More than 1200 of Australia’s best young, elite and masters gymnasts will converge on the Sunshine Coast for three competitions.
The Women’s Artistic Gymnastics and Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Queensland Club Championships, the Border Challenge and the Masters Special Olympics Challenge will be held at Caloundra Indoor Stadium from June 25-29.
Gymnastics Queensland CEO Chris Rushton said club and state spirit would be at an all-time high for the five-day event, with 36 Queensland clubs involved.
Sunshine Coast clubs include Cooroy Gymnastics Club, YMCA Caloundra, Sunshine Coast Gymnastics Academy, Impact Gymnastics and Maroochy Beach Gymnastics.
“This event will see our gymnasts work in teams to be crowned best club in the state, and for our Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) gymnasts and Men’s Artistic Gymnastics (MAG) gymnasts to be named best individual gymnast in the fiercely contested border challenge,” Mr Rushton said.
“The inclusive Special Olympics Challenge will enable athletes from around Australia to showcase their dedication and love for the sport while the much-anticipated Masters competition will see past gymnasts, coaches and mature-aged athletes compete for the first time at this particular competition on the Sunshine Coast.”
With only a month until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the event will also provide locals with an opportunity to see high performance athletes in action, including Victorian gymnast, Tyson Bull, who will represent Australia in Japan.
“Tyson will travel from the National Centre of Excellence in Canberra for the Sunshine Coast event, alongside Mitchell Morgans, Chris Remkes and James Bacueti,” Mr Rushton said.
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“Tyson finished seventh on the Men’s Horizontal Bar at the FIG Artistic World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany in 2019, qualifying him for the Games.”
He and his fellow National Centre of Excellence gymnasts will be on display from 5.15pm on June 25, performing on one to two apparatus each.
“Following a break in 2020 due to COVID-19, it’s great to have the MAG & WAG Queensland Club Championships return to the Sunshine Coast, and the opportunity to see some of our nation’s finest in action,” Mr Rushton said.
“We thank Sunshine Coast Regional Council for its continued support of this event and gymnastics in Queensland.”
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Sunshine Coast Division 2 Councillor Terry Landsberg said the council welcomed the opportunity to sponsor and host another premier gymnastics competition on the Sunshine Coast.
“This event follows the 10-day Gymnastics Queensland Extravaganza held at Caloundra Indoor Stadium last December.”
“This will be a huge weekend of sport for our region, with the Women in Sport Summit, Ampol Women’s State of Origin, an Aussie Stingers Water Polo match, a Sunshine Coast Lightning game plus the Gymnastics Queensland Club Championships over the whole weekend.”
“These events are fantastic for businesses and tourism operators in the region and the Championships provide locals with an opportunity to witness some of Queensland and Australia’s best gymnasts in action.”
The MAG & WAG QLD Club Championships, Special Olympics Challenge, Border Challenge & Masters will be held at Caloundra Indoor Stadium from June 25-29. Tickets start at $16.60. Visit www.gymqld.org.au.
Participating clubs
360 Gymnastics, Australasian Gymnastics and Dance Academy, Albany Creek Gymnastics Club, Allstar Gymnastics Academy, Barron Valley Gymnastics Club, Delta Gymnastics, Gold Coast Gymnastics Club, Gladstone Gymnastics Club, Gymnastics Townsville, Gympie Gymnastics Club, Impact Gymnastics, Lawnton Academy of Artistic Gymnastics, Maroochy Beach Gymnastics, Mitchelton Youth Club, Premier Gymnastics Academy, Sunshine Coast Gymnastics Academy Southport Gymnastics, Super Performance Centre, Splitz Gym, Varsity Lakes Gymnastics Club, Victoria Park Gymnastics, Wide Bay Gymnastics Club, YMCA Bowen Hills, YMCA Jamboree Heights, YMCA Stafford, PCYC Sandgate, Western Districts Youth Club, Balance Brisbane, Gladstone, Move It, Robertson, YMCA Caloundra, Brisbane Boy’s College, Brisbane Grammar School Gymnastics Club, Cooroy Gymnastics Club, Goodna & Districts Gymnastics Club, Jets Gymnastics Grovedale (VIC).
