At just seven-years-old gymnast Zara Williams is proof that dynamite comes in small packages.
The talented athlete from Ida’s Valley, is a member of the Van Der Stel Gymnastics Club.
Despite only taking up the sport gymnastics in February, Zara has already won two gold medals. She claimed first place at the recent Western Cape Provincial Championship in Saldanha Bay on the West Coast. “I found out about gymnastics at age five and it is fun. My favourite is the uneven bars, floor, beam and floor pit,” she says.
The Delicuim Private School learner had a strong start to her gymnastic career, also winning gold when she competed in her club’s competition and achieved silver in the Winelands District Competition held in Paarl.
Of the competition on the West Coast, Zara says it felt good to compete and, despite the scale of the competition, she wasn’t nervous, but rather excited.
Proud mother Charne explains that the junior level at which Zara competes means she doesn’t participate in national competitions. However, her gold medal secured her qualification for district colours.
Even when she isn’t training, Zara seems to be on the move doing cartwheels, jumping around and playing games at home. She already has long-term plans to continue her gymnastics so she can one day visit the USA, Japan and Italy to participate in international competitions. “I want to go to America one day, so I can take part in the Olympics,” the little dynamite declared.
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