Rhythmic Gymnastics team from Warton head to Romania to represent Team GB

Five athletes from the Fylde coast are preparing to represent Team GB at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships. Aged between 13-15, they are heading out to Cluj-Napoca in Romania on Tuesday 4 July to aim for gold, says ITV.com.

The team have only been training together for a year. Five are from the North West, with two girls from Widnes, one from Lytham and two from the Ribble Valley.

Lottie said: “We train around five to six days a week for four to six hours. We do miss school sometimes to train twice a day.”

Lucy added: “We are feeling nervous but we are excited to showcase our hard work and routines.”

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