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The cracking gymnasts from The Children’s Health Academy of Specialised Sports (CHAOSS) in Bahrain returned from Dubai after participating in their fifth annual regional competition with a haul of medals.
The girls brought home three gold, seven silver and five bronze and the boys picked up one gold, two silver and five bronze medals at the weekend.
The gymnasts were accompanied by coaches Debbie Payne, Cara Mattias, Mahmood Mubarak, Sara Axtell and Joel Smith. Payne said: “It was a much tougher competition this year as standards have improved.
“The introduction of new levels and routines has meant that more gymnasts had the opportunity to compete and this meant much higher standards.”
A special mention goes to seven-year-old Mohamed Alnajjar in his first competition for CHAOSS, achieving four medals, and seasoned competitor Charlotte Axtell, 11, who waltzed away with four medals, plus second overall in her category.
The gymnasts who had a good competition will now need to up their game even further as they will move up to a higher level for next year’s Inter-Gulf Gymnastics Competition, Payne added.
CHAOSS, based at the EZFit builing in Saar, thanked sponsors Reza Hygene, Paxton Co, Seef Dental, Mondelez International and Alosra for their support.
Medal winners – girls:
Aubrie Gut, seven, silver on floor
Emmanuelle Tanner, eight, silver on vault
Manuella Javite, nine, silver on beam
Fabiola Mattias, nine, gold on vault
Zain Al Majed, nine, silver on floor
Sina Abel, 12, bronze on vault
Alex Jones, nine, bronze on floor, silver on vault and came third overall in her age group
Dianna Wilder, nine, bronze on beam
Charlotte Axtell, 10, gold on floor, bronze on vault, silver on beam, gold on bars; and came second overall in her age group
Sophie Moir, eight, silver on beam
Michaela Sandy, 14, bronze on beam
Medal winners – boys:
Mohamed Alnajjar, seven, silver on vault, bronze on high bar, gold on rings and silver overall
Yousif Alireza, nine, bronze on rings
Kyle Cubitt, eight, bronze on rings
Felix Haug, eight, bronze on vault and bronze on pommel horse
