Sport
5 June, 2022
Confident return from nationals
ATHERTON’S star gymnast Emily Mills has returned from the recent Australian Gymnastics Championships after an outstanding performance despite a bout of food poisoning.
Emily qualified as an individual Queensland representative to compete in the highly contested WAG Level 10 over division.
She had a fantastic first day with hit routines on Beam and Bars and an outstanding vault that put her through to the day two finals.
However before Emily could show out in the finals, she experienced a severe bout of food poisoning the night before competing.
She demonstrated extreme strength and resilience to compete in the finals, finishing 7th in the nation in her division.
Despite being only 16 years old, Emily was competing against women nearly 10 years older than her in the Level 10 and over division.
Emily gained fantastic experience from the prestigious event and looks forward to setting her goals for 2023 and returning to Nationals.
Momentum Gymnastics coach Dianne Zutt was extremely proud of Emily’s achievement and resilience throughout the experience.
Up next for the senior gymnasts at Momentum Gymnastics in the NQ Games due to be held next weekend in Townsville.
