Grampian para gymnast, Orianne Slater, has retained her title of British Senior Champion (Class II) at this year’s British Gymnastics Disability Senior Artistic Championships.
The event, held at Leicester, saw Orianne fend off tough competition from gymnasts around the UK to gain silver medals in Vault, Bars & Floor, and a Gold (by over 3 points!) on Beam!
The Garioch Gymnastics Club member has been working incredibly hard with her departing coach, Jamie Czop, over the past year, and it’s fantastic to see her efforts pay off.
Whilst Orianne was training, her mum, Lydie, was helping to fight a decision by British Gymnastics to cut the Artistic Disability Masters event from the British programme from 2020 onwards. Lydie’s equally admirable efforts (which included a train trip from Aberdeen to Birmingham) were not in vain and we’re delighted that the event has been reinstated with the added benefit of a Disability Gymnastics Committee being formed to look after para gymnastics events for future years.
Well done to Orianne & Lydie on their successes – you’ve both done Grampian proud!
If you, or anyone you know, lives with a physical, sensory or learning disability in Grampian & is interested in getting involved in sport, please get in touch with Alison on alison.shaw@scottishdisabilitysport.com or 07828 744 848.