July 2010 ~ SMG Gymnast Ryan Patterson to compete in Youth Olympic Games in Singapore
San Mateo Gymnast to Singapore for Youth Olympic Games July 2010 This August SMG gymnast Ryan Patterson will travel 8500 miles with coach Ron Bell to represent South Africa in the prestigious Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. The Games are sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and will be held every four years, in similar format to the Olympic Games. Each qualifying nation is allowed to send just one gymnast to the Games, which take place August 14-26 at various venues throughout the small southeast Asian country. Patterson, who maintains dual U.S. and South African citizenship, qualified onto South Africa's junior national team as the nation's top junior gymnast earlier this year at African Championships in Namibia. From everyone at San Mateo Gymnastics, we congratulate Ryan on his incredible accomplishments and wish him a safe journey and lots of luck!
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