Wow! What a fantastic competition at CNGA! Day 2 was a huge success with over 40 gymnasts taking part. The first round saw the 8, 9 and 10/11 year old gymnasts perform their routines to music on the floor and use the vaulting zone in accordance with the Classic Challenge rules at Zinc and Copper level.

8 in the Year Competition

All six gymnasts performed their floor routines with confidence and ensured that they included all the requirements for the zinc level competition. The external judges were impressed with their confidence, artistry and skill level – well done girls!

Positions

6th place Aurora Symons, 5th place Arden Williams, 4th place Primrose Richards, 3rd place Isla Bastow, 2nd place Evie Traves, 1st place Ava Traves

9 in the year competition

All four girls gave their best on the floor and over the vaulting zone. Some excellent musical interpretations and dynamic vaulting by all four girls – well done gymnasts!

Positions

4th place Emily Jenkins, 3rd place Skye Hooper, 2nd place Livvy Darling-Wyatt, 1st place Roselyn Dyer

10 to 11 years competition

There were 13 girls who competed at this level. It was a very competitive event. The girls were split into two groups and every gymnast gave 100% on the floor and vault. There were some exceptional floor routines to music which impressed the judges .

Group A – positions

6th place – Lacie Blake, 5th place – Evie Thorpe, 4th place – Anastazja Zmudowska, 3rd place – Georgina Salijeni, 2nd place – Millie Rolfe, 1st place – Avalyn Halford

Group B – positions

7th place – Eliza Olander, 6th place – Penelope Clayden, 5th place – Freya Edelman, 4th place – Brooke Arnold, 3rd place – Roksana Mikus, 2nd place – Indie Grace Jackson-Pollock, 1st place – Gracie Wyatt

ROUND TWO – 12 plus age category ZINC and COPPER Levels

There were 14 gymnasts at this level competing at the event. The floor routines were excellent as were the vaults. All the girls gave their best performances on the day and the results were as follows:

ZINC Category:

joint 5th place Paige Williams and Ayla Clothier, 4th place – Daisy Ward, 3rd place – Isla Phillips, 2nd place – Jasmine Evans, 1st place – Nyah Henderson

COPPER Category

Silver medal – Mya Burrows

Gold medal – Keeley Williams

HALLOWEEN POSTERS – WOW – WHAT AMAZING ARTISTS WE HAVE AMONGST OUR GYMNASTS!

The Recreational classes will not run during this half term. They will re-start on Monday 4th November 2024. The competition squad gymnasts will attend a modified programme this week and will be notified of the changes by email.. If you have not received an email about this week or any activities relating to CNGA please contact us at the gym next Monday.

What a fantastic start to our Halloween floor and vault competition 2024! The competition started with our Year 3 and Year 4 gymnasts in Round 1 and Year 5 upwards in Round 2. They performed the best routines ever! We are so proud of you all. We congratulate all the girls for their performances today. Below are the positions and photo of those girls who positioned 6th place to 1st place.

YEAR 3 COMPETITION

6th Place – Isla Edwards, 5th place Isla Connolly, 4th place Riyanshi Rane, 3rd place Isla-Mae Chatterton, 2nd place Alba Davies, 1st place Madison Meredith

YEAR 4 COMPETITION

6th place Vanesa Petrescu, 5th place Bonnie Bridge, 4th place Lettie Daw-Evans, 3rd place Daisy Clayden, 2nd place Melanie Dirwai, 1st place – Millie Baker

YEAR 5 COMPETITION

6th place Ffion Johnston, 5th place Everly Hardaker, 4th place Ava-Leigh Reynolds, 3rd place Nia Kilsby-Carter, 2nd place Sunnie Crowley, 1st place Daisy Bolwell

YEAR 6 COMPETITION

5th place – Emily Blake, Joint 3rd place Ava Gibbs and Elsie Burns, 2nd place Kyra-Rose Edmonds, 1st place Eva Kilby

YEAR 7 to 10

3rd place Jessica Holt, 2nd place Lowri Love, 1st place Charlotte Bolt

Advanced Improver Group

6th place Lottie Watkins, 5th Place Nissi Tape, 4th place Olivia Bonnici, 3rd place Lena Serkowiak, 2nd place Bonnie Vaughan, 1st place Binta Chatty.

A special well done to all the girls who competed today and a special thank you to our coaches Annie and Bethan, our volunteer Lin and our visiting judge Pauline. Also to our CNGA leaders Eve, Ayla and Jasmine for their support setting up and organising the gymnasts at the competition today. Pictured below are the leaders helping out and getting the gym and medals ready for the event – thank you girls !

3 Gymnasts from City of Newport represented South East Wales at the Classic Challenge finals in North Wales last weekend.

Poppy Price and Jasmine Evans both formed part of the ZINC 12 plus category. Poppy achieved 4th place on the vault and the team achieved bronze medal position.

Keeley Williams was part of the COPPER 12 plus category. She achieved 5th place on the uneven bars and her team also achieved bronze medal position.

Well done to all three girls – we are so proud of your achievements.

Pictured below left to right: Jasmine Evans, Poppy Price, Keeley Williams

Well done girls # City of Newport # love Gymnastics # Participate, Enjoy, Achieve!

It was another marathon weekend at City of Newport Gymnastic Academy. A total of 32 gymnasts represented the Academy at the South East regional classic challenge competition 2024. We were so proud of every gymnast whose attitude and effort was exceptional! Our perception of success at CNGA is measured by the smiling, happy female gymnasts taking part in sport on a regular basis. We have a motto ‘Participate, Enjoy, Achieve’ and we are so fortunate to have a fantastic squad of respectful children involved in gymnastics at CNGA – from the youngest to the oldest. Our support team of volunteers and coaches make everything happen at the club and it is a collective team effort that is the hallmark of our success. Well done to everyone involved at this competition, and a special mention to our judge representatives – Ryan and Josie!

9 in the Year category

A huge congratulation to our team of 9 year old gymnasts for their effort at the Classic Challenge competition Sunday 6th October 2024

Picture below – our 9 in year team with their silver medals

The team:

back row left to right SKYE HOOPER, ISLA IRVINE-JONES,

front row left to right: EMILY JENKINS, LIVVY DARLING-WYATT

All girls performed their personal best at the event and as a team managed Silver medal place – well done girls! Their individual floor routines were amazing – We are so proud of you !

10/11 Years category

We entered 3 teams into this event. All girls performed excellent routines to the best of their ability. The judges at the competition remarked on how excellent the artistry was and no marks lost on floor routine for artistry.

Pictured below our happy smiling gymnasts 10 to 11 years category.

The teams:

SPARKLE

Avlayn Halford, Leah Tremaine, Lacie Blake, Millie Rolfe, Anastajza Zmudowska

LIGHTNING

Gracie Wyatt, Georgina Salijeni, Indie-Grace Jackson-Pollock, Roksana Mikus, Evie Thorpe

SUNSHINE

Emily Rogers, Brooke Arnold, Penelope Clayden, Freya Edelman,

The floor routines were excellent and the girls worked so well. We had one achievement on vault – Avalyn Halford – 4th place with an amazing half on and yurchenko prep vault. Although there were no other placings at this event for this category – all the gymnasts can be justly proud of their performances.

Congratulations girls!

TEAM RESULT – SUNSHINE – 6th, SPARKLE – 5th

The 12+ ZINC category included 12 gymnasts from our Academy

Pictured below our 12+ zinc category gymnasts with their ribbons and medal achievements – well done girls!

left to right: Roksana Tkacyznska, Jasmine Evans, Poppy Price, Sophia Matthews, Ava Spiteri, Ayla Clothier, Teigan Sander, Nyah Henderson, Nia Williams, Paige Williams, Isla Phillips. A huge congratulations to these incredible young female gymnasts involved in sport, who gave their best at this year’s South East Wales classic challenge event. All the girls performed amazing routines to the best of their ability and there were some excellent overall achievements as follows:

VAULT – 6th place – Roksana Tkaczynska, 4th place – Nyah Henderson, 1st place – Poppy Price

BARS – 6th place – Roksana Tkaczynska, 4th place – Poppy Price, 1st place – Jasmine Evans

BEAM – 2nd place – Jasmine Evans, 1st place Sophia Matthews

FLOOR – Joint 4th place – Nia Williams and Sophia Matthews

Overall positions:

6th place – Sophia Matthews, 3rd place Poppy Price, 2nd place Jasmine Evans

TEAM STORM – Gold position

Finalists

Jasmine Evans and Poppy Price will now form part of the South East regional ZINC team of 5 gymnasts at the finals in North Wales on Sunday 13th October. Well done girls and well done to all the gymnasts in this category who took part in the competition.

12+ COPPER Category

3 gymnasts represented CNGA at this event.

Pictured above: left to right: Keeley Williams, Moridiat Olagunju and Alys Davy

All three girls worked amazing routines and we are super proud of your excellent effort throughout the competition. Well done! The achievements are shown below:

VAULT 6th – Moridiat, 5th Alys, 3rd Keeley

FLOOR – 5th Alys, 3rd Moridiat, 2nd Keeley

Overall position: Keeley Williams – 2nd place and will represent South East Wales at the finals in North Wales 12/13 October.

Copper Team position – 4th

Upcoming Events at The Academy:

Halloween Floor and Vault competition for all competition squad and Improver groups

Saturday 26th October – Improver groups (Tuesday and Thursday classes)

Sunday 27th October – Competition squad only

What an amazing competition held at our fantastic Academy on the weekend of 6th and 7th July 2024!

29 Gymnasts entered the competition at various age group levels and ability levels with some outstanding performances and podium successes. Below are some of the photos taken after the event with gymnasts celebrating a great weekend of competition. We are so proud of all these girls who were a credit to themselves, their parents, coaches and the Gymnastic Academy.

ZINC LEVEL 10 and 11 in the Year

The gymnasts picture above from CNGA entered this level of competition at this year’s Gymstars event. All girls worked amazing routines and were up against a tough competition of 48 girls in their age group category. There were some outstanding performances and well-deserved top 6 positions from the CNGA gymnasts as shown below.

Vault result. Millie Rolfe 6th, Georgina Salijeni, Avalyn Halford 3rd, Leah Tremaine 3rd

Bars result . No top 6 positions at this event.

Beam result. Millie Rolfe 6th and queen beam pin, Georgina Salijeni 5th, Anastazja 4th on beam and queen beam pin. Evie Thorpe 4th, Lacie Blake 3rd

Floor result. Lacie Blake 6th, Millie Rolfe 3rd, Avalyn Halford 1st place

COPPER LEVEL 12+ Category

The girls pictured above entered this level of competition. All 3 girls completed their routines and included all the requirements on each apparatus at this level of gymnastics. With some fantastic performances on floor, vault and bars from the three girls, they were up against a tough competitive field of gymnasts from all over UK. Well done Alys, Moridiat and Keeley – you are a credit to the Academy!!

The results are below.

Vault Result: Moridiat achieved 6th place

Bars Result: Keeley achieved 2nd place,

Beam Result. No top 6 positions at this event

Floor Result: Moridiat achieved 5th on floor. Keeley achieved 3rd on floor

Overall Result. Keeley achieved 4th place overall

ZINC LEVEL 12 + years category

The gymnasts pictured above entered this level of competition.

All these amazing girls did fantastic routines on all four apparatus. Although some did not place at this event, their performances were the best they have ever performed in competition. Well done to everyone of them; they are a credit to our Gymnastic Academy. A special well done to Jasmine Evans who gave her best performance ever at this year’s event to secure a top 6 placement on each apparatus and achieving gold medal position overall! Well done Jasmine!!

Vault Results. Poppy Price 5th, Jasmine Evans 1st.

Bar Results. Lydia Porter 6th and Roksana Tkaczynska 6th, Poppy Price 6th, Jasmine Evans 4th

Beam Results Paige Williams 6th, Poppy Price 6th, Jasmine Evans 1st place

Floor Results: Sophia Matthews 3rd, Poppy Price 6th, Jasmine Evans 3rd

Overall Results. 6th Place Sophia Matthews, 6th Place Poppy Price, Gold overall – Jasmine Evans,

Special Awards: Sophia Matthews – beautiful split leap on beam. Sophie Jenkins, queen beam pin

BRONZE Level 12 + category

16 year old Mya Burrows a super talented gymnast from CNGA competed at this level of the competition. Mya did an amazing floor routine with two difficult tumble lines and beautiful artistry throughout. Her vaults included a yurchenko back handspring onto the vault table and a forward half on with full twist off. She had a couple of mishaps on the beam and bars but completed her routines with maturity and determination. Although there was no top 6 placing for Mya at Gymstars this year, we are so proud of her achievement in artistic gymnastics; she is a credit to our Academy.

A picture paints a thousand words! Here are the photos of the podium winners at last weekend’s CNGA annual championships. A huge well done to every child that took part – PARTICIPATE! ENJOY! ACHIEVE! Well done everyone! We are super proud of you all.

City of Newport gymnast Moridiat Olagunju represented South East Wales at the Welsh Grades Finals in Llanelli on Sunday 10th March 2024. Moridiat, who won silver medal position in the regional event at the Newport Academy was part of a 5 gymnast team. Her category was the Development Grade 2.

Moridiat performed excellent routines all round including a dynamic, artistic floor routine. Moridiat was placed 6th in the overall competition against 25 gymnasts. She also secured individual placings – 5th on the range and conditioning routine and 4th overall on the floor exercise. Moridiat is pictured below with her placement ribbons – well done Moridiat – thoroughly deserved. Moridiat will now prepare for the Copper level competition at the Academy Championships this weekend.

Well done to all the gymnasts who competed at the South East Preparation & Development Grades at CNGA this weekend. In the Preparation Grades, Ava Traves competed in her first competition in Preparation Grade 1. Ava performed amazing for her first event. Ava did a super vault, bar, ranges, beam and floor routine. An amazing effort from this young 7 year old pictured below during her first floor competitive performance. Well done Ava!!

In Preparation 2, 8 gymnasts represented CNGA. All gymnasts put every effort into their routines and their overall scores reflected in them achieving either a Working At, or Working Above level. This is a new grading system for British Gymnastics and the girls managed to perform their routines on all 5 apparatus. We are so proud that the girls managed to achieve this category at this new Grading.

The new system does not have a ‘pass’ or ‘fail’ category as in previous years. The new system is categorized by the total score achieved as shown below

Working towards the grade: Score 49.9

Working at the grade level: Score 50.00

Working Above the grade level: 55.00

Working Beyond the grade level: 60.00

As mentioned, all our girls managed to achieve either a ‘Working At’ or ‘Working Above’ category.

A huge well done to these amazing young gymnasts, who although did not quite manage a top 6 position at this competition, performed amazing routines on the weekend. Pictured below are the gymnasts in their stunning new leotards. Pictured left to right back row: Georgina, Avalyn, Millie, Lacie, Evie, Leah. Front row: left to right: Roksana, Ava, Anastazja.

Well done girls! Full Results will be available on the Welsh Gymnastics Results page in the next few days!

In the Development Grade 1 Competition, 2 gymnasts represented CNGA. Sophia Matthews and Lolita Klusevich. Both girls performed great routines on all 5 apparatus. Lolita managed to secure gold medal position on the vault, with her dynamic energy and thrust off the vaulting table. Sophia managed to secure gold medal position on the floor exercise. Her routine was beautifully performed and choreographed by CNGA Senior Coach and Director Tina. Sophia displayed beautiful artistry throughout and technique in the skills. Well done to both gymnasts for their fantastic achievements at the competition.

Pictured below Sophia and Lolita on the podium and celebrating together with their medals

In the Development Grade 2 Competition, 3 gymnasts represented CNGA. Moridiat Olagunju, Eve Peart and Alys Davy. All 3 gymnasts performed excellent routines with only a couple of minor issues. On vault Alys and Eve secured joint silver position and Moridiat secured gold medal position. On the balance beam, Moridiat achieved 5th place. On the floor exercise, Alys achieved 5th place, Eve achieved 3rd place and Moridiat achieved gold medal position. Again, all three gymnasts secured places on the floor with their artistry and execution of the skills. On the uneven bars Moridiat achieved silver medal position, performing a very strong routine. On the Range and Conditioning exercise Moridiat achieved 5th place and Alys achieved 3rd. In the overall competition Moridiat achieved silver medal position and a place in the Welsh Grades finals in Llanelli on March 10th.

Pictured below all three gymnasts with their winning medals

picture left to right: EVE, MORIDIAT, ALYS

Pictured below Moridiat Olagunju South East Development Grade 2 Silver medalist and Welsh Finalist 2024!!

Well done Moridiat!

Congratulations to all the girls who competed at the weekend. All the gymnasts will now be focussing on their routines for the Academy Championships on Sunday 17th March 2024.

CNGA will host the regional Preparation and Development Grades competition for both South Central and South East area in February. South Central will hold their event on Saturday and Sunday (3/4th February). South East will hold their event on Saturday/Sunday (10/11th February). CNGA has entered 16 gymnasts into the competition and will post the results after the event. Good luck CNGA!

Any gymnast who places in the top 5 of their category, will represent the South East Team at the Grades Finals in Llanelli on the weekend 24th/25th February 2024.