Barnsley Gymnasts qualify for national competition semi-finals
25/03/16
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SIXTEEN youngsters from Barnsley Gymnastics Club have qualified for the national semi-finals of a tumbling competition.
They beat off competition from across the county at the Yorkshire regional finals of the Gymnastics Tumbling Competition at the Metrodome.
The sport involves somersaults, flicks and tricks all done down a 25m track.
Nick Appleyard, general manager of the club, said: “It’s absolutely astounding because it’s such a hard discipline to master. Last year was the best ever, we came away with six British medals and now got the potential to get 16 kids through.”
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