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After celebrating the prettiest blommetjie in the world, Mzansi has again shown the amazing potential of our local heroes.
This time it was the South African Women’s gymnastics team who took home the gold, and for the first time in two decades, the entire team walked away with gold and the women’s team title at the 17th African Gymnastics Championships at Heartfelt Arena in Tshwane.
The win means that the team has automatically qualified for the World Championships in Belgium later this year – one step closer to the 2024 Paris Olympics!
“It’s a massive relief; the girls did their job to perfection. The goal was for three of our four gymnasts to go clean on each apparatus, and they did that,” says head coach, Ilse Pelser.
South Africa takes the women’s team title at the 17th African Gymnastics Championships at Heartfelt Arena in Tshwane
Read how they did it here https://t.co/9hVCRuT3Ky#AFCH2023#GymnasticsSA pic.twitter.com/wtm8iiuIlT
— Gymnastics South Africa (@SAGymnastics) May 26, 2023
Caitlin Rooskrantz also took second place overall for the individual women’s category with this amazing performance:
Team South Africa’s Caitlin Rooskrantz on the vault in the first rotation! #AFCH2023@TeamSA2024 pic.twitter.com/30vNMkbUyY
— Gymnastics South Africa (@SAGymnastics) May 26, 2023
Go ladies go! Olympic gold awaits!
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