2025 FIG World Gym for Life Challenge - Team Announcement
30th April 2025, 16:14p.m. | International
Irish Sport HQ, Dublin: Gymnastics Ireland is happy to announce the two Gymnastics for All (GfA) Teams that will represent Ireland in the international 5th FIG World Gym for Life Challenge, from 21st to 27th July, in Lisbon Portugal. The teams are 'Siamsa' from Arklow Gymnastics Club and 'Draíocht - a touch of magic' from Douglas Gymnastics Club.
Information of both delegations is as follows...
Gymnasts - Team Siamsa
- Aimee Foxton
- Alicja Rybak
- Aria Fennell
- Callum Murphy
- Caoimhe Lily Nolan
- Darragh Furlong
- Dhalma Alexandra Pap
- Elsie Kinsella
- Hannah Vickers
- Hayley Shealy
- Heidi Kavanagh
- Holly Walker
- Jessica Loughrey
- Alisa Vuletić Brkić
- Kseniia Afonina
- Leah Quigley
- Lily Curran
- Maya Pietrek
- Robyn Cusack Cave
- Tara Hudson
- Thea Kavanagh
- Valeriia Shcherban
- Zaina Amrane
- Zuzanna Rybak
Gymnasts - Team Draíocht - a touch of magic
- Amy Twomey
- Ava Walsh
- Caoilainn Cash
- Caoimhe Crowley
- Chloe Burkley
- Dani Dineen
- Ellen McCarthy
- Eva Lynch
- Gina Desmond
- Katie Burkley
- Lucy Kelly
- Maria Vinci
- Maya Illia
- Megan O'Sullivan
- Mia O'Sullivan
- Mia Sloane
- Oran Lyons
- Ruby Murphy
- Saoirse Daly
- Seoirse Norris
Coaches - Team Siamsa
- Ciara Cox
- Claire Thompson
- Cormac Brennan
- Susan Kenny
Coach - Team Draíocht - a touch of magic
- Ryan Gettings
Head Coach - Team Siamsa
- Sara Loughrey
Head Coach - Team Draíocht - a touch of magic
- Aline De Oliveira Rodrigues
Team Manager - Siamsa
- Michael Kenny
Team Manager - Draíocht - a touch of magic
- Sinead O'Mahony
Delegation Management Team Leads
- Kevin Ferguson
- Fiona Murphy
Delegation Manager
- Megan O'Reilly
Head of Delegation
- Angela Griffin
Gymnastics Ireland Director of Participation, Inclusion and Club Development (DPICD)
- Aimi Baker
About the Teams
The 44 Irish gymnasts, aged 10 to 17 years old will gather in Lisbon for the 5th FIG World Gym for Life Challenge, a GfA event that will see more than 2,000 gymnasts from around the world participating. Teams - 'Siamsa' and 'Draíocht - a touch of magic' will be the first to carry the Irish Flag under the new Gymnastics Irelands GfA International pathway.
Commenting on the announcement, Gymnastics Ireland Participation Manager Angela Griffin said:
"This is an exciting opportunity for gymnasts to represent Gymnastics Ireland at FIG’s largest GfA display contest. We are delighted to have such a large Irish delegation travelling to this event in Lisbon, this summer, and I am sure it will be an unbelievable experience for coaches, and gymnasts alike. We hope their journey will inspire more GI clubs to get involved in International GfA display Events in the future”.
Leah Quigley, a gymnast from Team Siamsa added:
"It's a great opportunity to represent your country. It's such a huge honour, but it's even better as we are doing what we love, gymnastics. Working as part of a team, creating parts of the routines, the dancing, music, costumes, and makeup is so much fun! But what I'm really looking forward to are the new friends I'm going to make from all the other countries participating!!! It's going to be amazing"
More information about this event can be found in the official website - Click Here
Best of luck in their final preparations for this event!
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