Excelsior into action after good year

EXCELSIOR Gymnastics Club started its training for the new season last week and is geared to produce the goods this year again.

The club says in a statement that last year was excellent as all the gymnasts worked hard and this resulted in them bringing 70 gold, 34 silver and 27 bronze medals. The club delivered 21 national champions, while 19 Namibia Gymnastics Federation (NGF) trophies were awarded to the best gymnasts at the 2006 national championships, of which 12 trophies went to Excelsior gymnasts.Juliana Simonfi and Vasile Bogdan, coaches of Excelsior as well as the National Artistic coaches, excelled with their gymnasts at the African Championships in Cape Town as well as at the Zone VI in Harare, the statement read.”At the African championships, Excelsior had four junior gymnasts representing Namibia as well as the only senior gymnast.Three of these gymnasts brought back two silver and three bronze medals which they won in the apparatus finals,” it said.Thirteen Excelsior gymnasts represented the NGF Team at the Zone VI Championships.These gymnasts also brought back three gold, six silver and 17 bronze medals from Harare.Excelsior Gymnastics Club offers artistic gymnastics for girls and boys in different levels, from fun gym up to the senior Olympic level.The fun gym section caters for the little ones turning 5 to 7 years old in 2007.Older children will be entered into the different levels according to their gymnastics ability.The club is situated at Hall B of the Windhoek Show Grounds.Excelsior has experienced coaches who will be waiting to welcome interested gymnasts from Monday to Thursday, between 14h00 and 17h00.For more information, contact Juliana Simonfi, Girls’ Head Coach, at 081 216 5745, Vasile Bogdan, Boys’ Head Coach, at 081 128 1518, Maralize Oosthuizen, Treasurer, at 22 0809 (h) or Janna van Zyl, Secretary, at 205 5132 (w).The club delivered 21 national champions, while 19 Namibia Gymnastics Federation (NGF) trophies were awarded to the best gymnasts at the 2006 national championships, of which 12 trophies went to Excelsior gymnasts.Juliana Simonfi and Vasile Bogdan, coaches of Excelsior as well as the National Artistic coaches, excelled with their gymnasts at the African Championships in Cape Town as well as at the Zone VI in Harare, the statement read.”At the African championships, Excelsior had four junior gymnasts representing Namibia as well as the only senior gymnast.Three of these gymnasts brought back two silver and three bronze medals which they won in the apparatus finals,” it said.Thirteen Excelsior gymnasts represented the NGF Team at the Zone VI Championships. These gymnasts also brought back three gold, six silver and 17 bronze medals from Harare.Excelsior Gymnastics Club offers artistic gymnastics for girls and boys in different levels, from fun gym up to the senior Olympic level. The fun gym section caters for the little ones turning 5 to 7 years old in 2007.Older children will be entered into the different levels according to their gymnastics ability. The club is situated at Hall B of the Windhoek Show Grounds. Excelsior has experienced coaches who will be waiting to welcome interested gymnasts from Monday to Thursday, between 14h00 and 17h00. For more information, contact Juliana Simonfi, Girls’ Head Coach, at 081 216 5745, Vasile Bogdan, Boys’ Head Coach, at 081 128 1518, Maralize Oosthuizen, Treasurer, at 22 0809 (h) or Janna van Zyl, Secretary, at 205 5132 (w).