Young gymnasts in top form at national games

POLOKWANE – The gymnasts from Zanis Gymnastics Academy recently competed against 4 000 gymnasts in the National Gym Games in Gauteng.

A total of 27 gymnasts from Zanis took part in the games and each of them brought home a medal – eight gold medals, 10 silver medals and nine bronze medals.

The Zanis artistic boys gymnasts proved to be on top of their game as they claimed a total of 18 out of the 27 medals. Deon Kriel added to the already impressive Zanis performances by scoring a total of 9,9 out of 10 for the high bar, making it the highest apparatus score of the games.

The top boys performers for Zanis during the tourament were:

• Eduanique Harmse – overall first in the level four age 13-17 category, with gold on the floor and silver on the high bar.

• Martin Botha – overall second in the level four age 9-10 category, with a silver medal on the p-bars and a bronze medal on the pommel horse.

• Deon Kriel – overall silver with a gold medal on the high bar and floor, and silver on the p-bars.

• Liam Botha – overall third in the level five age 15-17 category, with silver on the pommel horse and bronze on the high bar.

• Kyle Herz – silver on the p-bars and bronze on the pommel horse.

In the artistic girls category, Callin Menzies won the uneven bars with a score of 9,7 out of 10. She finished third overall in the level four, age nine category.

Sanja Pretorius won silver in the level five age 13-17 category on the beam.

In Rhythmic Gymnastics, Monene Kelly finished third overall in the level six age 15 category with a gold medal in clubs.

In the trampoline gymnastics, the Zanis gymnasts shined in the mini-trampoline section. Leandre du Preez won gold for the age 13-14, Veronique Lessing won gold in the age nine category, Deandro du Preez won silver in the age 10 category, and Duncan Tilburn won bronze in the age 11-12 category.

Trampoline triumphs for Zanis team