Two time Olympian Kieran Behan, Ireland’s first female Olympic gymnast, Ellis O’Reilly and European Junior Silver Medallist, Rhys McClenaghan were were the stars of the show at the first JLT Gymnastics Ireland National Awards Ceremony held in Dublin at the weekend.
It marks the end of a strong year for the sport with 20,000 members now within the organisation and double Olympic representation achieved in Rio for the first time.
Awards are always a time to look forward as well as back and the platform that has been built bodes well for what promises to be a year of further transformation in 2017.
That will be the first year where Gymnastics will be an ‘anchor’ tenant of the new National Indoor Arena, rising quickly from the ground at the National Sports Campus and due to open its doors in January.
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“Our first National Awards event was a resounding success and a real celebration of our achievements in 2016,” said CEO of Gymnastics Ireland, Ciaran Gallagher.
“To our headline sponsor JLT Ireland and public funding body Sport Ireland I can only say thank you for the support.
“Similarly the backing of our other partners Profile Events, RPSD, The Castletroy Hotel, Print Depot and The Logo Shop were crucial in producing a great nigh recognising the stars of our sport.
“JLT Ireland is proud to partner with Gymnastics Ireland, bringing together two brands with passion for sport,” said Partner Amanda Harton.
“We at JLT Ireland have the utmost admiration for Gymnastics Ireland, one of the largest and most progressive Olympic sports in the country as it continues its exciting trajectory of growth.”
