Bromley Valley wins team prize at the

King Edmunds International Acro Gymnastics Competition.

Bromley Valley was invited to compete at the prestigious King Edmund International Acro Gymnastics Competition. Clubs are selected on the basis recent performance and ability to attend the event and Bromley Valley was delighted to chosen. Also at the event was a team from Russia.

Bromley Valley competed in a range of grades and FIG disciplines and sent a team of approximately 30 gymnastics to the Bristol based competition. One parent commented “ There was a great atmosphere at the competition, with us all cheering our club gymnasts on”. There was great excitement when Bromley Valley jointly won first in the Team competition. The club also won gold in the senior pairs, silver in the grade three groups and third in the grade one groups , grade three groups and junior pairs.

Head coach Barbara MacDuff reflected on the team’s win “Bromley Valley is a large club with over 500 gymnasts. We were delighted to win the Team event which recognises the hard work of the gymnasts and coaches”.

Bromley Valley’s Annual Recreational Gymnastics Competition

Bromley Valley hosted its annual recreational gymnastics competition which was attended by over 170 gymnasts in four age categories.

Each age competition was tightly fought with high standards for both the overall scores and individual apparatus scores. At one point there were 67 gymnasts competing at three levels of difficulty and across six different apparatus.

Coach Sarah Welch, who organised the event commented “ the Bromley Valley Competition is well attended by our talented gymnasts. We also rely on the support of our judges, older gymnasts, scorers and our parent helpers and supporters to ensure such a large event runs smoothly.”

Head coach Barbara MacDuff reflecting on the highly successful competition commented “Bromley Valley is a family club and it was great to see such a large numbers of gymnasts and their supporters at the event.”.