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Top SA Artistic Women’s gymnast Kirsten Beckett (left) pictured with Elsabeth Black (centre, Canada) and Thi Ha Than Phan (Vietnam) on the Vault winner’s podium, at the FIG World Challenge Cup in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Photo: Supplied

Beckett Stars at World Gymnastics Challenge Cup

By on 29 April, 2013 in Gymnastics, International Championship, Newsroom

Top SA Artistic Women’s gymnasts Kirsten Beckett and Claudia Cummins have returned to SA with high hopes after positive performances at the FIG World Challenge Cup in Slovenia

2012 Africa Champs Individual all-round silver medalist Kirsten Beckett is seen in action, performing the Yurchenko 1-and-a-half twist vault. Photo: SAGF

Joburg Gymnasts Delight at Doha World Challenge

By on 7 April, 2013 in Gymnastics, Newsroom

South African Women’s Artistic gymnasts, Kirsten Beckett and Claudia Cummins, gain valuable experience in Doha, ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

South African trampoline gymnast, Bianca Zoonekynd rehearsing a triple-backflip. Soonekynd recently won gold and silver in the Female Senior Double Mini Trampoline respectively, at the 3rd Annual Kalon Ludvigson Invitational, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo: Supplied

Bianca’s World Games Preparations Underway

By on 26 March, 2013 in Gymnastics, Newsroom

South African trampoline gymnast, Bianca Zoonekynd, bags gold and silver in her first competition of the year, as she sets her sights on the Cali World Games in July.

The National Danish Performance Team traded some tips with the young gymnasts of Soweto. Photo: Supplied

Danish Gymnastics Team Wows Soweto

By on 2 November, 2012 in Gymnastics, Newsroom

The National Danish Performance Team started their visit of South Africa off with workshops in Soweto and Benoni, and look forward to performing at the University of Pretoria on 3 November.

Ashleigh Heldsinger. Photo: SAGF

Heldsinger Holds SA Gymnastic Hopes

By on 9 January, 2012 in Gymnastics, Newsroom, Olympic Games

South African Women’s Artistic Gymnast, Ashleigh Heldsinger, is soon to compete at the London Olympics Test Event, called the Visa International Gymnastics, which is part of the London Olympics Prepares Series.

EP’s Bianca Zoonekynd (left) demonstrated her international mettle in winning Double Mini silver at the FIG Trampoline World Championships for the second successive time. Russians Svetlana Balandina (centre) and (right) complete the Double Mini ladies podium. Photo: Federation International Gymnastique

Bianca Scoops Silver at Prestigious FIG Champs

By on 21 November, 2011 in Gymnastics, Newsroom

Eastern Cape Trampoline and Tumbling gymnast, Bianca Zoonekynd has done it again! She has won a silver medal at the prestigious yearly FIG Trampoline World Championships, which were held this past weekend in Birmingham, UK.

Kirsten Beckett on her way to securing silver in the Vault Apparatus Finals at the Commonwealth Youth Games on the Isle of Man over the past weekend. Photo: Supplied

Kirsten Scoops Vault Apparatus Silver at Youth Games

By on 13 September, 2011 in Gymnastics, Newsroom

Fifteen-year-old Johannesburg-based Artistic Gymnast, Kirsten Beckett, secured a silver medal in the Vault Apparatus Finals at the Commonwealth Youth Games, held in the Isle of Man from 7 – 13 September.

Bianca Zoonekynd (right) after winning the bronze medal at the 2011 Trampoline Gymnastics World Cup in Salzgitter, Germany, on 3 September 2011. Pictured on podium with Zoonekynd are Russian gymnasts Elena Kranokutskaya and Anna Korobeynikova. Photo: Mandy Zoonekynd

Bianca Scoops Bronze in Tumbling Finals at World Cup

By on 7 September, 2011 in Gymnastics, Newsroom

South African Trampoline and Tumbling gymnast, Bianca Zoonekynd (Budler), finished third in the Ladies Tumbling Finals at the 2011 Trampoline Gymnastics World Cup in Salzgitter, recently held from 2 to 3 September, in Germany.