Media Release: Gymnastics Battle Officially Begins

Anna Robertson2016 NZ Gymsports Championships, Competitive Gymnastics, Media Release

Media release: Wednesday 28 September 2016 The 2016 NZ Gymsports Championships was officially opened by Mayor Tim Shadbolt, at ILT Stadium Southland tonight. Almost a thousand athletes from 16 provinces were welcomed to their national championships, with locals Southland marching in last to a massive home town cheer. Athletes from all five gymnastics sports will battle it out for the … Read More

Good Luck Central!

Anna RobertsonCentral-Wellington, Competitive Gymnastics, e-News, Regional

  Good Luck to the Central Region! Wishing everyone safe travels and best wishes for the upcoming week at the 2016 New Zealand Gymsports Championships. Please make sure you take the time to thank the organising committees, coaches, judges, chaperones, managers, parents and caregivers who all helped to get our athletes to Invercargill.

Good Luck Midlands!

Anna RobertsonCompetitive Gymnastics, e-News, Midlands, Regional

  Over the next week almost 100 athletes along with coaches, team managers, chaperones and judges will be travelling from Taranaki, Bay of Plenty and Waikato all the way to the deep South to compete in all five gymsports codes. This event is the culmination of many months (and years) of hard work for athletes and we wish them a safe … Read More

Good Luck Auckland/Northland!

Anna RobertsonAuckland-Northland, Competitive Gymnastics, e-News, Regional

Go Auckland, Harbour and Northland! Congratulations to all those who have been named in your code’s Provincial teams – we wish you all the very best of luck at 2016 Gymsports Championships. A big thank you to all coordinators, coaches and team managers who are working hard, organising everything for the big trip south to Invercargill.

WAG Trans-Tasman Challenge

Anna RobertsonCompetitive Gymnastics, International, NZ Team Announcements

GymSports NZ is pleased to announce the selection of the Women’s Artistic STEP 10 team to compete against Australia at the Trans-Tasman Challenge, to be held at the 2016 NZ Gymsports Championships in Invercargill on Thursday 29 September. The New Zealand Team is: Anna Tempero – Top of the South Millie Manning – Wanganui-Manawatu Alex Burne – Waikato Madeline Whiting – … Read More

Christchurch Club Boast Biggest Squad Yet

Anna Robertson2016 Indo Pacific Championships, Competitive Gymnastics

Christchurch School of Gymnastics (CSG) are predominantly a recreational and artistic club, but are pleased to have qualified twelve athletes through to the 2016 Indo Pacific Championshps, who will be accompanied by their tumbling coach Nikki Growcott, as one of the NZ team coaches. We caught up with senior trampoline athlete Natalie Donovan, on their preparation for the upcoming Championships… How … Read More

Meet Jack – AUS

Anna Robertson2016 Indo Pacific Championships, Competitive Gymnastics, International

Jack Penny – Judge (AUS) The 2016 Championships will be Jack’s sixth Indos – he has attended five as an athlete (2004-2012) and this year’s event will be his first as a judge.  Over the fifteen years he has been involved in trampoline, Jack’s best competition memory is placing 5th in DMT at the 2010 World Champs finals in France. “I’m … Read More

Meet Bronwyn – NZL

Anna Robertson2016 Indo Pacific Championships, Competitive Gymnastics, International

Bronwyn Dibb (NZL) 18 year old Bronwyn has been doing trampoline for 11 years.  Her favourite event is double-mini and best achievement so far is making the DMT final at World Champs last year (finished 8th) in Denmark.  Her best competition memory is standing on the podium when she won silver at World Age.  Bronwyn has competed twice before at Indos … Read More

Central Provincial Teams Announced

Anna RobertsonCentral-Wellington, Competitive Gymnastics, e-News, Regional

Congratulations to all those who have been named in provincial teams, to compete at the 2016 NZ Gymsports Championships.  The event kicks off in Invercargill on 28 September and we wish all the athletes the best in their continued preparations and competition. Wellington team Wanganui/Manawatu team Hawkes Bay/Poverty Bay team

Rio Appeal Upheld for NZ Gymnast

Anna RobertsonCompetitive Gymnastics, Media Release, Rio 2016

The 2016 Rio Olympic Games Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Jury of Appeal, has upheld a protest lodged by GymSports NZ on behalf of it’s athlete, Courtney McGregor. The protest concerned McGregor’s score on the vault apparatus, specifically her second vault. After Courtney completed her second vault, the score for this vault, and then her average of the two vault scores was … Read More