DYNAMO School of Gymnastics have a new international in their midst.
With Vanessa Hobbs retiring after the Athens Olympics, 14-year-old Kerri Upton, pictured left, is ready to take up the mantle.
Upton's Great Britain career was launched last weekend when she was called up for a four-way junior international in Italy against Switzerland, Italy and Slovenia.
The standard was high, giving her a good idea of the opposition for next year's junior Europeans.
Upton gave a confident performance, managing to keep calm and focused in such a top-notch field. She achieved a personal best score of 32.90 and finished a creditable tenth out of 24 competitors, helping Britain to the silver medal.
Dynamo head coach Debbie Hampton, still bubbling from the opening of the club's impressive new state-of-the-art facilities at Hamble Community Sports College, said: "Kerri's call-up is great for the club. If we can maintain continuity and keep involved at international level, this will inspire our other talented gymnasts to work towards their dreams to compete for Great Britain."
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