33 gymnasts from Powys Squad attended this years Gymeisteddfod in Cardiff on the 24th June.
A Tropical Extravaganza was performed.
In Welsh culture an eisteddfod is a Welsh festival which has dated back to the 12th century. There are several major events held annually in Wales which celebrate literature, music and performance. And this is our festival to celebrate gymnastics-hence Gymeisteddfod.
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Over 100 gymnasts attended the club competition today. Lots of medals and trophies. Congratulations to all who competed – a great time was had by all!
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Well done to all who competed at the Deeside sets – a very successful day all round.
Please see the gallery for photos of the day, including our fluffy Disney numbers!
Well done to all who competed at the Regional West Wales Prelims in Port Talbot. A successful day was had by all!
Round 1:
Floor – Poppy 4th
Team – 6th
Round 2:
Floor – Daisy 1st, Cerys and Mazzy 3rd, Caitlin 6th
Vault – Cerys 4th, Daisy 5th
Overall – Daisy 2nd, Cerys 4th
Team – 1st
Round 3:
Floor – Layla 5th
Vault – Layla 4th
Overall – Layla 3rd
Team – 3rd
Round 4:
Floor – Marcie 1st, Lani 6th
Vault – Lani and Marcie 1st
Overall – Marcie 1st, Lani 3rd, Hannah 6th
Team – 1st
Round 5:
Floor – Ffion 4th, Jasmin 5th
Vault – Ffion 1st, Jasmin 5th
Overall – Ffion 1st
Round 6:
Floor – Mia 3rd, Ylissa 6th
Vault – Polly 3rd, Mia 5th
Overall – Mia 4th, Polly 6th
Team – 2nd
Round 7:
Floor – Rosie R, Sian and Katie 3rd
Vault – Katie 1st, Megan 2nd, Rosie R 3rd, Rosie W and Lucy 4th
Overall – Katie 1st, Megan 2nd, Rosie R 3rd, Sian and Lucy 5th
Team – 1st (Rosie R, Rosie W, Katie and Megan)
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6, 5 & 4 gymnasts travelled to Llanelli to compete in this years club grades competition. All 10 gymnasts passed with two commended and one distinction.
Megan came 4th overall in grade 5 and is through to represent west area in the Welsh national finals in Cardiff in two weeks.
Well done girls!
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Maldwyn Dragons travelled to Llanelli gymnastic club to take part in “Gymspire” for the first time, which is a regional, three apparatus competition. Well done girls for an excellent competition, particularly some gymnasts competing away from Powys for their first time and performing new routines. To top it all, we came home with two regional overall champions; Rosie in the under 12’s and Millie in the 12+ category.
The results were as follows:
Under 8’s – Megan 4th overall and Olivia 3rd on trampette. Team 3rd. Well done!
Under 10’s – Erin 3rd overall and Ffion 5th overall. Vault: Ffion 2nd and Erin 3rd. Maldwyn Dragons had two teams in this age group, both teams performed brilliantly achieving team 2nd and 3rd.
Under12’s – Overall winner Rosie 1st place, Eleanor 2nd, Carys 4th and Ylyssia 6th. Well done girls…first regional competition with a floor routine set to music. Vault: 1st Rosie, joint 2nd Eleanor and Carys, Floor: 1st Eleanor, 2nd Rosie, Trampette: 1st Eleanor, 3rd Rosie. Team 1st.
12+ Overall winner Millie 1st place, Katie 3rd and Shona 4th. Vault: 1st Millie, 2nd Shona, Floor: Millie 1st place. Well done girls, excellent results.
More photographs from the competition can be viewed on the gallery page.
Some of our female gymnasts travelled to Llanelli on 27th September to compete in the 5, 6 and 7 year old Preparation Grades competition. Even at this young age, it was a tough competition but the girls did us proud. The 5 year olds won a team silver medal with Daisy winning the 5th place ribbon for her vault and Chloe winning 6th place on floor. In the 6 year old category, Poppy took 6th place on bar and it was a double fifth place achievement for Megan, who competed in the 7 year old age group and was placed fifth for both bar and floor.
Well done girls, we hope you enjoyed the experience and you all looked fantastic. There are a few more photographs on our gallery page, so do take a look.
The long wait for a bronze medal is finally over for our gymnast, Molly Cooke. She competed in a floor and vault competition in Deeside in May this year and was placed third in the 8 year old section. The results and photos of the girls taking part was posted in our news section on 19th May, however, Molly missed out and was not presented with her medal at the time. It looks great (at last) – well done Molly.
On 4/5th July weekend Maldwyn Dragons hosted its annual A-Z competition, for the first time in the new premises. Over 200 gymnasts competed from all over Powys, in four age categories and at three levels. There were both individual and team competitions for girls and boys and a plethora of medals and trophies to be won.
A full list of winners will be available shortly but in the meantime we’d like to say a massive congratulations to everyone who took part. There are lots of podium photographs on the gallery page, with loads of medals on show and even more smiles. What a fabulous weekend gymnasts!