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Friday saw Buckley Girls Gymnastics Club members compete in a friendly competition with friends from Twisters and Bangor gymnastics clubs as part of our 40th anniversary celebrations. It followed a week’s training for our girls along with members of Twisters Gymnastics in Londonderry who … Continue reading
Olympic Gold medal gymnast Nadia Comaneci who is one of the judges on the BBC TV programme Tumble has been in touch ahead of our 40th anniversary.
In a phone message, Nadia Comaneci said: “Happy 40th anniversary to Buckley Gymnastics Club. Have a great party.”
Romanian athlete Nadia became the first gymnast in Olympic history to be awarded the perfect score of 10.0 for her performance on the uneven bars in 1976, according to the website, Olympic.org
Our girls have been practising for their own competition which starts at 17:00 BST at Buckley Leisure Centre and includes our friends from Twisters Gymnastics in Londonderry as well as Bangor Gymnastics Club.
The gala featuring all our gymnasts is at Deeside Leisure Centre on Saturday. The doors open at 14:30 BST. And you should have already bought your tickets for the anniversary party at Beaufort Park Hotel on Saturday evening.
See you there!
Cardiff-based rhythmic gymnast Frankie Jones has won Wales’ first gold of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, reports BBC Sport.
Gymnasts have won eight of the 11 medals won by Wales so far at the Games.
Before the Games, Frankie announced she would be retiring after the competition. She is aged 23.
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