Gymnasts compete in Rotorua to qualify for the nationals

MEDALLED AND READY TO GO: Gisborne Gymnastics Club members Capria Tamatea (left) and Sarah Hawkins with their Footrot Flats “Dog” mascots. Club gymnasts competing in the upper national level will take part in the Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay championships in Napier on April 29 and 30. Picture by Paul Rickard

Five gymnasts from the Gisborne Gymnastics Club competed in the Mid Island Gym Sports competition in Rotorua at the weekend.

For these five gymnasts, who compete in the upper national level, it is important to compete in other regions to gain qualification scores for the national championships to be held in Tauranga in July.

Aria Thorpe competed in Step 5 and bettered her scores in her second competition.

She placed fourth overall, and was sixth on vault and uneven bars, third on beam and fourth on floor.

Capria Tamatea competed in Step 6 and won bronze in the all-round event.

She placed sixth on vault, fourth on uneven bars and balance beam, and fifth on floor.

Miriam Cornfeld placed 11th overall in Step 6.

Sarah Hawkins won silver in Step 7 and placed fourth on vault, third on uneven bars, fifth on beam and sixth on floor.

Sarai Gudgeon competed in Step 7 and her best results were seventh on vault and eighth on beam.

The next competition for these gymnasts to attend will be the Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay championships in Napier on April 29 and 30.