Shaika Al Tayer and Amina Al Tayer are breaking new ground in UAE
women's sports.
VANCOUVER, March 31, 2015 /CNW/ - For the first time, the
Dubai Rhythmic Gymnastics Team (DuGym) has won multiple Gold and
Silver medals in international competition, at the Planet Rhythmic
Invitational in Vancouver. Two UAE
Nationals, Shaikha Saeed Al Tayer
and Amina Saeed Al Tayer, are the
leading competitors.
Shaikha Al Tayer, aged 10, won
three Gold Medals for her freehand, hoop and ball routines and won
Gold Medal overall. Inka
Viita, aged 14, won four Gold Medals for her freehand, hoop
and ball routines, and overall. Amina
Al Tayer, 13, won four Silver Medals for her freehand, hoop
and ball routines and Silver overall. The total tally for all DuGym
team members was; 14 Gold, 6 Silver and 1 Bronze.
Shaikha and Amina Al Tayer are
the first UAE Nationals to compete internationally in Rhythmic
Gymnastics. Their next competition is April
2, 2015 at the Verbania International Altair Rhythmic Cup in
Italy.
Shaikha recently participated in The International Mikulas Cup
in Budapest, Hungary in
December 2014 and took the Silver
Medal. It's her dream to compete one day in the Olympic Games
representing the UAE.
Amina previously won Gold for her hoop routine at the Spring
Fling in Columbus, Ohio in
March 2014. Her goal is to become a
Rhythmic Gymnastics coach, and to help other UAE women compete
internationally.
Rhythmic Gymnastics combines the grace of ballet with the
athleticism of gymnastics. Athletes engage in intense
strength and ballet training. Various apparatus such as hoop, ball,
rope, ribbon, and clubs can be used in the routines that are set to
music.
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