The north-east was well-represented at the recent Scottish Open Championship 2019 with medal success for several wrestlers from ETKO Wrestling Academy in Oldmeldrum. Both junior and senior club members travelled from Aberdeenshire to compete in the event, which was held at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow. Junior wrestlers Lucas Burkhead and Fraser Drysdale topped the podium in the 28kg and 52kg categories …
A new performance gymnastics club is partnering with Oldmeldrum-based ETKO Sports Academy as it seeks to establish a presence in Aberdeenshire. North East Gymnastics Centre (NEGC) will run sessions from ETKO Sports Academy’s purpose-built facility from Friday, 1 November 2019. The partnership arrangement will allow NEGC’s members to benefit from ETKO Sports Academy’s extensive gymnastics facilities. These include a full-size …
An Aberdeenshire sporting facility has been featured as part of The Parliamentary Review 2019. ETKO Sports Academy, a provider of fitness programmes and coached sessions for all ages, has a 1000-word case study within this year’s publication, after receiving an invitation to showcase the company’s best practice as a learning tool for the public and private sector. The Parliamentary Review …
A north-east sporting facility is offering wrestling enthusiasts the chance to train with some of the biggest names in the sport by hosting a series of training camps from Friday, 23 to Sunday, 25 August. Oldmeldrum-based ETKO Sports Academy is the venue for the ‘Stars on the Mat’ training camps, which will be led by Vladimir Gladko, head coach, Scottish …
ETKO Sports Academy has formed a new partnership arrangement with leading UK gymnastics equipment provider, All Rounder Gymnastics. For the first time, the organisation’s members will be able to source a range of gymnastics equipment for home use via ETKO Sports Academy. The apparatus includes beams, bars, air tracks and mats, with ranges suited to different age groups and abilities. …
ETKO Sports Academy showed its support for a local charity by running a children’s activity area at the Day at the Races event at Castle Fraser in aid of North East Sensory Services on Saturday, 29 June. The event, which was organised by George Walker Event Management Ltd and hosted in association with CHC, had a packed race programme with …
A group of young athletes from ETKO Gymnastics Academy recently enjoyed a successful weekend in Perth at the Summer Beginner & Intermediate Floor & Vault competition. Several teams from ETKO Gymnastics Academy travelled down to the event at Bells Sports Centre, with all members competing at intermediate level. ETKO Gymnastics Academy’s youngest representatives participated in the age 10 category. The …
Oldmeldrum-based ETKO Sports Academy has secured a new sponsorship agreement with performance gymnastics wear specialist, The Zone. As part of the arrangement, ETKO Sports Academy’s membership will benefit from increased access to The Zone’s extensive range of gymnastics leotards and accessories. Products include performance and competition leotards, which are manufactured from The Zone’s two UK factory sites and distributed worldwide. …
An exciting phrase is appearing more often in both the spoken and written word surrounding sport: physical literacy. This isn’t a new way of health experts telling us we should move more. Physical literacy goes far deeper than that. In a nutshell, physical literacy refers to the ability to perform core movements confidently and competently (think hopping, skipping and jumping). …
An Oldmeldrum-based wrestler took the podium top spot this weekend (Saturday, 23 February 2019) at the English Senior Open Wrestling Championships held at the British Wrestling Academy in Greater Manchester. Nicolae (Nico) Cojocaru (31), a wrestling and fitness instructor with ETKO Sports Academy, claimed gold for the company’s competitive wrestling division, ETKO Wrestling Academy. Nico’s title in the 74kg category …
