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SURBITON HIGH SCHOOL ACROBATS REPRESENT GREAT BRITIAN AT THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, Vila de Condo, PORTUGAL

Five elite gymnasts from Surbiton High School, were selected to represent Great Britain at the Acrobatic European Championships held in Portugal.
The venue at Vila de Condo was of Olympic proportions and 25 different countries competed for the title of European Champion.
Great Britain sent two competitors for each category, knowing that only one competitor from each country could proceed to the final, regardless of the score. Although this was an extremely disappointing for some gymnasts, it did mean that other countries new to the sport had a chance of competing in a final.
The 11 – 16 competition was dominated by Russia and Great Britain, with Russia winning 3 gold medals and Great Britain winning 2 gold medals. Abigail Ralph and Amy Mackenzie competed as the 11-16 womens’ pair and despite finishing in joint second position with Russia, they were narrowly beaten by the other the other GB pair, and so did not compete in the final.
Similarly, Anne-Marie Seabourne in Year 7 fell foul of the new ruling and she too, although finishing third in the rounds, were beaten by Great Britain team mates. The girls should be so proud of their performances and the fact that they helped the Great Britain team to come second overall.
Kim Hunter and Katie Axten had a very successful competition, with Kim winning a bronze medal for her tempo routine and a silver medal for her combined routine and Katie winning a bronze medal in all three finals.