Gymnasts shine at inaugural Kerikeri Gymnastics Club competition

Tied for first place in the step-three unders were Madison Stokes, 9, (left) and Eva Tuato'o, 8, both of Fantastic Gymnastics based in Parua Bay. Photo / Peter de Graaf

Kerikeri Gymnastics Club held its first officially recognised competition on Sunday with young gymnasts travelling from as far away as Warkworth and Kaitaia to compete.

Eighty girls aged 6 to 12 years old demonstrated their skills on the beam, bars, floor and vault during the day-long Kerikeri Junior Competition at the club's base in the old PlaceMakers building on Sammaree Place.

Head coach Janet McLea said it was a fantastic day with great support from all over Northland.

Mangonui 11-year-old Caitlin Russell, of Kaitaia Gymnastics Club, on the beam. Photo / Peter de Graaf

Nine-year-old Stella Lumkong, of Kerikeri Gymnastics Club, performs an arabesque on the beam. Photo / Peter de Graaf

Step-three overs division winners, from left, Stella Lumkong (Kerikeri Gymnastics Club), Emily Tattersfield (Whangārei Academy of Gymnastics/WAGS) and Shelby Hoyle (WAGS). Photo / Peter de Graaf

Eight-year-old Olivia Davison of Kerikeri Gymnastics Club performs an arabesque on the beam. Photo / Peter de Graaf