The new look National Gymsports Championships is underway at Mystery Creek, Hamilton. Early signs are that Canterbury will dominate the junior Artistic Gymnastics events and they have already taken the Level 4 in both Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics. Tumbling as proved a spectator hit with New Zealand Indo Pacific athletes, Campbell Main (Counties Manuaku) and Kieran Growcott (Canterbury) thrilling the audience with speed and power.
Hawkes Bay/Poverty Bay had an excellent first day in the synchronsized Trampoline events with pairs Scott Tallot/Sam Tallott and Anastasia Smith/Chivaun Broderick taking titles in the 13/14 years.
Rhythmic Gymnastics Level 8, 9 and 10 has started with stiff opposition from the visiting Australian athletes. Otago gymnasts Brooke Hastie and Gabriella Garcia put on an excellent performance in the Ribbon apparatus with 1st and 2nd place.
Monday 29th is the start of the Aerobic event with World Number 3, Angela McMillan performing for the first time this year in New Zealand. …
Canterburys Analise Borkus
some results are linked from the GymSports New Zealand home page.

