London 2012: Gymnastics progress report

Podium athletes 8 Development athletes 41 UK Sport Mission 2012 progress rating Amber Tim Jones, performance director In the past year we have … made some significant progress in the artistic disciplines, building on Louis Smith's bronze in Beijing with strong showings at the European Championships in 2009 and 2010, and the World Championships at the end of last year in London. We have also continued to refine our systems to ensure we are to reap the benefits of a home Olympics. In the next two years we will … continue building on the successes of the first years of this cycle and ensuring our results are progressive towards London, work towards keeping our gymnasts injury-free and illness-free, qualifying for as many places as possible through the series of World Championships in the Olympic disciplines during 2011, and focusing our resources towards a successful Olympic outcome . Medal tally prediction … We aspire to an increased medal return from 2008, and the most successful Olympics ever for our teams.