Karmia crowned victrix ludorum

She had an excellent score of an average of 9,21.

NGA has trained some of Mpumalanga’s top gymnasts since 1994. This past weekend they confirmed their prestigious reputation with sterling performances delivered by the junior provincial troupe.

The youngsters impressed with a tally of 59 gold, 33 silver and 37 bronze apparatus medals with 61 gymnasts featuring among the top ten.

Altogether 60 NGA gymnasts have qualified to compete at the final round at the Matsport Centre in Eldoraigne, Centurion on the weekend, where more than a 1 000 competitors will vie for top honours.

The top achievers from NGA (only first three places) were:

Men artistic gymnastics
Level 1
• Seven years
Joshua van der Nest – second overall (gold on parallel bars and low bar; bronze on floor).

• 10-13 years
Rymert Spreeth – first overall (gold for vault and low bar; bronze on floor)
Jean du Toit – third (gold on vault; bronze on parallel bars).

Level 2
• Seven years
Laun Lombard – first overall (gold on vault, floor and parallel bars and low bar)
Bryce Fowler – second (gold on parallel bars, silver on floor, vault and low bar).

• Eight years
Janco van der Westhuizen – third (gold for both floor and parallel bars; bronze on vault and low bar).
Level 3

• 9-10 years
Jandré Joubert – second (gold medals on floor and low bar; silver for vault and parallel bars)
Luan Bezuidenhout – third (bronze on floor, vault, low bar and parallel bars).

Women’s artistic gymnastics
Level 1
• Six years
Milla Schultz – first (gold on floor, silver for vault and uneven bars)
Sienna Hoffman – second (gold for uneven bars, beam and vault)
Ceri Myburgh – third (gold medal tie on beam; silver on floor and bronze on vault).

• Seven years
Chironia van der Walt – first (gold on beam; silver vault and uneven bars)
Anzel Moolman – second (gold on floor and vault; silver on beam)
Kara de Villiers – third (gold on uneven bars; bronze on beam)
KC Mabunda – third (silver for uneven bars; bronze on floor).

• Eight years
Caitlyn Diedericks – second (gold for floor and vault; silver for beam)
Lorraine Sibiya – third (gold on uneven bars; bronze on beams).

• Nine years
Karla du Toit – third (bronze on uneven bars).

Level 2
• Six years
Nicolien Lourens – first (gold on floor, vault, beam and uneven bars).

• Seven years
Karmia van Jaarsveld – first (gold on floor, vault, beam and uneven bars)
Xi-Ané Roets – second (silver for floor, beam and uneven bars; bronze on vault)
Renate Swanepoel – third (silver on vault; bronze on beam).

• Eight years
Lenisha Lombard – first (gold on floor, vault and beam)
Menique van Zyl – second (silver on beam and uneven bars)
Caylin Bodenstein – third (gold on uneven bars; bronze on beam).

• Nine years
Jasmin Muller – first (gold on vault, beam and uneven bars)
Nina Prinsloo – second (silver for floor and beam; bronze for vault)
Kye-Ann Fowler – third (silver on vault; bronze on beam).

• 12 years
Malise de Villiers – first (gold on vault and beam; silver for floor and uneven bars)
Cayden Fowler – second (gold on uneven bars; silver on beam; bronze on floor).

Level 3
• 8 years and under
Iané Swart – first overall (gold on beam; silver on floor, vault and uneven bars)
Isabel Prinsloo – second (gold for uneven bars)
Amina Putter – third (bronze for floor and beam).

• 10 years and under
Clarissa Botha – first (gold on beam; silver on floor and vault)
Chaney Prinsloo – second (gold on floor and uneven bars)
Elizma de Villiers – third (gold for floor and uneven bars).

• 12 years and under
Zita-Leigh Lottering – first (gold for floor, beam and uneven bars).