success in life - for youth, by youth
NEMATO GYMNASTICS CLUB
our highlights
two Africans at World Champs
Only two gymnasts from the African continent competed at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan: Nemato gymnasts Liyema and Khanyile. The photo shows Khanyile with Olympic medalist Dylan from New Zealand.
Zip Zap Circus School
Khanyile and Liyema started their four year Dare2Dream vocational training programme at the Zip Zap Circus School in Cape Town.
Tokyo training camp
Gymnast Siyabulela (right) and coach Lee (left) were on a training camp in Tokyo, on invitation by Japan. They also did some sightseeing and visited the 634m high Skytree.
international gold for Khanyile
During the Covid lockdown, Khanyile won the Junior Double Mini Trampoline at the Veriflite Online Competition, with competitors from Australia, New Zealand, USA, Germany, England and South Africa.
Siyabulela at World Champs in Tokyo
Siyabulela competed at the World Championships in Tokyo on trampoline and double mini trampoline.
new double mini trampoline
Our new double mini trampoline arrived from Germany.
Onke at Senior World Champs
Liyema, Siyabulela and Khanyile competed at the Junior World Championships in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and Onke was the youngest competitor at the Senior World Championships. He was our first member to compete at Senior World Championships.
Siyabulela won trampoline award
Siyabulela Siwa won the Best Junior Trampoline Gymnast Award 2018 by the South African Gymnastics Federation. He took over from Onke Mangele who won the award in 2016 and 2017: Nemato three years in a row!
Gold at African Champs
We won gold medals on double mini trampoline and as a team at the African Championships in Egypt.
SASCOC academy
Thanks to the great achievements of our gymnasts, we got recognised as Trampoline Academy by the South African Olympic Committee (SASCOC).
Four Nemato gymnasts at World Champs
Onke, Liyema, Khanyile and Siyabulela competed at the Junior World Champs (World Age Groups) in Bulgaria.
Onke won trampoline award
Onke Mangele won the 2016 and 2017 South African Junior Trampoline Gymnast of the Year Award.
Khanyile won Gold in New Zealand
Five Nemato gymnasts competed at the Indo-Pacific Championships in New Zealand. Khanyile won Gold on double mini trampoline.
Three National Champions
For the first time we have three Junior National Champions: Onke, Liyema and Siyabulela.
Onke & Khanyile at World Champs
Onke and Khanyile represented South Africa at the Junior World Championships in Denmark.
Onke African Champion
Onke won this year on double mini: Silver at Youth Commonwealth Games and Gold at African and South African Champs.
Liyema in Namibia
Liyema represented South Africa at the Zone 6 Championships in Namibia and came home with a bronze and gold medal.
Onke Victor Ludorum
Onke beat all junior and senior gymnasts on trampoline to win the Victor Ludorum Trophy at the National Championships.
Onke wins first international medals for Nemato
Onke went to the Zone 6 Championships in Zimbabwe and came home with Nemato's first international medals.
Onke DMT National Champion
Onke won Gold at the National Championships on double mini trampoline, age group 13-14.
Challenge accepted: Nemato at World Champs
Mandy accepted the challenge and Nemato started flying!! The same year Siphamandla went to the Junior World Champs in Bulgaria!
Siphamandla our first National Champion
Siphamandla also became our first National Champion on double mini trampoline in the age group 15-16.
best on blacktop trampoline
Siphamandla became the best national blacktop trampoline gymnast. Nice, but how do we move to the big trampoline?
Mandy's Gym challenged
The Department of Sport donated a trampoline to Mandy's Gym in PE and challenged them to get Nemato gymnasts overseas.
humble start
Jumps in the street by Siphamandla inspired us to start Nemato Gymnastics Club in 2009, without any knowledge of the sport.
first national medals
We won our first national medals, but on the beginners mini trampoline. People talked about Nemato's raw talent.
