City star Jake lands on his feet at the British Championships

Gymnastics - Jaman takes five gold medals

City gymnast Jake Jarman was crowned a British champion at the weekend.

The 17 year-old Huntingdon Olympic Gymnastics Club member won the men’s Under 18 all-round title at the Artistic British Championships in Liverpool.

And completing a dominant display in a hotly-contested junior competition at the M&S Bank Arena, he also took home gold on vault, pommel horse and floor.

The Deepings School student also showed off his skills when he took gold on vault in the men’s Masters competition, where juniors are given the chance to compete against the top seniors, bringing his total to an impressive five gold medals.

The newly crowned British champion said: “It’s been such a great weekend - the high- light for me was the all-round competition. I had a good battle with my team-mates, and I got the top spot.

“Last year, the all-round didn’t go to plan for me. I came second, which is still a good result, but I wanted to better myself and my hard work paid off this year. It feels amazing!”

Jarman turns senior this year and is set to have a bright future in gymnastics.

“I have quite a few events coming up. I’m going to Doha this week to compete on floor and vault in the World Cup. I’m also working towards the Commonwealth Games in 2022 which is definitely one of my next big goals.”

Jarman won the all-round title with a score of 81.350 which would have placed him third in the senior event.

He took the gold on floor with 14.450, gold on pommels with 13.600 and gold on vault with 14.675. He also won a bronze on parallel bars with 13.550.

In the British Masters event, Jarman pulled out all the stops and produced two excellent vaults to win with an average 14.675.

He also took the silver in the Masters floor final in an exciting battle against some of the best floor workers in the country.

He also came fourth in the Masters pommel final, where he was up against the likes of Olympian Max Whitlock.

The British Championships saw 490 participants from 91 clubs take part in the four-day spectacular, with youngsters travelling from all across the UK to compete.

The age of the gymnasts taking part ranged from 11 to 33 years old.

The next major British Gymnastics event is the Gymnastics World Cup, which takes place in Birmingham on Saturday 23 March 2019 and will see the best nations in the world competing for glory. Visit www.gymnasticsworldcup.co.uk for more information.

British champion Jake Jarman.