(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 9. The level of
competitions in Azerbaijan, as well as excellent conditions at the
National Gymnastics Arena in Baku attract representatives from
around the world, Secretary General of the Azerbaijan Gymnastics
Federation (AGF) Nurlana Mammadzada told reporters, trend reports.
'Representatives from 48 countries worldwide participate in the
FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup in Baku. This is a
record number of participants in the entire history of the
Gymnastic World Cups in Azerbaijan,' she said.
According to Mammadzada, World Cups in gymnastic disciplines
included in the Olympic sports have been organized in Azerbaijan
since 2016.
'The current World Cup is the seventh in a row, the competition
will be held throughout four days. Qualifying stages will take
place in the first two days, and final competitions will be held in
the remaining days. Azerbaijan will be represented by Nikita
Simonov, Ivan Tikhonov, as well as Samira Gahramanova and Nazanin
Teymurova. I'd like to note that Simonov won a bronze medal at the
World Cup stage in Doha (Qatar) last week. The European
Championship among juniors and at the European Youth Summer Olympic
Festival,' the secretary general stressed.
Mammadzada added that pre-competition training in Baku began a
little earlier due to the fact that many gymnasts flew directly to
Baku from Doha, where the World Cup stage was held on March
1-4.
The FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup will be held at
the National Gymnastics Arena until March 12. As many as 173
gymnasts from 48 National Federations participate in the
competition.
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