October was indeed a busy month for the competitive gymnastics community as another season of hard work and a lot of time in the gym, has culminated at our domestic pinnacle events. More than 1,000 athletes competed across all five gymnastics sports in the 2017 Aerobics and Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Auckland, the 2017 NZ Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Nelson … Read More
Nationals Reflections – Midlands
A quick look back at our Midlands teams who competed at the 2017 NZ Championships… Athletes, coaches, team managers, chaperones and accompanying parents from all 3 Midlands Provinces (Taranaki, Waikato and Bay of Plenty) enjoyed their Nationals experiences around the country. Team Managers were asked to capture just a few of the many great moments from Nationals. Well done to … Read More
Thank You to South Island Hosts
A massive congratulations and thank-you must go out to Gymnastics Nelson for hosting a wonderful NZ Artistic Gymnastics Championships and to the Canterbury Gymsports Trust for their tremendous effort in organising and hosting the NZ Trampoline Championships in Christchurch. Heartfelt thanks must also go to all the amazing volunteers who gave up their time so willingly. We are hugely reliant … Read More
Nationals – Reflections from an Athlete
“The New Zealand Gymnastics Championships is the most anticipated event of the year for all eligible gymnasts. The best athletes from across the country work hard all year to prepare before coming together to represent their Province and show off their best routines. In order to be eligible for your provincial team, you must achieve the National qualifying score and … Read More
Media release: New National Trampoline Champions Named
260 athletes bounced their way into the Pioneer Stadium this week for the 2017 NZ Trampoline Championships. From Northland to Southland, they’ve represented 14 provinces around New Zealand, to battle it out for National titles. The Championships returned to Christchurch for the first time in 10 years, and was organised by the Gymsports in Canterbury Charitable Trust, led by Nigel … Read More
Central Region Representatives
Congratulations to all Central athletes who have been named in their Regional teams for the upcoming 2017 NZ Gymnastics Championships. We wish you all the best of luck and hope you achieve your personal goals. Wellington Artistic Team Wellington Trampoline Team Hawkes Bay / Poverty Bay Artistic & Rhythmic Teams Hawkes Bay / Poverty Bay Trampoline Team Wanganui / Manawatu … Read More
2017 NZ Trans Tasman Teams
We are excited to announce our teams to compete in the Trans Tasman competitions at the 2017 NZ Gymnastics Championships. Each year we invite our friends from Gymnastics Australia to join us for some good old trans tasman rivalry. The teams to represent New Zealand this year are: Women’s Artistic Gymnastics The following team has been selected using the top … Read More
Media Release: NZ’s Best Gymnasts to Perform Across the Country
GymSports New Zealand has announced that the best gymnasts in the country will compete for national titles in three different cities this year. Nelson will play host to the NZ Artistic Gymnastics Championships, at the recently renovated Trafalgar Centre, from 4 – 8 October. GymSports NZ will work alongside Gymnastics Nelson and the wider Top of the South community … Read More