21 November 2013
Team Dynamo travelled to Hamburg, Germany last weekend to compete in the Hamburg Turnkust International 2013.
The Team consisting of Senior gymnast Laura Edwards, Junior gymnasts Sophie Barber, Chloe Brebner, Danielle Barnes and Anna Rogers along with Espoir gymnast Amy Layzell, flew out to Hamburg along with their coaches Debbie Richardson, Kerri Upton and Emma Beales.
Arriving in Germany on Thursday morning, the Team spent the afternoon training in the sports arena to familiarize with the equipment.
Qualifications took place on Friday with Team Dynamo competing in Round 2. In a massive field of 25 international teams, including national teams from Italy and The Netherlands, the girls put in a fantastic performance on Day 1 of competition, finishing in 9th place, with an overall team score of 95.35 and therefore qualifying through the Main Draw.
Laura Edwards, a student at Southampton Solent University, also had a good competition to finish 4th individually in the Senior competition.
Following qualifications, the Teams were split into 3 separate competitions, with Team Dynamo making it into the Main Draw.
The girls put in another solid performance to finish in 8th place on the second day of competition.
After 2 long days of competition, the girls enjoyed an after competition party with all the delegations, and on Sunday enjoyed a day sightseeing around Hamburg before flying home.
A fantastic experience for all the girls, competing within Europe amongst an international field of gymnasts, the girls were a true credit to the club.
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