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Editor: ANDY FRASER

Seventy-eight gym-
nasts will compete in
this year’s North Shore
Invitational Gym-.
nastics Meet at
B.C.L.T. in Burnaby on

Thirteen teams are ex-
pected to compete from the
States and Canada and the
introduction of a team from
England, the Fox gym club
from Farnborough.

All gymnasts and parents

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Brandon at the beginning of
‘79. She came fourth all-
around at an invitational in
England in June and last year
at the North Shore Invita-
tional Botnen finished in 7th |
place. oo,

Team and all-around
competition will run int
sessions, during the day -to
accommodate .-all the
gymnasts. Five team:
compete in the morning
Starting at .9:15 a.m.
followed by the next four
teams at 12:30.:and the last

: session at 3:30 p.m. Evening
from recreational to com- mate eae
petitive should not-miss the  128lS will’ show the top eight.

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opportunity of seeing this girls on the four events, bars, —

event, as many of the
gymnasts who have passed
through this . competition
shave become national team
members in both countries.

‘Star of this year’s North
Shore Team is Anita Botnen

“sof Flicka Gym Club, a

member of Canada’s Junior

: team. Botnen, 14, is the ‘79

Provincial Junior Champion
and Western Canadian
Champion. She was also

balance beam, floor exercise
‘and vault, competition will
Start at 7:30 p.m. through till
11:00 p.m. It promises to be
a day of excitement as the
nce. can. watch-at-close
range, top optional routines.

There will almost certainly
be the introduction of or-
chestral music, as was seen
at the World Championships
in December, adding the
finishing touch to the girls

: ‘bronze medallist . at the routines, ;
Canada Winter Games in CONTINUED ON PAGE B4

SHOWING HER STYLE, 14 year old Barbie Branda of the Flicka Gym Cl
the North Shore Invitational this coming weekend. (John C. Bovard photo)

ub will be one of the many performers at

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