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VIDEO: Young gymnasts from around Western Canada gather in Langley for championships

The Western Canadian Artistic Gymnastics Championships are April 18 to 20, 2024

Western Canadian gymnasts are gathering in Langley for the artistic gymnastics championships Thursday through Saturday.

The 2024 Western Canadian Artistic Gymnastic Championships is at the Langley Events Centre.

“On behalf of the entire organizing committee at GymBC and the Langley Gymnastics Foundation, it is with great excitement that we extend our warmest greetings to all athletes participating in this year’s Western Canadian Artistic Gymnastics Championship,” said Jen Coimbra, event organizer and Langley Gymnastics Foundation executive director.

The Western Canadian Artistic Gymnastics Championships are held annually in one of the western provinces or territories (Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, and the Yukon). The hosting of Westerns is shared equally among B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba on a rotation basis. The previous 2023 event was successfully hosted by Alberta Gymnastics Federation.

The public is invited to attend to see the various events that make up artistic gymastics.

Tickets can be purchased at the door by card or cash. Prices vary from $15 for day passes to $36 for a three-day pass. Family passes are also available.

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Athletes from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Manitoba paraded into the Langley Events Centre arena bowl of opening ceremonies Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance Times)
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Kwantlen First Nations elder Kevin Kelly welcomed the athletes, coaches, and families to the Western Canadian Artistic Gymnastics Championships at the opening ceremonies Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance Times)
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After the opening ceremonies Thursday, April 18, 2024, competitors warmed up for their events in the Langley Events Centre main bowl. (Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance Times)
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Athletes from throughout Western Canada gathered in Langley for the gymnastics championships. The opening ceremony parade of competitors was Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance Times)


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Since starting in the news industry in 1992, my passion for sharing stories has taken me around Western Canada.
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