'School of the Year' cup for Erw'r Delyn gymnasts
A team of gymnasts from a Penarth school is celebrating an
impressive haul of 11 awards at Welsh national championships.
Competing at the Rotary Special Schools Rhythmic Gymnastics
Championships at the Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff, Ysgol Erw'r
Delyn picked up 10 individual medals in disciplines including ball,
hoop and ribbon, and the 'School of the Year' cup.
Welcoming the school's success, Vale of Glamorgan Council
Disability Sport Wales development officer Linda Ruston said: “I’m
thrilled the youngsters did so well. Clearly the hard work of
entrants and support staff has paid off and the school should be
exceptionally proud of their achievement."
Team members were Joe
Broom, Jacob Grainger, Matthew Cosslett, Luke Day, Sam Marshall
Bond, James Elliot, Shahad Alhadarif, Elaine Dzregah, Maliha Asaf,
Shaydon Morgan and Nathan Smart.
Some of the school support staff were among the crowd cheering
on the gymnasts and included teacher Karen Coyle and learning
support assistants Jacky Bousie, Sharon Walsh, Debbie Stavrakis,
Alison Cartwright and Rebecca Boffy.
All the competitors received medals and were delighted to have
taken part after progressing through a series of heats earlier in
the year.
The medal winners were:
Ball: Second - Jacob Grainger; Third -
Shaydon Morgan.
Hoop: First (joint) - Joe Broom and Jacob
Grainger; Third - Shaydon Morgan.
Ribbon, junior: First (joint) - Maliha Asaf and Nathan
Smart. Senior: First - Shahad Alhadarif ; Second
- Jacob Grainger; Third - Matthew Cosslett.
For more information on opportunities in disability sports in
the Vale, please contact Linda Ruston on 01446 704728 or visit the
disability
sports web pages.
13/05/2008