Guatemala Age Group camp

This camp, hosted in Guatemala City, was unique in that it was the first one that combined an Olympic Solidarity technical course with the full content and focus of the FIG Age Group Programme for Artistic Gymnastics. Indeed, the entire development and world-wide dissemination of the age group programmes has been subsidised annually by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). …

Guatemala has had a surge of interest in Gymnastics with the success of 2012 and 2016 Olympian Ana Sofía Gómez. …

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Myself and José Súcart were the experts for this one. We both agreed it was as good as any of the 5 day camps we’ve led.

The quality and variety of demonstrators at the Camp was a highlight. Some gymnasts are resident at the Gym, doing their schooling upstairs between training sessions.

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Jorge Vega Lopez, Floor gold medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games, participated as a demonstrator. He was one of the first gymnasts to join the residential school.

Considering they have only 8-9 clubs in the entire nation, Guatemala is doing great things. Beam is particularly strong.

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Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

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