West Rand gymnasts selected for 2020 African Championships
The gymnasts made their community proud.
Visions Gymnastics based in Strubens Valley are proud of their four gymnasts and two coaches who were selected to participate in the 2020 African Championships.
The gymnasts were hard at work preparing for the prestigious tournament, which has now been cancelled due to the national lockdown and the Coronovirus Covid-19 pandemic.
Visions Gymnastics is the only club in South Africa that has men and women in their team.
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The 2020 African Championships was an Olympics qualifying event, and team South Africa put in everything to eventually walk away with the junior and senior Women’s and Men’s Team and individual titles at the championships.
Adele Heine from Vision Gymnastics said, “Congratulations to our gymnasts and coaches for being selected to participate in the tournament. You made us proud.”
Ruan Lange, 18, and Mohammad Khaalid Mia, 21, were selected for the men’s senior team as all-around competitors, and Kevin Basson as the senior men’s coach.
Daniel McLean, 14, was selected as all-around gymnast for the men’s junior team.
Karma Visagie, 12, was selected as an all-around competitor in the women’s junior team. Adele Heine was named the junior team coach and Derick Scholtz as a personal coach.
