Lauren Mitchell has created another piece of history for herself after becoming the first gymnast to win the prestigious Western Australian Institute of Sport Athlete of the Year Award at the 2011 WAIS Annual Dinner.

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WAIS-AIS gymnasts Lauren Mitchell and Emily Little have helped Australia qualify for the London 2012 Olympic Games, after Australia finished sixth in the team event at the World Championships in Tokyo. Read the full story

Mitchell, who claimed Australia’s first ever world championships gold medal in Rotterdam last year, has increased the difficulty in her floor routine with an eye to claiming gold at next year’s London Olympics. Read the full story

Hometown favourite Lauren Mitchell backed up her win in the all-around to take out three of the four apparatus honours on the final night of the women’s national gymnastics championships in Perth. Read the full story