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