Kel, Jelly (baku2015.com, 20 Jun 2015)

Spending time with family and friends, shopping, choreography. (baku2015.com, 20 Jun 2015; gymnasticsexpress.co.uk, 03 Jul 2015)

Athlete, Student

Sports Science - Solent University, Southampton, ENG

English

Dynamo School Of Gymnastics [Hamble, ENG]

Debbie Richardson [club]; Keith Richardson [club] (intlgymnast.com, 08 Mar 2018)

2014 for England, Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland (baku2015.com, 20 Jun 2015)

In October 2016 she sustained an injury to her ankle while completing a floor routine and was ruled out of the 2017 British Championships in Liverpool. She spent five months in rehabilitation, and in March 2017 required surgery. She returned to competition in November 2017. (britishgymnewstics.com, 04 Mar 2018; intlgymnast.com, 08 Mar 2018; britishgymnewstics.com, 04 Mar 2018)

In early 2016 she suffered a stress fracture to her back during training. She returned in time to compete at the British trials for the 2016 Olympic Games, where she was named as a reserve for the national team in Rio de Janeiro. (intlgymnast.com, 08 Mar 2018; britishgymnewstics.com, 04 Mar 2018)

She took up gymnastics at age six at Dynamo School of Gymnastics in Hamble, England. (tresamagazine.com, 18 May 2018; henry-cort.hants.sch.uk, 10 Jul 2011)

"I went along to a trampolining session with a friend and saw all the older girls in the gym doing all the flips and wanted to try it." (baku2015.com, 20 Jun 2015)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (tresamagazine.com, 18 May 2018)

She trains for about 30 hours a week. (tresamagazine.com, 18 May 2018)

Winning gold in the team event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, and claiming gold in the individual all-around at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (baku2015.com, 20 Jun 2015; bucs.org.uk, 07 Jul 2015)

British gymnast Beth Tweddle. (tresamagazine.com, 18 May 2018)

Gymnastics coaches Keith Richardson and Debbie Richardson. (intlgymnast.com, 30 Jan 2014)

"Strength doesn't come from what you can do, it comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't." (gymnasticsexpress.co.uk, 03 Jul 2015)

In 2018 she received a Special Recognition Award from Solent University in Southampton, England. (tresamagazine.com, 18 May 2018)

General
BALANCING STUDIES AND GYMNASTICS
She studies sports science part-time over five years at Solent University in Southampton, England. "I am extremely lucky to be at a university which is so understanding and enthusiastic about sport. Doing my degree part-time definitely helps me balance my studies with training and competition." (tresamagazine.com, 18 May 2018; solent.ac.uk, 20 Mar 2018)

LEADER
She was captain of the female gymnastics team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (tresamagazine.com, 18 May 2018)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2018 she launched Collection K, a line of leotards with the gymnastics clothing line Milano. (Instagram profile, 30 Sep 2018)

Last update : 2018-10-08