(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 6. At the V Games of
Islamic Solidarity, which will be held on August 9-18 in the
Turkish city of Konya, Azerbaijan will be represented in four types
of gymnastics - rhythmic, aerobic, men's and women's artistic
gymnastics, Secretary General of the Azerbaijan Gymnastics
Federation (AGF) Nurlana Mammadzade told reporters, Trend reports.
The Secretary General of the Federation noted that today, on
August 5, members of the Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnastics team held
a control training session in Baku before the competitions in
Turkey.
'At the previous Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku in 2017,
our gymnasts won a number of medals. Unlike the Islamiada-2017, the
program of the Games in Turkey also includes group exercises in
rhythmic gymnastics. Also, another difference from past
competitions is that for the first time within the framework of the
Games, aerobic gymnastics competitions will be held,' she said.
Nurlana Mammadzade added that members of the Azerbaijani women's
artistic gymnastics team will first take part in the European
Championships in Munich (Germany), and from there they will go to
Turkey. In turn, representatives of our country in men's artistic
gymnastics have already left for Turkey today. They will go to the
European Championship in Munich immediately after the performance
at the Islamiada.
The Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnastics team at the 5th Islamic
Solidarity Games included: in the individual program - Zohra
Agamirova, Ilona Zeynalova, Alina Gozalova, in the group exercise
team - Daria Sorokina, Kamilla Aliyeva, Leman Alimuradova, Gullu
Agalarzade, Elizaveta Luzan, Zeynab Hummatova.
Members of the Azerbaijani national artistic gymnastics team
include Mansum Safarov, Nikita Simonov, Ivan Tikhonov; women's team
- Milana Minakovskaya and Samira Gahramanova.
The aerobic gymnastics team includes Khoshgedem Guliyeva, Madina
Mustafayeva and Vladimir Dolmatov.
As for the schedule, first there will be competitions in men's
artistic gymnastics (August 10-11), then in rhythmic and aerobic
(August 13-14), and then representatives of women's artistic
gymnastics will perform (August 17-18).
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