The Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) takes place in Sydney from the 16th-20th January.

The AYOF will see approximately 1,700 athletes, aged 13-19 from 30 nations competing across 17 Olympic sports in many of the venues used to host the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Team GB will compete in 11 Olympic sports: badminton, basketball, diving, golf, gymnastics, hockey, rowing, shooting, triathlon, weightlifting and wrestling.

Inspired by Team GB’s outstanding success at this summer’s London Olympic Games, this group of young athletes will be aiming to use the AYOF experience as a springboard in their development towards fulfilling their aspirations of representing Team GB at future Olympic Games.

The artistic gymnastics event will take place from the 18^th- 20^th with a team and all-around competition and individual apparatus finals held for both men and women. For more information, including the event schedule, please click here.

The rhythmic gymnastics event will take place on the 18^th and 19^th with a team and all-around competition as well as apparatus finals in the ribbon, ball, hoop and clubs. For more information, including the event schedule, please click here.

The trampoline gymnastics event will take place on the 19^th   with both individual and synchro competition for men and women. For more information, including the event schedule, please click here.

For the official event website, please click here.


2013 GBR AYOF gymnasts

Men’s artistic

Dominick Cunningham - 2012 British junior all-around silver medallist

Courtney Tulloch - 2012 Junior European rings and team gold medallist

Nile Wilson - 2012 Junior European all-around silver and team gold medallist

James Hall- 2012 British Junior 5th all-around

Women’s artistic

Amy Tinkler – 2012 British espoir beam champion and all-around bronze medallist

Teal Grindle - 2012 British espoir floor champion

Tyesha Mattis - 2012 all-around English espoir champion and British espoir bars champion

Catherine Lyons (replacement due to withdrawal of Emily Crowe) - 2012 British espoir all-around champion

Trampoline

Joshua Newman – 2012 British FIG B under 15 silver medallist

Harry Newbold-Cozens – 2012 British FIG B under 15 boys champion

Megan Pettit - 2012 British FIG B under 17 girls champion

Isabelle Songhurst - 2012 British FIG B under 15 girls champion

Rhythmic

Helena Stiles- 2012 British Open individual apparatus junior ball silver medallist

Lauren Brash- 2012 British junior all-around bronze medallist and British Open individual apparatus junior clubs champion

Tyler Brummit- 2012 British Open individual apparatus junior clubs silver medallist

Tiola Gleeson- 2012 British Open individual apparatus Espoir ball champion