Gymnasts from Ipswich showed a dominant performance at the recent Suffolk NDP Grades Championships.
The event, featuring more than 100 participants from across the county, took place on Sunday, April 14 at Pipers Vale Gymnastics Club in Ipswich.
Battling for spots in the upcoming regional finals, the Ipswich gymnasts grabbed a remarkable combined total of 72 medals.
All 20 Pipers Vale competitors passed their grades.
Among the highest achievers were the Suffolk Champions: Millie Hart, Preparation Grade 3, Amber Thomas, Preparation Grade 2, and Harleigh Taylor-Day, Development Grade 2.
The youngest contender from the club, Daisy Robinson, and the oldest, Amy Teague, shone brightly each securing three silver medals in their respective grades.
Seven gymnasts have already secured their places in the Regional Finals in May, after placing in the top three of their categories.
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These included Evie Deller, Bella Turner, Harleigh Taylor-Day, Evie Robinson, Naomi Wilmer, Rosie Whiting and Amy Teague.
Standout performers got acknowledged but all gymnasts gave their best, making it a tough task for judges to award the medals.
Gymnasts like Millie Riches, Paige Westlake, Isla Brown, Lilah Chambers, Jasmine Worby, Maiya Redding, Mia Rodgers, Katie Muhlbauer, Eva Ness, and Ava Theobald all received recognition.
The coaching team including Laura Curtis, Rachel Cooke, Claire Eldridge, Chloe Garnham, Nula Eldridge, Alice Foster, Wendy Ayles and Hala Fraser-Lim expressed immense joy at their gymnasts' performances.
Expressing their delight, head coach Josie Hayes said: “The coaches have worked so hard to help these gymnasts raise the level of the performance and give them the best chance for success.
"To see so many youngsters from Ipswich doing so well, celebrating each other's success, smiling and having fun is what sport is all about and I am so pleased for them all."
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