Source: www.guardian.co.tt
T&T Olympic hopefuls, Canada-based William Albert and Tots and Tumblers’ Thema Williams, will be among the top athletes at the 17th National Invitational Gymnastics Championship this weekend at the Woodbrook Youth Facility. The two young gymnastics stars will be competing before they leave for the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico and the World Championships in Japan, later this year. In January, Albert and Williams will take to the Olympic Test Event en route to the London Olympic Games 2012.
They are among 240 other athletes from local and regional clubs. The T&T Gymnastics federation’s (TTGF) Top Club for 2011, Tots and Tumblers will be expected to feature some of the most talented athletes in the tournament along with clubs such as Mucurapo Artistic Achievers, Lee’s Gymnastics, St Andrew’s School Gymnastics, Olympia Gymnastics, the Gymnastics Training Centre, Lambert’s School of Dance & Gymnastics, the International School Gymnastics Club and Flip Gym Barbados. Competition starts on Saturday at 10 am with Session 1: Level 3 & 4 followed by Session 2 at 1 pm and Session 3A and 3B at 4 and 5 pm. On Sunday, the competition will resume at 10 am for Session 4 and Session 5 at 1.30 pm.