(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 9. The first day of the
FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup competitions has kicked
off at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, trend reports.
On the first day, qualifications will be held: for men – floor
exercises, exercises on parallel bars and rings, while for women –
vault and exercises on uneven bars.
Before Baku, the World Cup stages took place in Cottbus
(Germany), and then in Doha (Qatar), where Azerbaijani athlete
Nikita Simonov won a bronze medal in the exercise on the rings.
The acting champions and rising stars of artistic gymnastics
will perform at the competitions in Azerbaijan's capital.
The FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup will be held at
the National Gymnastics Arena until March 12. According to the
registration list, Azerbaijan has a record for the number of
countries, as 173 athletes from 48 National Federations are
expected to participate in the competition.
The first two days of the four-day World Cup competitions in
Baku will feature qualifying stages, whereas the remaining days –
finals, will determine the winners and prize-winners in exercises
on individual implements. Following the results of the four-day
competitions, the traditional“AGF Trophy” will be presented to the
gymnasts who received the highest execution score.
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan will be represented by Nikita Simonov and
Ivan Tikhonov (men's gymnastics), Samira Gahramanova, and Nazanin
Teymurova (women's gymnastics) at the competitions.
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