A Devon gymnast’s Olympic exploits have impressed others within the county, her team-mates and coaches have stated.
Abi Martin was a part of the Crew GB line-up at Paris 2024 that completed fourth within the all-around workforce closing – she scored 13.466 within the flooring part of the competition.
The 16-year-old began her coaching at Paignton’s South Devon College of Gymnastics and members there stated she has been an inspiration to them.
Her coach Rachel Wignall stated Martin’s efficiency on the Olympics Video games has proven others on the membership they’ll obtain their targets in the event that they work exhausting.
Crew GB’s quintet together with Martin solely missed out on a medal within the closing by 0.234 of a mark to Brazil.
Gymnastics world famous person Simone Biles helped the USA win gold whereas Italy received silver within the Bercy Enviornment.
Martin was six years outdated when she began coaching on the South Devon College of Gymnastics.
Fellow membership member Willow-Mae Calland stated it was unimaginable to see somebody she trains with competing on the most important stage.
The 11-year-old stated she now aspires to be like Martin and hopes to be a future Olympian herself.
“To see any person do it and to see that I practice together with her makes me really feel that it’s attainable,” she stated.
Ms Wignall stated Martin has made quite a lot of sacrifices and had grown up in entrance of her coaches’ eyes.
She added {the teenager}’s exhausting work together with the efforts of Plymouth Swallows gymnast Ruby Stacey, who was a travelling reserve for Crew GB, confirmed others within the county they’ll obtain their Olympic goals.
“I feel just a few years in the past you used to must suppose that you simply’d should be from a giant metropolis membership to realize these items, so I feel it’s nice that gymnasts in Devon can see that it is attainable,” Ms Wignall stated.
