Competitive gymnasts in all codes in New Zealand can now wear shorts over their leotards and will no longer face penalties for issues like having a visible bra strap following an overhaul of the sport’s attire regulations. The changes are about making athletes – the majority of whom are young females – feel comfortable and safe and ensuring the sport … Read More
Gymnasts land on new rules for bras and shorts
Suzanne from the LockerRoom dug a bit deeper into our new competition attire regulations, which included chatting to one of our athlete advisors, a Massey University study, and seeing what other sports are doing. Read the article here.
RG 2024 Singapore Open Team
Congratulations to all athletes and officials selected to represent New Zealand at the Singapore Open, 24-28 May. Junior International Age Group 13 – 15 Age Group 16+ Officials We wish everyone the best of luck and fun in Singapore.
RG 2024 Australian Nationals Team
Congratulations to the following rhythmic athletes and officials selected to represent New Zealand at the 2024 Australian Gymnastics Championships being held 17-22 May on the Gold Coast. Pre Junior Junior Senior Level 10 Grade 6 Group – Delta Rhythmic Officials We wish the team safe travels and all the best with their competitions.
RG 2024 World Cup and Aphrodite Cup Team
We are pleased to announce that New Zealand will be represented at the Aphrodite Cup and World Cup Palaio Faliro being held in Athens, Greece, 15-24 March, by the following team. We wish Havana and the team safe travels and all the best with their competitions as they continue to accumulate experience and results for any potential nomination for an … Read More
Meet Your Athlete Advisors
Our athlete advisors sit on each of our sport technical committees and are responsible for ensuring that the voice and input of current and former athletes is included in areas of training, coaching, performance, and athlete wellbeing. Find out more about each of them below. Aerobics – Jennifer GroomJen competed in aerobics from 7 – 21 years old, representing NZ … Read More
RG Pacific Rim 2024 Team
Congratulations to the rhythmic team selected to represent New Zealand at the Pacific Rim Championships 2024 in Cali, Colombia between the 21-28 April. Judges are to be confirmed.
2024 RG Continental Championships Team
We are excited to announce New Zealand representation at the upcoming Continental Championships, being held at the European Championships in Budapest, 22-26 May. This competition is an Olympic qualifier with the top athlete from Oceania receiving the FIG quota position for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. We wish the team all the best with their lead-up, travels, and competition.
Technical Committees
Our technical committees play an important role in supporting the growth and development of our codes and programmes, and they provide technical advice, guidance, direction, leadership, and action in collaboration with Gymnastics NZ, for the benefit of the community. Current Technical Committees Women’s Artistic Men’s Artistic Rhythmic Aerobics Trampoline Purpose and Scope of the Technical CommitteesThe purpose of the Technical … Read More
Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships – Team Annoucement
Gymnastics NZ is delighted to announce that the following athletes have been selected to travel to the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Valencia, Spain in August. New Zealand earned the right to send 2 athletes to the World Championships by beating Australia in the Philippines late last month to win the Oceania Championships. This was an outstanding result under very challenging … Read More