Cream of the MGA crop heads to Limpopo’s

THABAZIMBI - The senior and high performance gymnasts at Marshall Gymnastics Academy (MGA) are gearing up to compete for their spot in the Limpopo team in September. Last weekend saw them competing at the Waterberg District Competition for Level 4-6 gymnasts at Kruiskrag Gymnastics in Thabazimbi.

The gymnasts performed well and five will travel to Brits next month to compete against the best of Limpopo. If they qualify for the Limpopo team, they will represent the province at the SA Gymnastics Games, which will take place in Gauteng during the first week in October.

Eight clubs and 110 gymnasts competed in the Waterberg District competition on 18 August. MGA’s rising stars showed the judges what they were made of and all placed. The results are as follows:

Viné van den Heever (Level 4) – 1^st on all apparatus, 1^st overall, qualified for Limpopo.
Melody Raats (Level 6) – 1^st on all apparatus, 1^st overall, qualified for Limpopo.
Hannes Raats (Level 5) – 3^rd on floor.
Ruan Goosen (Level 5) – 1^st on all apparatus, 1^st overall, qualified for Limpopo.
Keanu Potgieter (High Performance Class 1) – 1^st on Floor, Vault, and High Bar, 2^nd on Pommel, Parallel Bars, and Rings, 2^nd overall, qualified for Limpopo.
Jan van der Baan (Level 6) – 1^st on Floor, Vault, High Bar, Parallel Bars, and Rings, 2^nd on Pommel, 1^st overall, qualified for Limpopo.

“We are very proud of these gymnasts. The effort and hours of practice is really paying off,” said Van Zyl.