Larbert gymnasts among just four Scots selected for European TeamGym Championships

Evan Dewar and his younger brother Joshua will both compete at the event in October with the latter being part of the junior men’s team while Evan will compete with the senior group.

Out of the 76 selected to make up the full travelling squad, the duo are incredibly only two of four Scots to make the final group.

Both are currently halfway through attending long-distance training camps in the build up to the championships with the Larbert High School pair set to rack up 8,000 miles come the trip to Espoo.

“It’s an amazing achievement for both of them,” proud dad Blair said. “But it is a difficult one to organise as both are going to different camps so it is double the journey time!

"Both have excelled since starting out. A couple of years ago, Evan had been going to the Team GB camps and one of the coaches at Scarborough Gymnastics Club asked if he would join their team.

“That was great as Forth Valley didn’t have the numbers to compete at his or Joshua’s level. Joshua also then managed to join Scarborough.

"They’ve since went on the the British champs and impressed. Evan went out to the last Europeans in Azerbaijan and loved it. He was part of the junior team and it gave him such a buzz.

"The boys went to the selection event for this year’s Euros and the managed to do well enough to be called up.

He continued: "It’s great for them to represent Scotland and the local area. When Evan did it two years ago, there were only two Scots.

"It is a tough ask for us up here! A lot of clubs up here are smaller and the floor is the area where the gymnasts need to excel. Heading down south helps them gain experience.

"There’s some great teams in Scotland but it is a sport that probably lacks a little bit of visibility. The club they are at up here, JUMP, are brilliant and I am sure that the boys are showing some of the younger ones coming through that it is possible to reach the biggest stage.”

This year will also mark a hat-trick for the Dewar family as older brother to both Jordan – who is their coach having gained the top High Performance Level 5 qualification – was previously a Team GB gymnast back in 2018.

Blair added: “The TeamGym is self funded and so the cost of this opportunity is very high. It’s around £7,000 including the training camps so we are trying to reach out and find more sponsors.”

A Quiz night and raffle is being planned for September 26th while a GoFundMe page has also been set up for donations, and that can viewed here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-evan-joshua-reach-teamgym-euros-2026