NEWS RELEASE
Thursday July 12, 2018
Triumphant Sutton gymnasts
return from world championships
Sutton Village
Gymnastic Club’s talented team of young gymnasts have now returned from their
trip of a lifetime to the IAIGC World Championships in Florida – clutching a
dazzling array of medals.
With a helping
hand from local law firm James Legal, 10 East Yorkshire athletes aged between
nine and 14 competed with more than 1,000 gymnasts from across the globe in the
prestigious event at the end of June.
Coaches,
parents and gymnasts at the family-run Sutton Village Gymnastics Club, based in
Potterill Lane, Sutton, have devoted months of graft in both rigorous training
regimes and fundraising efforts to ensure the team could participate in the
prestigious annual competition.
The hard work
has paid off, with the majority of the team taking top-10 places in their
categories, and two girls stunning the judges with spectacular performances
that earned them gold and bronze medals.
Thirteen-year-old
Katie Russell somersaulted her way to gold in floor, and bronze on the vault
and beam, while Millie Tennison, 11, took gold in the vault for her age group,
granting both girls ‘world champion’ status.
Katie’s mum
Samantha said: “The girls all performed amazingly, especially considering there
was such a big audience. The coaches and parents are all ecstatic! The girls are
taking it all in their stride but we are so very proud of them.
“The atmosphere
at the event was brilliant, people were so friendly and supportive. There was a
huge sense of occasion and the team really enjoyed themselves, it was a
fantastic experience for them all.”
Now the
intensive training period is over, the team can look forward to having a bit of
time out to just enjoy their gymnastics.
James Legal
Managing Director Nick Miller said: “We were delighted to be able to sponsor
the gymnasts and are absolutely over the moon about their success in America.
It’s inspiring to see what young people can achieve with a combination of hard
work, dedication and talent.”
Thanks to James
Legal’s sponsorship the team were kitted out with sparkling competition leotards
as well as a set of bright red jackets emblazoned with their sponsors’ logos.
The club’s head
coach Danielle Wright said: “The support from our sponsors has been absolutely
phenomenal. I’d like to say a huge thank you to our main sponsor James Legal as
well as our other sponsors. We wouldn’t have made it to America without their
help.
“Going to the
world championships is expensive. There’s the entry fees, the cost of the
flights, accommodation and food, and also the gym kit that the team wear. We
rely on help from our community and local businesses to be able to get there
onto that world stage and show what young people from a village near Hull are
capable of.”
Succeeding in
this sport requires an impressive amount of commitment. The gymnasts usually squeeze
in up to 11 hours of training a week around their school work, and coach
Danielle, who’s a fashion designer by day, is at the gym almost every evening
and weekend.
“Everyone, the
gymnasts, their parents, the coaches, work so hard,” said Danielle. “The girls
have really pulled it out of the bag this year and I couldn’t be prouder of
them. It’s wonderful to know we have so much local support, too.”
The team’s results
were as follows:
Level: Copper 2 (9)
Kerrieanne
Turner – overall 23rd
Level: Copper 2 (10-12)
Millie
Tennison
– vault gold, beam 12th, overall 4th
Ruby
Wilson – vault 4th, floor 7th, overall 20th
Emie Stamp – beam 9th, floor 10th, overall 22nd
Ell’h Bailey – overall 26th
Ellie-Mae Bone – bars 4th, vault 8th, overall 16th
Level: Copper 2 (13-14)
Megan
Dawson – bars 4th, vault 8th, overall 16th
Level: Bronze (14)
Chloe Turner – overall 16th
Level: Bronze diamond
(11-12)
Yasmin
Shahar –
floor 8th, vault 8th
Level: Bronze diamond
(13-17)
Katie
Russell – floor gold, vault bronze, beam bronze, overall 5th
To contact Sutton Village Gymnastics
Club, ring 01482 707794 or email info@svgym.co.uk
To contact James Legal, ring 01482
225566 or email info@jameslegal.co.uk
ENDS
Photo: Left,
Katie Russell, right Yasmin Shahar
For further details, photographs, or to arrange
interviews, contact Tracy Fletcher at By Tracy Fletcher Limited PR on tracy@bytracyfletcher.com or
07983 633385.