Gymnastik Akademie ¬ Latest News from 22/05/2008                                                 

 

SKW Rhythmic Gymnasts Back from Belgium

 

Five gymnasts of SKW Gymnastics Academy competed in the SRG MOL International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament in Belgium from 10 - 12 May 2008.

 

About 50 promising young talents from Belgium, Germany, Ukraine, Netherlands, Russia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Spain, Ireland, France, USA, Czech Republic and Namibia took part in this event.

 

For the Namibian girls in the HOPE Category, Michelle Bierbach, Nadia Reichstein and Maike Brandt, this competition was their first one ever overseas and a very exciting experience. They had to perform three routines (free dance, rope and hoop) and finished in 11^th, 17^th and 22^nd place overall respectively, out of 26 competitors.

 

Nicole Bierbach and Ida Steenkamp competed in JUNIOR OLYMPIC Category with rope, hoop, ball and ribbon and reached 14^th and 17^th place respectively out of 22 gymnasts. Furthermore, Namibia’s No 1 Nicole Bierbach showed an excellent ribbon routine and reached the apparatus final of the 6 best gymnasts.

 

The SKW gymnasts were accompanied by SKW and National coach Angela Lepekha.

 

The next events coming up on the calendar of SKW Gymnastics Academy are the Annual General Meeting on 29^th May 2008 at 18h00 for 18h30pm at the SKW in Olympia as well as the SKW Club Competition in Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics on 13^th and 14^th June 2008 at SKW Hall.