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Naana Oppon, the newly crowned British tumbling champion at the age of 16, heads to the Trampolining World Championships this week confident of winning a medal and encouraging more "black or girls of color" to take up the sport. ▲ Britain's Naana Oppon competes in the tumbling event during the British Championships at Utilita Arena in Birmingham on Sept 17. The 16-year-old, who this week goes for glory at the Trampolining World Championships in Birmingham, has been compared to American gymnastics superstar Simone Biles. AFP The engaging Oppon says she "loves seeing the world upside down" as she jumps and twists down the 25-meter track with only her hands and feet allowed to touch the surface. "As much as you have to stay focused there is also a sense of freedom and it is great fun," she told AFP in a Zoom interview. "It comes with a lot of skills. It is a very power-based sport and that was what drew me in." Oppon says she was a "very active girl" and aged four took up tumbling, a
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