Rachel & Ray go to China

Rachel Wood and Ray Meas were part of Team South Africa who took part at Summer Universiade in Shenzen, China from 14-24 August 2011. This is the first Universiade that Aerobic Gymnastics has been included in the Games.

The Summer Universiade is a multi-games event for all Olympic Sports, yet only athletes between the ages of 17 and 28 may participate and they must be registered and studying at an accredited University.

As both Rachel and Ray are MBCHB students at Stellenbosch University they were eligible to attend the even. They were due to compete in the Mixed Pairs section, unfortunately Rachel fell ill just before going on stage, so they could not compete. They did, however, hold the South African flag high when they performed their routine in the Closing Ceremony, impressing the judges with their performance