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Olympic BMX gold medallist’s mum says victory down to toddler trampolining

01-Aug-2021 18:55:24 | The Guardian

Charlotte Worthington’s time at Trafford trampoline club may have given her balance to land backflips

The mother of Olympic gold medalist Charlotte Worthington has said her backflips on trampolines when she was a toddler may have helped her clinch the top spot on the podium in Tokyo.

In a dramatic BMX final, Worthington fell on her first run but landed her first ever groundbreaking 360-degree backflip in a competition to secure the gold medal ahead of the American star Hannah Roberts on Sunday.