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International Women’s Day
The road to equality through gymnasticsWe know gymnastics now as one of the most popular sports for girls and women. Gymnastics has one of the highest participation rates of all sports in the UK, right up there with swimming, athletics, football, and netball. But it...
The Army Gymnastic Union – its members and their impact on British Gymnastics
The Army Gymnastic Union - its members and their impact on British GymnasticsThe AGA at its lowest point After the 1939 – 1945 war, the Amateur Gymnastics Association, the AGA (what we now know as British Gymnastics) was possibly at its lowest point in the history of...
Six Pommel Horse Olympic medals for Great Britain: how did it all happen?
Six Pommel Horse Olympic medals for Great Britain: how did it all happen?Bleak times for the Men's Artistic programme Back in 2004, Men's Artistic gymnastics was at its lowest point; the girl's programme had managed to send a full team to the Athens Games, repeating...
Beautiful bronze for British debutants: an insiders perspective!
Beautiful bronze for British debutants: an insiders perspective!I was one of the fortunate few. I can say “I was there!” With the postponed Olympic Games under a cloud of uncertainty as the global pandemic raged through 2021, it became clear that the only possible way...
Black History Month 2021
Black History Month 2021As we come to the end of Black History Month, we have devoted this time to further our understanding of the part black British gymnasts have played in the history of British Gymnastics. This article focuses on the many amazing black British...
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