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As shown by Team GB in Beijing, Welsh athletes
can achieve remarkable results with just a little
help from sponsors and partners who support
them in their quest for glory. The Welsh Women’s
Artistic Gymnastic squad has received a timely
boost thanks to Bridgend-based Sinclair Finance
and Leasing, which has provided a fully-branded
Seat Alhambra to transport their equipment and
gymnasts to training sessions and competitions.
Speaking on the partnership, sales and marketing
executive for Sinclair Finance and Leasing Louise
Elias commented, “We are delighted to establish
a relationship with Welsh Gymnastics, which runs
programmes from community level right up to
elite squads in a range of disciplines. There is a
positive buzz around Welsh gymnastics, with five
lEaPinG To SuCCESS aT uk
of the top seven gymnasts in the UK at under
14 coming from Wales, which bodes well for the
SChool GaMES
future and we are glad that we have been able to
help them out.” Welsh Gymnasts took an amazing haul of 22 With 3 Gold medals and 2 Silver medals Lizzie
medals at the UK school Games over the Beddoe was delighted with her competition “I’m
The Welsh Gymnastics squad has a number of weekend. Wales took silver both the Men’s and very happy with my performance. Two pieces
Olympic hopefuls who are working towards Women’s Teams, with Lizzie Beddoe(Cardiff) were much better today than yesterday but my
London 2012 and the Commonwealth Games winning the Women’s all-around Gold Medal Floor let me down; I still won Silver though so
in Delhi in 2010, including British Gymnastics and Connor Lewis(Barry) the Bronze in the I’ve got to be happy. The whole event has been a
Champion Lizzie Beddoe, British Floor Champion Men’s. The Welsh team competed in superb really good experience and I’m sure will be really
Jessica Hogg and Venus Romaeo, the British Vault spirit and with the gymnasts clearly enjoying helpful for my future.”
and School Champion. the limelight of this 'mini-Olympics' and to cap
it all tracey skirton the National women’s With a Bronze medal Men’s all round
David McNally, CEO of Welsh gymnastics said, coach was awarded the UK Sports Coach “ Competition - Connor Lewis (Wales) “I came
“There are certainly very exciting times ahead Coach of the UK school Games. into this not expecting to medal and just hoping
for Welsh Gymnastics and we have a number of to have a clean competition so to get the Bronze
talented individuals in our squad. We are very In the individual apparatus finals in the is just fantastic! I haven’t had much medal
grateful to Sinclair Finance and Leasing for their Women’s competition, the Welsh stars experience over the last few years so this just
assistance in providing us with a vehicle that took the clean sweep of Gold’s as all-around proves that all my hard work has paid off.”
will help us on the logistical side as we travel Champion Lizzie Beddoe took her UK Schools
to competitions and will also be a valuable Games medal tally to 10 in the 3 years of tracey skirton women’s National coach was
promotional tool and raise awareness of the competition, by winning the Bars and Beam proud of her teams achievements. “it was so
sport as we look to grow it both at a grassroots titles with team-mates Venus Romaeo (Cardiff) close in the team competition to lose by 1.55
and elite level.” taking the Gold medal in the Vault and Jessica marks was hard but the girls competed well
Hogg (Cardiff) the Gold on the Floor. throughout the competition.”
Other notable results in the individual Men’s coaches Chris Jones and Pete
apparatus finals were, Lizzie Beddoe, silver on Heysham were equally thrilled with the boy’s
the floor, Ruby Hartery (Barry) Bronze on the performances, “this year we have had our best
vault and Venus Romaeo Bronze on the beam. year yet in this competition and reflects the hard
work that the boys are putting into their sport.”
In the men’s individual apparatus competition
Harry Owen(Swansea) came away with 3 Andrew Morris Performance Director at Welsh
Silver Medals in the Rings, Vault and Parallel Gymnastics said “I was very pleased with the
bars with Alex Rothe(Swansea) picking up progress that the Academy teams are making,
Silver on the floor. Connor Lewis (Barry) the coaches and gymnasts dedication and hard
added to his bronze in the all round with a work is paying off and justifying the investment
Bronze on the High Bar and Josh Gallagher being made by the Sports Council for Wales in
(Swansea) took Bronze on the Pommel Horse. our potential Commonwealth and London 2012
gymnastics
gymnasts.”
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