Gymnastics

Glenn and Sally Hart, of Alexandra, have received coach of the year awards from Otago GymSports.

Jessica Clydesdale probably could not have picked a worse time to pick up a knee injury.

One of the strongest Otago artistic gymnastics teams in years will contest the national championships in Timaru next month.

Otago gymnastics is buzzing after a series of excellent results at the national championships in Auckland.

Dunedin gymnasts Mikaela Walsh (Dunedin Gymnastics Academy) and Sarah Morrison (Greater Green Island) are expected to dominate the level-nine events at the South Island rhythmical gymnastics championships this weekend.

New Zealand rhythmical gymnastics was given a shot in the arm when Luciana Blaga emigrated to New Zealand with husband Dragos nine years ago.

Otago has named a 33-strong team to contest the 2010 national gymsport championships in Hamilton later this month.

New Zealand has lost one member of its Commonwealth Games gymnastics team to injury while another has been forced to up sticks by the Canterbury earthquake.

A record number of gymnasts lined up for the Otago rhythmic gymnastics championships over the weekend.

A strong contingent from Canterbury will test the abilities of Otago's top rhythmic gymnasts at the Otago championships this weekend.