Athletes from Balance Gymnastics Centre in Research win big at state championships

GYMNASTS from the Diamond Valley collected a swag of medals at the 2017 Victorian Championships.

DIAMOND Valley gymnasts collected a swag of medals at the recent 2017 Victorian Championships.

The Balance Gymnastics Centre in Research won 19 golds, 14 silvers and four bronzes at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Parkville on June 10 to 12.

Club director Paul Danelutti said he was over the moon with the club’s performance.

“We competed against the bigger clubs and the Victorian Institute of Sport’s athletes so to beat a few of them was wonderful,” Mr Danelutti said.

Hannah Triantafillis, Bo Danelutti and Annabella Geraghty were the club’s stars of the three-day show.

Hannah Triantafillis, Bo Danelutti and Annabella Geraghty from Balance Gymnastics in Research won titles at the Gymnastics Victorian Championships.

Triantafillis was named the all-round level 10 under-17 women’s state champion after claiming first on bars and beam, plus third on floor and fifth on vault.

Geraghty was dubbed the all-round level 8 under-15 champion. She came in first on bars and floor, second on vault and fifth on beam.

In the men’s competition, Bo Danelutti claimed the all-round level 7 open title.

Danelutti claimed victory after finishing first on floor, second on high bar, third on the parallel bars and fourth on pommel. The three gymnasts are eligible to be Diamond Valley Leader Local Sports Stars.

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