Be part of The New Rise Gymnastics Competition by Better

We’re excited to announce that we will hosting our Better Rise Gymnastics Competition, in partnership with British Gymnastics at Sobell Leisure Centre, Islington, on Sunday 20th December 2026.

Bringing together the Rise Gymnastic from across the Better London leisure centres, this is a fantastic opportunity for our young gymnasts to compete in a fun, supportive environment. Every gymnast will receive a certificate and medal to celebrate their day.

About the competition

Gymnasts will compete across four key Rise Gymnastics Explore skills; 

  • Core Skills 
  • Vault 
  • Bench
  • Small Apparatus

The competition will run between 8.30am and 6.30pm and each leisure centre will be allocated a timeslot of 2.5 hours for their gymnasts to arrive and compete.  This will be communicated a few weeks before the event. 
On the day each gymnast will receive a scoring sheet which they will use to collate their score throughout the competition. 
 
At least one coach from your leisure centre will also be attending, so there will be friendly faces on-hand to guide and support during the day. 
Gymnasts will arrive, register and head to the warm up gym, before their competition. All friends and families are asked to please make their way directly to the sports hall with any bags and take their seats in the meantime.

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How to sign up

How to sign up

Entry deadline: Friday 6th November

Participant fee: £20.75 per person

Spectator fee: £2.50 per person (free for children under 12)

Register quickly and easily:

After you register: Please confirm your entry with your local gymnastics lead.

Important: Spaces are limited, so secure your spot early to avoid missing out.

Introducing our special guest

To celebrate our gymnasts and our Better Rise Gymnastics competition, we will be joined by a British Gymnastics Athlete ensuring the participants have the opportunity to meet a star, ask questions and grab some photos. Please check back in to find out who our special guest will be. 

 

On the day

Getting to the competition

Parking is available at Sobell Leisure Centre and payable via Ringo.

As Sobell is a busy leisure centre, spaces may be limited so we would recommend you allow plenty of time for parking. 

If you are travelling by train or tube, the centre is located a short walk from Finsbury Park.

We're here to help

If you have any further questions that aren't covered above, simply email us at gymnastics@gll.org
 
We're so excited to host the very first Better Rise Gymnastics Competition, bringing together our young gymnastic community from across London and we couldn't do that without your continued support. 
 
Thank you for choosing Better.