Young gymnast ‘thrilled’ to take home top prize

A TOP young gymnast has somersaulted her way to Ireland’s first international gold medal for tumbling.

Young gymnast ‘thrilled’ to take home top prize

A huge group of friends and supporters were at Cork Airport yesterday to give Aoife Kiely, 13, a hero’s welcome home after her win at the Portuguese Open International.

Aoife, who was competing with the Irish team at under-14 level, won Ireland’s first gold medal in the complex tumbling discipline, beating 19 top tumblers from seven countries.

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