Health & Fitness
Junior Olympics gymnastics regionals at Shoreline CC
Young gymnasts with an eye on the Olympics will compete Thursday through Friday at the Shoreline CC gym.
A future Olympic gold medalist may be performing at Shoreline Community College April 11-14.
The 2013 Region 2 Girls Gymnastic Championships get started at 3:30 p.m., Thursday and run through three full days, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. These Junior Olympics regional championships are part of the process overseen by USA Gymnastics that can lead to a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. Competing at Shoreline are girls ages 8 through 19.
The championships are sponsored by Metropolitan Gymnastics in Kent and hosted by Shoreline Community College in the campus gymnasium. For the event, a semi-truck load of equipment has been brought in to transform the college gym into a beehive of gymnastics activity.
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The event is open to the public for viewing.
