PENKETH Gymnastics Club competitors won 17 medals at the Cheshire and Merseyside Four-Piece Invitational in Liverpool.

In the novice categories, Eloise Hicks won on vault, beam, floor and the overall title, as well as being second on bars.

Mia Koll was third on beam while Natalie Chamun earned silver medals on vault, floor and overall as well as taking third on beam.

And in the pre-novice groups, Amelie Platt-Higgins, Lucy Heaton and Sophia Cimelli earned gold on vault. Heaton was also second on bars, while Cimelli added second on beam, third on floor and third overall.

Head coach Sarah Muddimer said: ā€œIā€™m so proud of all of the gymnasts who took part in this competition. It was a high-level competition but our gymnasts really stepped up to the challenge.ā€