The selection Claudia Havenga, Lareen Louw, Emilio Abreu and Malik Baatjies of Golden Lions Gymnastics for the the 2010 Acro team for the World Age Group championships in Poland was supposed to be a happy occasion. The announcement was, however, soured by the South African Gymnastics Federation (SAGF). In a… Continue reading →

Readers of The Citizen, South African national daily newspaper, had good laugh at our "defecting Russian star". The picture was taken at the annual Hong Kong Sevens last week.

Tripple Olympic champion Koekie Koekenova doing a beam routine at Golden Lions Gymnastics. Non-defecting Russian choreographer, Ekaterina Kalinina and Lilu Miller are in the backgroundJOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 1 April 2010 - Three times Olympic and multiple world champion Koekie Koekenova, has defected from Russia to join Johannesburg’s Golden Lions Gymnastics… Continue reading →