Get Luke to the 2017 World University Games

Hi Guys,

My name is Luke Dobney. I am a New Zealand Senior Gymnast who has been selected to represent New Zealand at the 2017 World Uni Games in Taiwan.

I have started a blog to keep everyone updated with my progress, check it out www.thegymvault.com

My background in gymnastics started as a 3 year old and continued until I was 11. At that point I left the sport behind due to injury and family commitments. 13 years later when I was 24 I made the decision to come back to gymnastics with the lofty goal of competing at the Commonwealth Games in 2018. Fast forward 3 years and I am one of the athletes in the running for the games. As part of the build up I have been selected to represent NZ at the World University Games in Taiwan. The cost of the trip is around $5,000.

Gymnastics in New Zealand is self funded. Working (almost) full time, I manage to cover much of the costs of training and competing myself. In the past year I have been to two different overseas competitions and have had to rely on the help of my parents to get me there.

Any help you can provide to get me to the World University Games will be much appreciated. The old cliche "every little bit helps" really does ring true in my situation.