A GYMNAST fresh out of hospital defied doctors to 'hobble' to a gymnastics competition on crutches - and won a bronze medal.
Ella-Narisse Appleyard, 13, was competing for Barnsley Gymnastics Club at the national finals at Telford at the weekend alongside her best friend from the club Cailyn McKenzie who came away with the gold medal.
Ella has been doing gymnastics for three years but over the last nine months her leg has started to become dislocated.
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