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Both girls started gymnastics as toddlers and from a very the lives of aspiring gymnasts; training many hours every week, o en travelling across the country for training and competitions. As well as looking a er their bodies, resting when they can and eating the right foods to support their training. eir journey to the World Championships began with a trial process in the spring. ey had to attend three trials and achieve the required scores to qualify. Following their successful results, they were selected in their nal, with Daisy’s group nishing seventh in the world! For both girls, the experience was about so much more than the nal results. ey are both extremely proud to be Great Britain gymnasts, wearing the GB kit and representing their country on a world stage is something they will never forget. ey are both incredibly proud of what they have achieved and of how hard they have worked to get there. ey are also hugely grateful to their coaches at Sparkles Gymnastics Club and Basingstoke Gymnastics Club, as well as their families, friends and everyone who has supported them throughout their gymnastics journeys. Both girls would love to become gymnastics coaches themselves one day, inspired by the coaches who have helped them along the way and hoping that they can eventually pass on everything they have learned to the next generation of gymnasts. e girls are already looking ahead to their next international competition on 15th October, in Bulgaria, where they will represent their region at the Plovdiv Cup. ey can’t wait for the European Championships next year and are hoping they will have the opportunity to trial for the GB team again. When asked how they feel about representing Great Britain, the girls said: “We are both extremely proud to be Great Britain gymnasts. Representing our country has been an amazing experience and something we will never forget. We can’t wait for the Europeans next year and hopefully have the chance to trial again.” respective combinations to represent Great Britain. Isla competes as part of a trio with two other gymnasts from Basingstoke Gymnastics Club. Daisy competes in an Aero Dance group and travels to Sparkles Gymnastics Club in Reading to train with her teammates, while also training at Basingstoke. This means a huge amount of travelling and training for both girls alongside their normal lives. Over the summer holidays the girls Isla Burrow and Daisy Purdie were training for three to four hours most days, as well as travelling to and from their training sessions and competitions. e week before the girls le for Spain they attended a team GB camp in Lilleshall in preparation for the World Championships. At the Championships Isla’s trio competed alongside 47 routines from around 25 di erent countries, nishing 20th overall - an amazing achievement at such a high level international competition. Daisy had an absolutely fantastic quali cation, nishing fourth in her Aero Dance combination. e top eight quali ed for the nal, meaning Daisy and her teammates secured their place in the young age showed a real talent and love for the sport, trying di erent disciplines over the years, even taking ballet lessons to help with their execution, movement and performance within gymnastics. Daisy and Isla are now FIG-level aerobic gymnasts, training at Basingstoke Gym Club. e girls became best friends through their love of aerobic gymnastics, which made being able to experience representing Great Britain together even more special. eir success is the result of an enormous amount of dedication and commitment; both girls live
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