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Club City of Leeds Gymnastics Club
Coach Lajos Sovago
Date and place of Birth: 13th November 1986 and I was born in Simpsons hospital in Edinburgh
Where do you train? I currently train in Leeds because I study at university there but when I’m in Scotland I train in Alloa.
Education: BA joint Hons in Education and Sports Development
Where do you live? I have lived in Livingston all of my life.
What is your nickname?I have a few nicknames depending on who is there. My dad calls me Mowgli because when I was little I was pretty skinny and looked like Mowgli form the jungle book. My friends form school call me Coxy because my second name is Cox and friends in gym call me Adman because they got bored calling me Adam I guess
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First Scottish/GB selection First Scottish selection: Celtic Cup which is a friendly comp between Scotland Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales I was 12. My first GB selection was a four way international between GB, France, Germany and Switzerland and I was 12
How do you feel when you represent Scotland/GB? I feel proud to represent my country every time I compete because I feel that I’m not only competing for my own respect but if I do well other nations know that Scotland/GB is doing something right and I like to be a part of helping promote my country.
How and why did you get involved in your sport? I got involved in gymnastics because I had a lot of energy when I was younger and my parents decided that some of the stunts I was performing in the garden from fences would perhaps be better done in a gymnastics hall so I was enrolled in a Saturday class when I was 7 and was picked up by the national coach that day and won my first Scottish title 6months later
Finest sporting moment in history? Winning Gold on High Bar at the Junior world championships in France 2002 or winning medal at Melbourne
Biggest influence? My parents and my long term coach Tan Jia En
Any family connections to sport? My parents played some hockey when they were younger and my big brother is a Moi Thia fighter
Toughest opponent? The Apparatus I compete on and Daniel Keatings
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Three words that describe you: Friendly Talkative Hardworking
Who would you most like to meet? David Attenborough because I love nature and wildlife and I think he could tell me a few stories
Most prized possession? My Sat Nav I honestly would be lost without it
Biggest passion away from your sport? I like to do crazy things that get my heart pumping like paintballing, sky diving, scuba-diving things that are special
Favourite sport other than your own? To play: squash - I love that game;To watch: basketball
Top tips to relax? Warm bubble bath with some acoustic music playing or just chilling with my friends sitting around the house relaxes me
Ultimate ambition? To compete and win at the London Olympics 2012 and hopefully retire at the commonwealth games 2014.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Well I will have retired from gym and will hopefully be in a nice house with my wife and children working as a PE teacher in a high school in my local area.