TAURIKO SCHOOL- AIMS FOR GOLD!

Last week was an exciting week in the sports history of Tauriko School. It was the first year Tauriko had ever entered the AIMs Games international sporting tournament. However they were certainly not there to just make up the numbers, coming away with four medals in the Gymsports, 2 golds, a silver and a bronze, all in the Twisters division. Gold in the teams and a clean sweep of the overall individual competition. This placed us 25th out of 193 across New Zealand, Australia and The Cook Islands. WOW!

“When Tauriko schools name got called out for the team gold it felt like I was in a dream,” reflects Brooke. “I couldn’t believe it was real but it was. It was such an amazing experience. I had never got a medal before.”

Leah continues by saying “When we won gold I felt like I was dreaming, I never thought I could win gold. Mrs Logan has tried really hard to make us the best and she is always encouraging us and wants us to do our best.”

Charlotte finishes by saying “I felt scared, nervous and shaky but also excited in front of a big audience. I think gymnastics is an exciting sport. I am so proud of the effort by Mrs Logan and our whole team!”

On Thursday for the individuals Leah came 1st, Brooke came 2nd, Keilani came 3rd and Charlotte came 7th! A clean sweep of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd  placings from a small school with a tiny pool of students. It just goes to show that when you train hard and think big, small schools can compete with the biggest of them all.