key Stage 1 team of Year 1 and 2 children won gold and silver individual medals. The second team from Key Stage 2,

Super Sim’s wipe the floor

Sat, 15 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Peterborough Citizen - Online

THE young stars of Sim’s Gymnastics Club were beaming after wiping the floor with the opposition at a Regional Grading Final in Ipswich. Lauren Brett (11) led a clean sweep of the medal positions in the all-around event for 10-11 year-olds. Lauren

Chermond beat the odds in Zurich

Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Norwich Evening News

Chermond's (from left) Imogen Huzel-Steele, Nicola Fleming and Sophie Aldous. Talented gymnasts from Chermond Gymnastics Club were selected to compete in an invite only competition in Zurich at the end of April. Five stars from the Norwich club

Elite champ Jay is on 2016 Olympic radar

Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ThisisDevon - Online

Paignton gymnast Jay Thompson on the floor during the Rheintal Cup in Switzerland, where he claimed two golds and a bronze. GYMNAST Jay Thompson has been identified as one of Great Britain's brightest hopes for Olympic Games selection in 2016.

Cherwell - Raising the Bar

Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cherwell - Online

The name Beth Tweddle may not instinctively roll of the tongue of followers of mainstream Sport. Mind you, neither would gymnastics. Despite a injury prone career, Tweddle has constantly defied the odds and proved all her critics wrong. At the age of

Pupils go head over heels for gymnast Beth

Dave Brown — Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: East End Life

World champion gymnast Beth Tweddle kept a promise to the children of Marion Richardson school on Tuesday when she spent the morning teaching them some gold-medal winning moves and watching a display. The 25-year-old, who won her second world cham

Gymnasts take honours

Katie Thomas — Sat, 08 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Live - Online

GYMNASTS from Acklam Gymnastics club bagged a string of medals at this year’s North East Gymnastics Association floor and vault championships, held at Redcar and Biddick School, Durham. In the club 10 and under section of the competition Megan Dur

Tweddle still nursing her Olympic dream

Matt McGEEHAN — Sat, 08 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Scotsman.com

LONDON is calling for Beth Tweddle and it is the prospect of gold at the 2012 Olympic Games which is keeping her going. Rotterdam is the next stop for the 25-year-old from Cheshire, who last weekend claimed two gold medals and a team silver medal

More success for Mullion Gymnasts

Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is The West Country

Gymnasts from Mullion Gymnastics Centre are celebrating after success at the annual County and Intermediate Floor and vault Championships. In the intermediate championships Nadia Tricker, Yasmin Arasteh, and Talia Sealey put in a strong showing w

Attleborough's Emily proves to be flipping talented in Newcastle

MICHAEL BAILEY — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Norwich Evening News

The Norfolk Academy of Gymnastics head coach Sara-Jane Inglis, centre, with Polina Polyakova and Emily Crowe, right. Sprowston High School pupil and Norfolk Academy gymnast Emily Crowe scored the biggest victory of her career to date when she took

Gymnastics: Aldrin makes the grade for Focus

David Bergin — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News - Online

ALDRIN Salvilla Tagayuna exceded all expectations when he won gold for the Focus Institute of Gymnastics at the Men’s Artistic Regional Development Grades in Manchester. The nine-year-old trains 16 hours per week in the gym and competed on seven p

Gymnastics: Modest Beth Tweddle basks in her European Championships glory

Paul Wheelock — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Chester Chronicle Series - Online

BETH Tweddle cemented her legacy as Britain’s greatest ever gymnast with a double gold-medal winning performance at the European Championships. But the two-time world champion from Bunbury says what gave her more pleasure than her individual explo

Gymnasts on the podium

Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Weston & Somerset Mercury - Online

WESTON Aerobic Gymnastics held its annual club championship at the Potteries, and while the emphasis was on fun and building confidence, gymnasts were determined to do their best to get on the podium. Many parents commented on the increasing high

Time to honour sporting stars

Becky Inman — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Northampton Evening Telegraph - Online

Organisers of this year's Corby Sports Awards have said it will be the biggest and most fiercely fought contest to date. Nominations for the awards ceremony will open later in the month, and with the recent successes of gymnast Daniel Keatings and

CLAIRE Starkey has paid tribute to her Notts Gym Club trio after they starred at the European Gymnastics Championships.

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

Becky Downie and Niamh Rippin were part of the Great Britain squad that secured a historic team silver in Birmingham. And 18-year-old Downie finished sixth on bars and Rippin, 16, fifth on the floor in the individual finals. In the juniors, tea

Daniel Purvis medal joy at Euro Gymnastic event

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Crosby Herald - Online

DANIEL PURVIS enjoyed a weekend to remember at the European Championships in Birmingham as he added individual bronze to a team silver medal. The 19-year-old from Crosby rose to the occasion at the National Indoor Arena to help Great Britain’s men

George Nissen: Inventor of the trampoline

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Independent - Online, The

In 1930, the 16-year-old George Nissen watched in awe as trapeze artists performed their daring stunts at a travelling circus in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Seeing them dismount at the end of their routines, dropping from their swinging bars and bouncing int

Gymnast Beth Tweddle targets 2012 Olympic Games

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

LONDON is calling for Beth Tweddle and it is the prospect of gold at the 2012 Olympic Games which is keeping her going. Rotterdam is the next stop for the 25-year-old Liverpool gymnast, who last weekend claimed two gold medals and a team silver me

Gymnastics: Crewe’s Charlie Fellow gets surprise GB call-up

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Crewe Chronicle - Online

CHARLIE Fellows has tasted her first international competition for Great Britain after being picked twice for her country. The Crewe-based Sandbach Gymnastics Club youngster competed alongside the country’s best against France and Romania in Arque

Maisie's clinched top spot

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisissouthwales.co.uk

A BURRY Port gymnast has been named the best in Wales. Year seven Strade pupil Maisie Phillips, of Burry Port, came first in the Welsh Gymnastics Championship prelims 2010 held in Cardiff. The 12-year-old competed against 35 other gymnasts from

Merseyside gymnasts impress in competitions

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

YOUNGSTER Lee Wright (St John’s Primary School) put together a remarkable display of gymnastics to become North West Regional Level 3 champion. The nine-year-old from the City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club claimed gold medal position on the beam, f

Olympic gymnast visits Park Street School

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: St. Albans & Harpenden Review

11:41am Wednesday 5th May 2010 By Manisha Mistry OLYMPIC gymnast Beth Tweddle met pupils at a Park Street school this morning to teach them some vital tips about keeping fit. The world champion gymnast visited Park Street School in Branch

Tweddle still nursing her Olympic dream

Matt McGEEHAN — Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: The Scotsman

LONDON is calling for Beth Tweddle and it is the prospect of gold at the 2012 Olympic Games which is keeping her going. Rotterdam is the next stop for the 25-year-old from Cheshire, who last weekend claimed two gold medals and a team silver medal

Beth Tweddle wins gold medals in the uneven bars and floor at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham

Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

BETH TWEDDLE was energised by the support of the British crowd as she claimed double gold on the final day of the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham yesterday. Tweddle won uneven bars and floor gold medals in Milan 12 months

Cash aid for 'Hero' Rachel Smith

David Jordan — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Coventry Telegraph - Online

COVENTRY rhythmic gymnast Rachel Smith has set her sights on making October’s Commonwealth Games after being handpicked to join the Lloyds TSB Local Heroes initiative. The 17-year-old Caludon Castle School pupil is one of only 270 youngsters selec

Gymastics event proves success in Dartford

Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is Local London

THE Dartford school sport partnership held its first competition at Dartford Girls Technology School last Tuesday. Dartford Gymnastics Club provided all the officials, equipment and display team. The competition was divided into three age gro

Monarchs gymnasts bring home medals

Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: This is The West Country

THERE were cheers from Highbridge's Monarchs Acrobatic Gymnastics Club as seven members brought home medals from a competition in Southampton. Seven young gymnasts took part in the inter-regional prep B, level one and novice groups team competiti

Smith upper lip

Joel Campbell — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Voice, The

NO HORSING AROUND: The Briton in action PRIOR TO winning individual silver, before going onto help the British Gymnastics team secure a similar medal at the recent European Championships, Louis Smith vowed not to quit the sport he loves. The 20

TWEDDLE MOTIVATED BY 2012

Matt McGeehan — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: sportinglife

London is calling for Beth Tweddle and it is the prospect of gold at the 2012 Olympic Games which is keeping her going. Rotterdam is the next stop for the 25-year-old from Cheshire, who at the weekend claimed two gold medals and a team silver meda

Beth Tweddle strikes double gold at European Artistic Gymnastics Championships

PA — Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Mail Online

Beth Twedle claimed double gold on the final day of the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham. Tweddle won uneven bars and floor gold medals in Milan 12 months ago, and successfully defended both titles at the National Indoor A

Gymnastics: Beth Tweddle takes double gold on home soil

Matt McGEEHAN — Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: The Scotsman

BETH Tweddle was energised by the support of the British crowd as she claimed double gold on the final day of the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham yesterday. Tweddle won uneven bars and floor gold medals in Milan 12 months

Gymnastics: Golden double for flawless Tweddle

Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Independent - Online, The

Beth Tweddle claimed two gold medals in an hour at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham yesterday. She won uneven bars and floor gold medals in Milan 12 months ago and successfully defended both titles at the National Indoor A

Sport selling its soul to big market players

Simon Barnes — Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Times Online

What a football team: up front Wayne Rooney, £33 million, and Michael Owen, £40 million; on the wings David Beckham, £125 million, and Ryan Giggs, £32 million; centre backs Rio Ferdinand and Sol Campbell, £33 million each. Managed by Fabio Capello, £

Tweddle wins double gold as British crowd play their part

Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Post, The

BETH TWEDDLE was energised by the support of the British crowd as she claimed double gold on the final day of the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham yesteray. Tweddle won uneven bars and floor gold medals in Milan 12 months a

Beth is still a head girl

Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sun - Online, The

BETH TWEDDLE kept her head down to claim two golds at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships last night in Birmingham.She won uneven bars and floor golds in Milan 12 months ago and retained both titles at the National Indoor Arena. Tweddle

Beth Tweddle wins double European gold on uneven bars and floor

Dave Middleton — Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Guardian.co.uk

Beth Tweddle won two gold medals in an hour at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham this afternoon. Tweddle won on the uneven bars and the floor in Milan 12 months ago and she defended both titles successfully at the National

Beth Tweddle Wins Gold At European Championships 2010: Pictures

Anorak — Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Britain's Beth Tweddle wins uneven bars European gold

Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Birmingham Wired News

aliya mustafinabbcbecky downiebeth tweddlenational indoor arenaniamh rippinnicole hibberttweddle>> More European Gymnastics ChampionshipsVenue: National Indoor Arena, Birmingham Dates: Women's finals 1-2 May Coverage: Live on the BBC red button on

GB CLAIM TEAM SILVER

Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: sportinglife

World champion Beth Tweddle led Great Britain's women to a team silver medal at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham. Tweddle delivered serene performances on the uneven bars and floor to help Becky Downie, Nicole Hibbert,

Gymnastics: Tweddle shines

Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sky Sports - Online

Home favourite defends both titles that she won in Milan last year Gymnastics: Tweddle shines" title="Gymnastics: Tweddle shines" width="218" vocusinstance="0"> Tweddle: Two golds on home soil Britain's Beth Tweddle delighted the home crowd

Serene Beth Tweddle performance guides Great Britain to European silver

Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Mail Online

World champion Beth Tweddle led Great Britain's women to a team silver medal at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham on Saturday. Tweddle delivered serene performances on the uneven bars and floor to help Becky Downie, Nico

Silver Britons at European artistic gymnastics

Matt McGeehan — Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Times Online

World champion Beth Tweddle led Great Britains women to a team silver medal at the European artistic gymnastics championships in Birmingham. Tweddle, inset, delivered serene performances on the uneven bars and floor to help Becky Downie, Nicole Hibbe

TWEDDLE CLAIMS EUROPEAN GOLD

Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Financial24

A flawless uneven bars routine saw Beth Tweddle win gold at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham. The 25-year-old was world champion in the event in 2006, but fell as she attempted to reclaim the crown in London last October..

Beth Tweddle performance guides Great Britain to European silver

PA — Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Mail Online

World champion Beth Tweddle led Great Britain's women to a team silver medal at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham on Saturday.

Britain win team silver in Birmingham

Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ESPN.co.uk

World champion Beth Tweddle guided Great Britain to a team silver medal at the European Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham. The result sees the women match the result of the men's team last week, who won three individual medals as well as a t

British women win European gymnastics silver

Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Venue: National Indoor Arena, Birmingham Dates: Women's finals 1-2 May Coverage: Live on the BBC red button on Saturday and Sunday (Full coverage may not be available on Freeview) ; Live then short highlights on BBC Sport website (UK users only);

British women win European silver

Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Britain's female gymnasts thrilled the home crowd as they won their first European Championships team medal, silver behind Russia, in Birmingham. Beth Tweddle dominated the uneven bars and floor as the women matched the British men's team silver

British women win European silver medal

Oliver Butler — Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Times Online

Beth Tweddle led Great Britain's women to a team silver medal at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham on Saturday. Tweddle delivered serene performances on the uneven bars and floor to help Becky Downie, Nicole Hibbert, Ni

Great Britain win historic women's European silver

Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Birmingham Wired News

European Gymnastics ChampionshipsVenue: National Indoor Arena, Birmingham Dates: Women's finals 1-2 May Coverage: Live on the BBC red button on Saturday and Sunday (Full coverage may not be available on Freeview) ; Live then short highlights on BBC S

Great Britain's women claim team silver at European Championships

gmeagher — Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: More Than the Games

GymnasticsSummer SportsPost a comment GREAT Britain's female gymnastics collected silver at the European Championships in Birmingham - matched the feat of the male counterparts at the National Indoor Arena. SILVER LINING: Beth Tweddle and the

Gymnastics: Beth Tweddle raring to go for European Championships in at Birmingham’s NIA

Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Chester Chronicle Series - Online

BETH Tweddle will attempt to kick-start another year of golden glory with victory at the European Championships this weekend. The 25-year-old from Bunbury won double gold at last year’s event in Milan before going on to win a world title for the s

Gymnastics: GB take silver

Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sky Sports - Online

Great Britain's women emulated the men to claim a team silver medal at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham on Saturday. World champion Beth Tweddle delivered serene performances on the uneven bars and floor to help Becky

Gymnastics: Tweddle leads GB to silver

Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Manchester Evening News - Online

World champion Beth Tweddle led Great Britain's women to a team silver medal at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham. Cheshire star Tweddle delivered serene performances on the uneven bars and floor to help Becky Downie, Ni

Beth Tweddle on form as British girls qualify

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

LIVERPOOL’S Beth Tweddle was the star performer as Great Britain’s women qualified for the team final in third place at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham. The 25-year-old confidently led the way with routines packed with

Strathmiglo's Emily is head over heels!

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: East Fife Mail

A TEN year-old gymnast from Strathmiglo is turning cartwheels after being selected to compete in a prestigious national competition. Emily Ford, a P5 pupil at Strathmiglo Primary School, is heading to Birmingham on May 16 to take part in the compu

Super King's an All-American hero

Aaron Mason — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge Evening News - Online

Marissa King MARISSA King has clinched four All-American honours at the prestigious NCAA Gymnastics Championships. The former Huntingdon Olympic gymnast took up a scholarship with the University of Florida in January and made a huge mark in her

TWEDDLE ON FORM AS GB QUALIFY

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: sportinglife

Beth Tweddle was the star performer as Great Britain's women qualified for the team final in third place at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham. The 25-year-old confidently led the way with routines packed with difficulty

Beth Tweddle: Britain's male gymnasts have eased the burden on me

Simon Hart — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Beth Tweddle believes the success of Britain’s male gymnasts has eased the burden on her own shoulders as she leads the women’s team in Thursday’s qualifying round at the European Championships in Birmingham. World, here we come: Beth Tweddle has

British women qualify third at European Championships

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Birmingham Wired News

Britain's women qualified third for Saturday's team final at the European Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham, matching the British men's performance. The British men won team silver after qualifying in third place last week. 'The boys did a

Daniel Keatings savours two-horse race

Patrick Kidd — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Times Online

Daniel Keatings is festooned in bling. Two chunky discs, one gold and one silver, swing from his neck and in each ear glints a small diamond stud. “Not real diamonds,” he is quick to correct. “Just from H. Samuel.” Being a champion gymnast is rewardi

Daniel Purvis medal joy at Euro Gymnastic event

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

GYMNAST Niamh Rippin will take a giant leap into the unknown at the European Championships this week – but the Nottingham star insists she can't wait for her first taste of full senior GB action.

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

Rippin can't wait for full GB action The 16-year-old Notts Gymnastics Club member has pulled on the GB leotard several times for World Cup events but her appearance on the mats of the NIA arena this week will be her major championship bow. Ripp

Keatings and Smith bring home Euro medals to Huntingdon

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge Times

HUNTINGDON gymnasts dominated at the European Championships at the weekend - winning two gold and two silver medals. Daniel Keatings and Louis Smith scored an impressive one-two in the pommel horse final, with Keatings pushing Olympic bronze medal

Tweddle leads by example as GB reach Euros team final in third place

gmeagher — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: More Than the Games

GymnasticsSummer SportsPost a comment WORLD champion Beth Tweddle was the star performer as Great Britain's female gymnasts matched their male counterparts by qualifying for the team final in third place at the European Championships in Birmingha

British male gymnasts finally starting to raise the bar ahead of London 2012 Olympics

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

BRITISH gymnastics is in rude health as the London 2012 Olympic Games approach after “momentous shifts in performance” which should see the sport’s established elite take notice. Daniel Keatings won a first major championship title for a British m

Keatings eyes more success at Worlds

matt mcGEEHAN — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: The Scotsman

DANIEL Keatings returns to the gym today determined to build on his groundbreaking displays at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships last weekend. The 20-year-old from Corby, Northamptonshire has October's World Championships in his sights a

Keatings vows to maintain form until London 2012 Olympics

gmeagher — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: More Than the Games

GymnasticsSummer SportsPost a comment DANIEL Keatings is adamant he won't rest on his laurels after becoming Great Britain's first male European gymnastics champion last week. FEET ON THE GROUND: Daniel Keatings is not getting carried away wi

Simon Cowell praises Spelthorne gymnasts

Mark Goode — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Surrey Herald - Online

THIRTEEN members of a Spelthorne gymnastics club have gotten through to the next round in popular ITV show Britain's Got Talent. Spelbound, made up of 13 members of Ashford's Spelthorne Gymnastics club, appeared on the show on Saturday (April 24)

Tweddle ready to show British upstarts who's boss

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: BBC News Online/Interactive

Post categories: Gymnastics, Olympics Ollie Williams | 14:35 UK time, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 The European Gymnastics Championships are only halfway through and, already, Britain's men have torn up records books on their way to team silver and

Corby star Keatings eyes up more glory after European success

Jon Dunham — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Northampton Evening Telegraph - Online

Sports reporter Daniel Keatings is already eyeing up more glory at this year's World Gymnastic Championships. The Corby gymnast's reputation is growing by the day and he is already being tipped as one of the main medal hopes for the London Olym

GB gymnasts' progress is 'momentous'

Matt McGEEHAN — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: The Scotsman

BRITISH gymnastics is in rude health as the London 2012 Olympics approach after "momentous shifts in performance" which should see the sport's established elite take notice. Daniel Keatings won a first major championship title for a British male o

Gymnast Daniel is pride of the town after making history with medal win

Richard Marsden — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Northampton Evening Telegraph - Online

Corby gymnastics hero Daniel Keatings will be bringing home a gold medal from the European Championships after a historic win in Birmingham. The former Kingswood School pupil put in a flawless display on the pommel horse to take top spot, beating

Hemel's treble European gymastics champion

Jake Rusby — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Tring Today - Online

Olympic hopeful Max Whitlock is ready to take a step up after winning three European gymastics titles. The former Longdean schoolboy had been training since Christmas for the European Junior Gymnastics Championships which took place in Birmingham

British gymnasts among the medals at the European Artistic Gymnastic Championships

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

DANIEL KEATINGS struck gold at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham as a British male topped the podium for the first time at a major event. Keatings won the pommel horse competition ahead of Great Britain teammate Louis Sm

Crosby gymnast Daniel Purvis lands two medals at European Championships

James Pearce — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

DANIEL PURVIS enjoyed a weekend to remember at the European Championships in Birmingham as he added individual bronze to a team silver. The 19-year-old from Crosby rose to the occasion at the National Indoor Arena to help Great Britain’s men win t

Dan’s the man to break GB’s European duck

Sam Torrance — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: City AM - Online

GYMNASTICS WORLD silver medallist Daniel Keatings led team-mate Louis Smith to a superb one-two as Great Britain’s gymnasts enjoyed their finest hour in the European Championships at Birmingham. Keatings, 20, edged out Olympic bronze medallist

Daniel Keatings edges out team-mate Lewis Smith for gold in European Gymnastics Championships

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Mail Online

Daniel Keatings struck gold at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham on Sunday as a British male topped the podium for the first time at a major event. Keatings won the pommel horse competition ahead of Great Britain team-ma

Daniel Keatings heads one-two in British medal haul

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Times Online

Daniel Keatings won gold at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham yesterday as a British male topped the podium for the first time at a leading event. Keatings won the pommel horse competition ahead of Louis Smith, his Great

Daniel's golden delight

Jon Dunham — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Northampton Evening Telegraph - Online

Sports reporter Corby's Daniel Keatings made history as he claimed pommel horse gold at the European Gymnastics Championships. It is the first time a British male gymnast has ever won a gold medal at a major championship. The 20-year-old's i

European silver medals for Eye gymnast Louis

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Peterborough Citizen - Online

Peterborough star Louis Smith had to settle for silver at the European Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham yesterday. The Olympic pommel horse bronze medalist had hoped for gold after taking the runners-up slot in Milan last year, but was beate

Golden boy Daniel Keatings hails the Brit pack

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisislondon.co.uk

Daniel Keatings paid tribute to his team-mates after becoming the first British man to win a major gymnastics championships title. The 20-year-old from Corby, Northamptonshire topped the podium in the pommel horse at the European Artistic Gymnasti

Gymnast Daniel Keatings celebrates landmark gold medal

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: The Scotsman

Scot earns a first for Britain SCOTLAND'S Daniel Keatings struck gold at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham – the first time a British male had topped the podium at a major event. Keatings won the pommel horse competit

KEATINGS HAILS GB TEAM-MATES

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: sportinglife

Daniel Keatings paid tribute to his team-mates after becoming the first British male to win a major championships title. The 20-year-old from Corby, Northamptonshire, topped the podium in the pommel horse at the European Artistic Gymnastics Champi

Keatings is the hero as Brits shine

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Northampton Evening Telegraph - Online

Daniel Keatings' brilliant gold medal in the pommel horse wrapped up a fine weekend for Great Britain at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships. The Corby star added to his growing reputation as one of the big medal hopes for the London Ol

Keatings pips Smith to secure European gold

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge Evening News - Online

Louis Smith, left, and Daniel Keatings, centre HUNTINGDON'S Daniel Keatings struck gold at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham yesterday as a British male topped the podium for the first time at a major event. Keatings

Road to gymnastics gold paved with pain for Scotland’s Daniel Keatings

Hugh MacDonald — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Herald Scotland - Online

The road to a gold medal is paved with pain. Daniel Keatings, the 20-year-old Scottish gymnast, can reflect on this truth while relaxing briefly in the glory of his victory in the pommel horse at the European Championships in Birmingham on Sunday.

Tweddle mentoring younger squad members ahead of Europeans

gmeagher — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: More Than the Games

GymnasticsSummer SportsPost a comment NICOLE Hibbert admits she's been taking tips from world champion Beth Tweddle ahead of her senior international bow at the European Artistic Gymnastic Championships this week. TEAM MENTOR: World champion

EUROPEAN GYMNASTICS: Keatings claims historic British gold in pommel horse

siteeditor — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: More Than the Games

GymnasticsSummer SportsPost a comment DANIEL Keatings struck gold as British gymnasts again made their podium presence felt at the European Championships in Birmingham. WINNING FEELING: Daniel Keatings claimed gold as Britain won three indivi

Gymnastics: Keatings strikes gold

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sky Sports - Online

British ace strikes pommel horse gold in Birmingham British ace Daniel Keatings claimed pommel horse gold at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham on Sunday. The World Championships all-around silver medallist put in a fl

Emma jumping for joy after grant award

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Staines & Hounslow Guardian - Online

rd March 2010 Trampolinist Emma Britton is among 21 young athletes from Merton to have been awarded financial and training grants for 2010 from sporting charity the GLL Sport Foundation. In January, Britton had surgery to correct ligament damage

Medal honours for Tees Valley Gymnastics Club

Fiona Henderson — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Live - Online

TEES Valley Gymnastics Club have struck gold again. Following a successful year, the club had a fantastic weekend at the NDP Regional Competition at South Tyneside. With five gymnasts qualifying for the British Championships in May, head coach

Megan earns a county crown

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gloucestershire Echo - Online

MEGAN Crook (pictured) was crowned Level Five county floor and vault champion at the Gloucestershire Women's Floor & Vault Championships in Winterbourne, Bristol. Megan resoundingly beat her peers with a score of 23.30. She performed an outstandin

Undefined Headline

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: thisisthesentinel.co.uk

CHEADLE: Students at Painsley Catholic College are preparing to wow audiences with their gymnastic skills. The Cheadle school holds its annual gymnastics festival for three days from today. The festival consists of displays of floor work, dance

Trampoline ace Ben could hit the heights

Sue Watson — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sunderland Echo - Online

A talented young athlete has his sights set on the Olympics – only months after taking up his sport. At the age of just nine, Ben Cowan has beaten stiff competition to win a prize in the national schools trampolining finals. Ben, a pupil at Bid

GALLERY: Teesside Gymnastics Championships

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Gazette Live - Online

You are viewing: A posse of acrobatic young Teessiders are doing cartwheels after winning through to the finals of the British Gymnastics Championships. A strong contingent of talented Tees tumblers have shown the strength in depth in the area by

Double leap for Burnley gymnast

Tyrone Marshall — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Burnley Citizen Series

A BURNLEY gymnast has a double celebration after earning a place in the British championships and winning a new sponsorship deal. Hayley Hodgkinson, 17, has been given almost £4,000 by Nelson telecoms provider Daisy to help her achieve her dream.

Six national champions

Tim Street — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Hounslow Chronicle - Online, The

HEATHROW Gymnastics Club brought home no less than six champions from last week's English Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Leicester. Despite strong opposition from the likes of floor world champion Beth Tweddle, the club, based in Gre

Epping gymnasts to perform at world festival

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: East London & West Essex Guardian Series - Online

Epping SC Gymnastics Club have been invited to take part in the prestigious World Gymnaestrada in Lausanne, Switzerland, by British Gymnastics in 2011. The local club will be among thousands of gymnasts participating in the global festival of gymn

Five star at regional tournament

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Kidderminster Shuttle - Online

FIVE members of Wyre Forest Gymnastics School did well in the regional grades competition. The quintet had to complete skills on vault, bars, beam and floor and needed to score 36 points to reach a higher grade. Blythe Edgar, 11, and Jemima S

Gymnastic Fantastic as Allanah is Scottish Champ

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Largs & Millport Weekly News - Online

Allanah Bunyan has become the first Largs based female gymnast to win the Scottish Championships. In what would be Allanah's first Scottish Championships she and her coach Claire Rankin, travelled to Perth, more in hope than expectation of winning

Gymnastic tips from the best

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Accrington Observer

Hyndburn Sports Centre welcomed a famous face when Olympic gymnast Beth Tweddle launched the SPAR Lancashire Youth Games County Finals. The North West gymnastics star provided fantastic inspiration to the young athletes who took part. Tweddle m

GYMNASTICS star Laura Jones is making a comeback from a career-threatening back injury.

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Nottingham Post - Online

Jones on comeback trail in time for Commonwealths The 17-year-old was all set to go to the Beijing Olympics in 2008 along with Notts Gym Club teammate Becky Downie. A back problem saw her miss out and after three months off, she broke down in t

LOCAL HERO: Glasgow gymnastics club is looking to Glasgow 2014

Neil Drysdale — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Herald Scotland - Online

Amy Regan. Remember the name. And mark it on your list of potential medal winners when the Commonwealth Games roll into Glasgow in 2014. While she is only a rising star among the members at the City of Glasgow gymnastics club, the organisation is

Louis warms up with a victory

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Peterborough Citizen - Online

GYMNASTICS: Louis Smith’s preparations for the European Championships have received a big boost. The 20 year-old Olympic bronze and European silver medallist from Eye (above) took top spot in the pommel horse event at the London Open as he builds

New housing plan set for approval on old gym site

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Southend Standard - Online

A NEW housing estate could be built in Basildon. Council officers have recommended approval for 164 homes on the site of South Essex Gymnastics Centre, in Cranes Farm Road, and adjoining football pitches and open space. Basildon Council sold

Successful weekend for Academy gymnasts

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: ThisisWestonSuperMare - Online

THE Academy of Gymnastics based in Portishead had a successful weekend at the 2010 English Championships at New College, Leicester. In the espoir section, 13-year-old Sophie Jameson won three medals - bronze on bars and beam, and silver in the all

Beth looks in as St Teresa's win in Lancs finals

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Blackpool Gazette - Online, The

ST TERESA'S Primary did Blackpool proud by winning the SPAR Lancashire Youth Games County Gymnastics finals in Accrington. The Cleveleys school, who had won the right to represent Blackpool by triumphing in the local round, beat off runners up St

Flippin' Good Fun at Huntingdon Gym Club

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Cambridge Times

HUNTINGDON Gymnastics Club will be opening its doors to children aged five to 11 for its Flippin' Good Easter Fun Holiday Club. The event will be held from 4.30pm to 6pm on April 13 and 14, when children will be put through a warm-up session with

GB call-up for Weston pair

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Weston & Somerset Mercury - Online

WESTON Aerobic Gymnastic Club are proud to announce that nine-year-old Rhys Williams and 10-year-old Kiera Landen have been selected by British Gymnastics to join the Great British Aerobic Gymnastic National Squad. The pair earnt their place with

Sapphires sparkle to make it to Nationals

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Tring Today - Online

There were three reasons to celebrate at Sapphire Gymnastics Club. A talented trio will be making their way to the National Finals to represent the East region after top scores at the Regional Grades last Sunday. In Grade Eight, Chloe Barden, n

Sleaford gymnasts take county crown

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Sleaford Standard

MEMBERS of Sleaford Gymnastics Club have been busy with two competitions recently. Four club members - Jasmin Brankin, Katherine Williamson, Sophie Fell and Emma Reid – took part in the county floor and vault championships regional trials. The

Young Wirral gymnasts take gold in regional competition

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Wirral Globe

BIRKENHEAD Gymnastics Academy members Jamie Reece-Jones and Ella-Jane Hamer have won Gold medals in a North West competition. The nine-year-olds, who both attend Higher Bebington Junior School, won Gold for their Grade one mixed pairs floor routi

City of Liverpool celebrates its sporting heroes at 16th annual Capita Awards evening at Liverpool T

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

A TALENTED teenage trampolinist, a world gymnastics champion and a man who has dedicated five decades of his life to grassroots football across the Liverpool area were among those honoured at the 16th annual Capita Sports Awards evening. Bradley H

Wirral pupils are champions in acrobatics and tumbling

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Wirral Globe

PUPILS from four Wirral schools have returned victorious from a gymnastics championship in Wigan. They took part in a North West Schools Competition at Robin Park, Wigan, on February 7 and picked up a number of medals. Sophie Everson and Dan

East Kilbride Gymnastics Club held their annual display last month.

Andrew McGilvray — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Hamilton Advertiser - Online

OVER 600 parents, friends and members of East Kilbride Gymnastics Club attended their annual display last month. The club, who have members from across Lanarkshire, held the event in the town’s John Wright Sports Centre. All the gymnasts gave f

Olympic heroes visit Sherburn Hungate Community Primary School

Nicola Fifield — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Press, The

2012 OLYMPIC fever came early to a primary school in Sherburn-in-Elmet when two world-class gymnasts dropped in to put the youngsters through their paces. Beth Tweddle and Louis Smith called in at Sherburn Hungate Community Primary School after o

Beth Tweddle – life beyond the gym

Gil Lightfoot — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Chester Chronicle Series - Online

Like all young women Beth Tweddle loves a good night out with her friends – but she often leaves early because of her gruelling training regime. With the European Championships looming, the world champion gymnast is spending six days a week in the

Gymnasts in prizes at Dumfries

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser - Online, The

In the secondary level one competition three schools entered 15 gymnasts. Charlie Seed of Langholm came first in the individual contest with 27.95pts. In the secondary level two competition eight schools entered 42 gymnasts. Langholm B came

Temporary Olympics venue approved

Mandy Little — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Greenwich Mercury - Online

Guardsman Oliver from the Coldstream Guards and Guardsman Levett from the Grenadier Guards with the Olympics handover flag at the Woolwich barracks PLANS for Olympic events including shooting, archery, gymnastics and basketball have been given the

Double gym joy for Martongate School

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Bridlington Free Press - Online

TEAMS from Martongate Primary School Gymnastics Club have recently enjoyed success in Yorkshire Schools Championships in Hull and Sheffield. The teams put in excellent performances at both Championships gaining places in the British Championships

Top sportswoman Tessa Sanderson presented awards to promising young athletes at Lea Valley Sports Co

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Enfield Independent

Get involved: send your pictures, video, news & views by texting ENFIELD NEWS to 80360, or email us AN Olympic gold medallist was guest of honour at Enfield's annual sports awards ceremony this week. Javelin thrower and heptathlete Tessa Sande

YOUNG GYMNASTS OF THE FUTURE

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Arbroath Herald - Online

GYMNASTICS is going from strength to strength in Arbroath as Angus Council's Leisure Services department actively develop pathways for children to become involved in the sport. As part of the ACTIVE Kidz programme Arbroath is well catered for with

Grant boost for Stratton club

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Diss Mercury

Members of Long Stratton Gymnastics Club are jumping for joy after gaining a Sport England Grant. The first gymnasts to join the new Special Olympics section of the club are pictured with the award granted by Sport England to hire the leisure cent

Gymnastics: Barry YMCA jumping for joy in Welsh Novice

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: WalesOnline.co.uk

BARRY YMCA gymnasts were swinging with joy following an exciting outing at the Welsh Novice Championships. Longstanding club member, 14-year-old Emma Worrall, competed in the 14-plus age group. She claimed the overall title and also claimed gol

GYMNASTICS: Happy anniversary

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Oxford Mail - Online

Abingdon Gymnastics Club are celebrating a successful first year at their new home in Berinsfield, owned by business park management company Jennings. In that time the club have increased their number of classes for children and adults, and had g

Liverpool City Council’s special award for golden girl Beth Tweddle

David Prentice — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Liverpool Echo - Online

THE cream of Liverpool's sporting talent was celebrated at the city’s 16th Sporting Honours Award Ceremony last night. In front of a star-studded audience at Liverpool Town Hall some of the most famous names in sport toasted those who have made th

Luke bounces into national finals

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Solihull & Warwickshire Guardian - Online

A THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD schoolboy has leapt to glory, in his favourite sport. Trampolinist Luke Terry recently finished as the runner-up in the British School Gymnastics Association semi-finals. The teenager, who goes to the CTC Kingshurst Academy,

GYMNASTICS: Quartet progress

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Spalding Guardian

SPALDING Gymnastic Club enjoyed another excellent day as they hosted the county floor and vault competition. The event doubled up as a regional qualifier and, despite the overall standard being very high, Spalding will have four Lincolnshire repre

Moore to celebrate for young gymnast

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: ThisisWestonSuperMare - Online

HOLLIE Moore from the Academy of Gymnastics in Portishead competed for Wales in her first international competition recently. The 12-year-old was in action at the Celtic Cup Championships at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. She competed among gymnast

Warrington Gymnastics Club achieve national selections

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Community News Group

WARRINGTON Gymnastics Club had a successful day at the North West Compulsory Grades competition at Birchwood Leisure and Tennis Complex. Carly Briggs became North West champion at level four, while Lucy Stanhope and Bethan Swann were third. At

Young gymnasts pick up bronze at championships

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Woking Informer

AN ADDLESTONE sports acrobatics club celebrated its second ever competition medal at the recent South-East Regional Championships. Gymnasts Kira Ballinger, nine, and Megan Davies, 12, danced their way to a bronze in their first competition represe

Garstang gymnasts dream of Delhi

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Garstang Courier, The

TWO Garstang gymnasts are dreaming of Commonwealth Games glory. Paige King, 15, and Seriena Johnrose, 20, who train at Garstang School of Gymnastics, have been picked for next next month's Commonwealth Games trials. King, the Lancashire champio

GYMNASTICS: Club celebrate first year in new home

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Didcot Herald

Abingdon Gymnastics Club are celebrating a successful first year at their new home in Berinsfield, owned by business park management company Jennings. In that time the club have increased their number of classes for children and adults, and had g

Gymnasts in prizes at Dumfries

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser - Online, The

YOUNG Langholm gymnasts were in the prizes at the Dumfries and Galloway Scottish schools gymnastics competition at the David Keswick athletics centre in Dumfries. In the secondary level one competition three schools entered 15 gymnasts. Charlie

Helston and The Lizard grassroots sport

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Cornishman - Online, The

Gymnastics MULLION'S CHARLOTTE WINS GOLD IN AMERICA: Gymnast Charlotte Punter, aged 13, and her coach Mike Tyler from Mullion Gymnastics Centre, travelled half way around the world to the sunshine state of Florida , Florida, to compete in a pre

Lilleshall provides a unique sporting dimension

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Myvenues.co.uk

An increasing number conference and corporate event organisers are taking advantage of the unique opportunities that are available at Englands National Sports Centres (NSCs). One of the centres is Lilleshall, which gives the added kudos to any event

Whitby area pupils help schools lift gymnastics trophies

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Whitby Gazette - Online

FYLINGDALES and East Whitby Schools came out on top of the years three and four gymnastics festivals held at Eskdale School. Fylingdales beat off competition from Egton, St Hedda's RC and Oakridge Schools to win the small schools title, while East

Wymondham's Bethany treading elite path to gym success

MICHAEL BAILEY — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Norwich Evening News

Bethany Harmer's aim is Rio, as she hopes to become a Great Britain gymnast. A talented young Norfolk gymnast is a step closer to achieving her dream of representing the Great Britain in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Nine-year-old Bethany Harmer, of S

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