'Josh Strikes Gold!'a HA News Team Report Tumbling but not Stumbling: Josh shows his competitors there's nothing 'bland' about his performance! Hampton Academy is celebrating this week with the news that Josh B. in Conrad College has won the 2011 Tumbling Gymnastics British Open Tournament Champion in the 13-14 age category. The audience at the event were even more impressed by his gold medal performance when they realised it was his first competitive event of the year!  'Head Over Heels': Josh vaults into the history books
Josh is an Elite gymnast at Richmond Gymnastics Association and has been in the Tumbling squad since he was just 9 years old.
His first taste of success came soon after when he won his first British Championship back in March 2008 in the 9-10 category. An Amazing Weekend in which Josh accomplished so muchIt was a fantastic weekend as Josh's club took home a total of 15 medals between 11 gymnasts including another medal for Josh also won a silver in the secondary competition on the Sunday. Check out this weekend's Richmond & Twickenham Times and The Informer to see their coverage of the event. We'll post a link as soon as it's available. Well done Josh, you've made us all so proud!  GOLD RUSH: Josh lifts his medal aloft following his victory last weekend Would you like to find out more about Richmond Gymnastics Association? If you would, visit their website here. space
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