Medway elite gymnasts set to compete at European Championships
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Medway elite gymnasts Jason Plowman and Tom Foreman are heading to Denmark to take on the best that Europe has to offer. The Medway pair are competing for Great Britain in the Double Mini-Trampoline European Championships. Jason, 21, is one of a four-man team representing Great Britain at the championships being held in Odense from 28 April to 3 May. Tom, 16, is in the Great Britain junior boys team for the event. |
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Double mini-trampoline is a version of trampoline in which competitors sprint down a runway before bouncing on two small trampolines, one after the other. Athletes perform double and triple somersaults on the two small trampolines before performing a dismount on a landing mat.
The routine, which is a combination of athletics, trampoline and gymnastics, is judged on its technical difficulty and artistic merit - the same as a trampoline routine.
Both gymnasts, who represent Great Britain at in trampoline and doublemini-trampoline, train at the Jumpers Rebound Centre, Medway’s Olympic-standard trampolining facility.
They are supported by Medway’s Elite Athlete Support Programme.
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Story published 30 April 2008