Sheffield gymnast, 45, selected for Masters World Cup

Suzy Kerfoot took home gold in the Adult Gymnastics British Championships 2023 Over 45 category

A gymnast who returned to the sport after more than 25 years away has spoken of her "honour" at being selected to represent Great Britain.

Suzy Kerfoot, 45, turned her back on gymnastics aged 15, but last year took gold in the over-45s category at the Adult Gymnastics British Championships.

The beauty therapist from Sheffield is set to compete at the 2024 Masters Gymnastics World Cup in the US in June.

She said to get the call up was "beyond what I ever expected or dreamed".

"Honestly, I couldn't believe it, I'd say I was as happy to be picked as when I won the British Championships," she said.

"It's just such an honour to be selected to be in the team and compete against other countries. I've never done an international competition before.

"This is way up there, beyond what I ever expected or dreamed I would do."

The mum-of-two won Gold for her performance at the competition in Shropshire in August

Ms Kerfoot was the under-15 Kent champion and now trains at High Green Gymnastics Academy in Sheffield.

She was crowned British champion in August after leaving the sport aged 15, but she started again after "the smell of the apparatus" inspired her when she started taking her daughters to a club.

Her older sister Jackie Brady is also a former gymnastics champion and was team captain at the British Commonwealth Games in British Columbia in 1994 before retiring.

"It's really important to believe in yourself and know that you can do whatever you want to do, it doesn't matter what your age is," Ms Kerfoot told BBC Radio Sheffield.

"It's never going to happen unless you do it, if you have a dream just give it a go."