BILLY THE WHIZZ; Youngster takes British championship silver.Byline: ADAM Adam, the first man, in the Bible Adam (ăd`əm), [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over other life. STEEL NORMANBY'S Billy Kelly is on top of the gymnastics world after winning a silver medal at the British Set Work Championships. The Nunthorpe School Nunthorpe School is a Specialist Science, Business and Enterprise Secondary School in Nunthorpe, a suburb of Middlesbrough in the North-East of England. The school caters for around 1340 pupils from the ages of 11 to 16. pupil starred in a series of compulsory exercises on six apparatus, including the parallel bars parallel bars Event in men's gymnastics in which a pair of wooden bars supported horizontally above the floor at the same height is used to perform acrobatic feats. Competitors combine swings and vaults with stationary positions requiring strength and balance, though swings and high bar. He is now likely to be rewarded for his blistering Under-13 performance with an invite to national squad training at Lilleshall this summer. "Billy has been competing since he was nine and this is his fifth year at this level," said Craig Burton, his coach at Middlesbrough College-based Gym World. "His previous best was ninth two years ago and he was 16th or 19th last year. "Results can depend a lot on growth spurts and he has worked well this year and trained really hard. "Male gymnasts don't start to get really strong until they are 19 or 20. "He has certainly showed through this result and in previous years that he has the talent and ability to progress really well. "Fingers crossed he can keep doing that." Billy is one of between 400 and 800 gymnasts who use the state-of-the-art Gym World facilities at Middlesbrough College Middlesbrough College is the largest college, in the Tees Valley comprising of predominantly further education but also selected higher education provision, existing on four sites in the town of Middlesbrough, UK. every week. Teesside schools are also being encouraged to use the facilities. Phone 01642 333577 for more details..He has certainly showed through this result and in previous years that he has the talent and ability to progress really well Craig Burton, Billy Kelly's coach at Middlesbrough College-based Gym World CAPTION(S): APPARATUS WORK: Gymnast Billy Kelly, pictured on the parallel bars, won silver in the British championships in Newcastle Pictures by IAN COOPER |
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