Olympian channels his passion into new gymnastics club opening

Gymnast Nile Wilson is opening a new gymnastics club, named after him, in his home city of Leeds.

Located in Elmfield Way, Bramley, the Nile Wilson Gymnastics Club will be one of a network of gymnastics clubs around the UK.

These clubs will be suitable for all ages, offering pre-school programmes and recreational gymnastics for four to 16- year-olds, through to adult gymnastics.

Due to open on 21 February, the Leeds venue covers 11,000 sq ft with state-of-the-art equipment for all gymnasts, including climbing walls and slides.

It also features viewing areas with cafeteria facilities, as well as changing and toilet facilities. It will create between 15 and 20 jobs.

Grace Allison of Leeds law firm Clarion’s real estate team advised Nile Wilson Gymnastics on securing the seven-year lease at Elmfield Way. It joins the business’ inaugural 12,000 sq ft facility in Dinnington, Rotherham, which opened in summer 2019.

Having been a gymnast from the age of five at Leeds Gymnastics Club, Wilson was crowned British Junior Champion in March 2014 and the same year he became the first British gymnast ever to win five gold medals at the European Junior Gymnastics Championships.

In 2016,  he competed in the Rio Olympics where he won a bronze medal in the High Bar final. In 2017, he was placed sixth in the All-Round World final and in 2018 he won five medals at the Commonwealth Games, three Gold and two Silver, to take his Commonwealth medal total to nine.

Luke Sutton, director of Nile Wilson Gymnastics, said: “It’s great news that we’ve not only been able to save an established gymnastics facility from closure, but also that we will be offering a huge range of exciting programmes for all members of the family.

“The aim is to create a modern and welcoming club which can provide opportunities for gymnasts from around the Leeds area.”