South Africa’s Junior and Senior Rhythmic Gymnasts gave the African Championships their all, and it paid off with both squads earning their moment on the podium as second overall!
Kigali, Rwanda (29 April 2024) – South Africa’s junior and senior rhythmic gymnasts swooped in on Kigali, ready to showcase their skills and talents at this year’s African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, which took place from 25 to 26 April.
There, teams from across the continent hoped to make their home countries proud, armed with dedicated coaches rooting for their success.
In fantastic news for Team South Africa’s junior and senior rhythmic gymnasts, both group athletes earned 2nd overall on the podium in the all-around group finals as Gymnastics South Africa proudly shared—placing above Tunisia and just behind Egypt.
Standing out on the podium was South Africa’s Chade Jansen from the junior team who earned bronze both for the junior all-around individual finals and the junior hoop, clubs and ribbons final. Joining her in the podium spotlight was Tricha Richards, who also earned bronze for her ball finals.
But this is far from our gymnast’s first time rocking continental acclaim!
Last year, the entire female South African Artistic Gymnasts squad took gold at the 18th African Championships—making them the first in nearly two decades to do so for South Africa.
Meanwhile, in other news, where South African skills and talent had us(and the rest of the world) buzzing, South African robotics teams made us beyond proud after the Swellendam Cyber Tiger’s became world champions, alongside Cape Town’s Texpand teens!
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