Berlin Cup 2022

On Friday 29th April Ben Porter competed in his first ever International competition for Great Britain.  After being crowned the British Under 14 All-Around champion last month, Ben was selected as a part of the Great Britain team in the prestigious Berlin Cup competition in Germany.

Ben performed brilliantly, especially after uncharacteristically falling on his first apparatus; Pommels.  He dusted himself down and went clean with some amazing gymnastics.  Ben finished 5th All-around scoring 68.50.  He helped the team finish 8th with his mature performances and qualified for 5 apparatus finals the next day.

In the Apparatus Finals on Sunday Ben was given the chance to make up for the Pommel mistake by being placed in the final after a withdrawal.  That meant that Ben now had another six apparatus to compete on again.  Ben was the star of the team in the finals performing like a season professional.  Ben came 2nd on Floor; 1st on Pommels; 2nd on Rings; 1st on Vault; 5th on Parallel Bars; and 3rd on High Bar.

It was an amazing experience and to come away with so many medals is something Ben will never forget!
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Congratulations to Ben, the Great Britain Team and all the coaches.