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AFRICAN ARTISTIC GYMNASTIC CHAMPS
The 17th African Artistic Gymnastics Championships has wrapped up at
Heartfelt Arena in Tshwane and continental powerhouses Egypt, who
annexed 23 of the 28 gold medals on offer at last year’s championships in
their home country, came to compete.
Caitlin Rooskrantz, South Africa’s main medal hope and defending champion
from Egypt last year, had an excellent clean competition, ending second
overall, but the star of the evening was Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour, who trains in
France and was not available to compete last year in Egypt.
But it was team South Africa who were the big winners on the evening,
maintaining their early lead throughout a virtually faultless competition to
take the team gold.
It was a historic night for South African gymnastics, the first team victory in
The 17th African Artistic Gymnastics Championships has wrapped up at
Heartfelt Arena in Tshwane and continental powerhouses Egypt, who
annexed 23 of the 28 gold medals on offer at last year’s championships in
their home country, came to compete.
Caitlin Rooskrantz, South Africa’s main medal hope and defending champion
from Egypt last year, had an excellent clean competition, ending second
overall, but the star of the evening was Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour, who trains in
France and was not available to compete last year in Egypt.
But it was team South Africa who were the big winners on the evening,
maintaining their early lead throughout a virtually faultless competition to
take the team gold.
It was a historic night for South African gymnastics, the first team victory in