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Frank Baines
Age: 14
Sport: Gymnastics
Region: North West
key achievements
• Member of British Gymnastic’s 2016
Programme
• London Open U14 All Round Champion
and U16 silver medallist
• 2009 Luigi Bertalozzi Cup Competition,
Italy – All Round Champion
• Winner of the 2008 U14 British
Championships in the Pommel winner
and Overall event
• Winner of the Team event with GB at
the 2008 Bertolazzi Trophy
aims
• British U14 Champion again this year –
taking place 1st November
• Selection for the 2010 Junior
Europeans
• 2016 Olympics
Current Great Britain under-14s boys gymnastic
champion Frank Baines has received a major
boost to his long term ambitions of competing at
an Olympic games.
The 13-year-old has been selected as a member
of an elite group of gymnasts being targeted at
the 2016 Olympics.
He said: "I was very happy when I heard I had
been picked. My aim is at some stage to go to
the Olympics and 2012 may be too soon. This
group has been picked with specifically 2016 in
mind. There are only six of us, but of course it
doesn't mean we will definitely go.
“We will have to compete against other gymnasts
from the other age groups. It will not be easy.”
Frank trains most days at the highly successful
Southport YMCA Gymnastic Club under coach
Jeff Brooks.
Franks added "I need to work hardest at my
routines on the high bar and rings. I am still
growing and my strength will improve as I get
older.“
Speaking of his spot on the SportsAid 16 for
2016 list he said: "I think that becoming one of
the 16 for 2016 is a good opportunity to raise the
profile of the sport of gymnastics so that more
people start to do it."
Frank Baines
Age: 14
Sport: Gymnastics
Region: North West
key achievements
• Member of British Gymnastic’s 2016
Programme
• London Open U14 All Round Champion
and U16 silver medallist
• 2009 Luigi Bertalozzi Cup Competition,
Italy – All Round Champion
• Winner of the 2008 U14 British
Championships in the Pommel winner
and Overall event
• Winner of the Team event with GB at
the 2008 Bertolazzi Trophy
aims
• British U14 Champion again this year –
taking place 1st November
• Selection for the 2010 Junior
Europeans
• 2016 Olympics
Current Great Britain under-14s boys gymnastic
champion Frank Baines has received a major
boost to his long term ambitions of competing at
an Olympic games.
The 13-year-old has been selected as a member
of an elite group of gymnasts being targeted at
the 2016 Olympics.
He said: "I was very happy when I heard I had
been picked. My aim is at some stage to go to
the Olympics and 2012 may be too soon. This
group has been picked with specifically 2016 in
mind. There are only six of us, but of course it
doesn't mean we will definitely go.
“We will have to compete against other gymnasts
from the other age groups. It will not be easy.”
Frank trains most days at the highly successful
Southport YMCA Gymnastic Club under coach
Jeff Brooks.
Franks added "I need to work hardest at my
routines on the high bar and rings. I am still
growing and my strength will improve as I get
older.“
Speaking of his spot on the SportsAid 16 for
2016 list he said: "I think that becoming one of
the 16 for 2016 is a good opportunity to raise the
profile of the sport of gymnastics so that more
people start to do it."
Frank Baines
Age: 14
Sport: Gymnastics
Region: North West
key achievements
• Member of British Gymnastic’s 2016
Programme
• London Open U14 All Round Champion
and U16 silver medallist
• 2009 Luigi Bertalozzi Cup Competition,
Italy – All Round Champion
• Winner of the 2008 U14 British
Championships in the Pommel winner
and Overall event
• Winner of the Team event with GB at
the 2008 Bertolazzi Trophy
aims
• British U14 Champion again this year –
taking place 1st November
• Selection for the 2010 Junior
Europeans
• 2016 Olympics
Current Great Britain under-14s boys gymnastic
champion Frank Baines has received a major
boost to his long term ambitions of competing at
an Olympic games.
The 13-year-old has been selected as a member
of an elite group of gymnasts being targeted at
the 2016 Olympics.
He said: "I was very happy when I heard I had
been picked. My aim is at some stage to go to
the Olympics and 2012 may be too soon. This
group has been picked with specifically 2016 in
mind. There are only six of us, but of course it
doesn't mean we will definitely go.
“We will have to compete against other gymnasts
from the other age groups. It will not be easy.”
Frank trains most days at the highly successful
Southport YMCA Gymnastic Club under coach
Jeff Brooks.
Franks added "I need to work hardest at my
routines on the high bar and rings. I am still
growing and my strength will improve as I get
older.“
Speaking of his spot on the SportsAid 16 for
2016 list he said: "I think that becoming one of
the 16 for 2016 is a good opportunity to raise the
profile of the sport of gymnastics so that more
people start to do it."
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