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Over 300 local gymnasts converged at the Woodbrook Youth Facility to take part in the Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation 27th National Invitational Gymnastics Championships. It was a chance for those involved to stand out and impress the four visiting level 10 U.S.A.gymnastics judges.
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00:00 The Woodbrook Youth Facility was the location for the 27th Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics
00:08 Federation National Gymnastics Invitational.
00:10 After months of practicing, over 300 local gymnasts got a chance to demonstrate their
00:15 moves.
00:28 The event was spread across two days with seven sessions in total and were judged by
00:33 USAG's Susan Tonieto, Jennifer Cooper, Alicia Sanchez and Vicky Kramer.
00:45 The sessions catered for different age groups ranging from USAG level 1 to 10.
00:51 The six highest ranked gymnasts on each apparatus competed in the event finals today.
00:56 Some of the clubs being represented include Olympia Gymnastics, Tots and Tumblers Gymnastics
01:01 Club, Gymnastics Explorers Club and others.
01:04 Tots and Tumblers churning out the most athletes with 115.
01:08 Some of the top performers from the respective clubs include TTG's Yari Alexander, OGC's
01:14 Janiah Sharp, ACF's Krissan Ramuta and GEC's Isabella Khan.
01:19 It was a special moment for not just the athletes but also their parents, siblings and friends.
01:25 Finding the flames of competition, watching on, hoping and supporting as these youngsters
01:30 cross another hurdle in their athletic careers.
01:42 Their success at this level is expected to give coaches an idea of the talent present
01:46 in the current crop of gymnasts as they measure their progress to design a pathway towards
01:51 their improvement and further success.
01:54 Sergio Dufour, TV6 Port.
01:55 (music)
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