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Teen Gymnast With North Jersey Roots Continues To Break Records With Sights Set High Teen Gymnast With North Jersey Roots Continues To Break Records With Sights Set High
Teen Gymnast With North Jersey Roots Continues To Break Records With Sights Set High A talented teen gymnast with North Jersey roots is continuing to set her sights high after becoming the first gymnast to represent an island nation on the international stage at her artistic gymnastics championship. Olivia Kelly, of Mahwah, became the first gymnast to represent Barbados on stage at the 2022 FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool, England earlier this month, DailyVoice.com previously reported. She is also the first elite acrobat from North Stars Gymnastics Academy in Boonton to compete at this annual global competition. Up next for Kelly, 16, is the up…

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by Valerie Musson
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North Jersey Olympic Hopeful Goes Global North Jersey Olympic Hopeful Goes Global
North Jersey Olympic Hopeful Goes Global A talented teen gymnast with North Jersey roots is going global as an Olympic hopeful representing Barbados with her entry in two elite competitions. Olivia Kelly, 16, of Mahwah, will soon participate in the 2022 Pan-American Masters Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the 2022 FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool, England. The Bronx native — who moved to the Garden State with her family to train with former U.S. National Team member, Ashley Umberger, in Boonton — is competing in hopes of moving on to the 2024 Paris Olympic trials. Kelly has dual citizenship to Barbado…

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by Valerie Musson