Thursday 12 January 2012

GB gymnasts qualify for 2012

For the first time in 20 years the male GB team has qualified for the Olympics! At the qualifiers they needed to come 4th or above and they came first, leaving France to second! In the first chance they had in Tokyo they missed out when they came 10th.
"After Tokyo everyone was a bit depressed but we got back in the gym and put our heads down," said Purvis.
They seemed to think that the home ground gave them an advantage, just like in any other sport.
Team member Daniel Keatings said: "It is quite scary, jumping up on high bar first. I had to really calm my nerves, but the fans were amazing."
But there is a problem - there are seven members of the team and only five can be picked for the games in July!

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