FELICITY Harper, from Droitwich, will represent Great Britain at the Masters Adult Gymnastics World Cup at the start of next month in Leipzig, Germany.
The masters athlete only took up the sport at the age of 40 and previously won gold at the British Championships in 2019 in the over-45 novice category.
Harper will compete on all four apparatus – floor, vault, beam and bars – in the adult open individual competition in Germany.
The 60-year-old will also compete on bars in the team event.
Harper said: “I was pretty amazed [by the call-up], I went to a training session and people were talking about doing it and I thought ‘no I don’t want to do it’.
“In the end I thought I’d put a video in and I was not expecting to get in, so I was really excited when I found out.
“The nerves are building up a bit, because it’s a team thing and you feel like you don’t want to let the team down.
“Moves that I’ve been able to do in the past I’m currently struggling with but that’s just nerves and knowing that I haven’t got much time left now.
“I want to not fall off the bar – there’s one skill I’ve been working on that I particularly want not to fall off on.
“I just want to go and enjoy it and see what it’s like.”
And five countries are competing in the women’s competition – United States of America, Canada, Japan, Germany and Great Britain and Ireland.
British Gymnastics national judges selected the team based on video submissions for each apparatus.
The women’s team consists of nine gymnasts with two athletes to compete in each age category with one wildcard.
Harper trains three times a week at either Dudley Gymnastics Club, Revolution Gymnastics in Birmingham or Wyre Forest Gymnastics Club.
The Masters Adult Gymnastics World Cup takes place on Sunday, June 1 at the end of the International German Gymnastics Festival.
