National Gymnasts Claim Medals At European Championships
Date
10/23/2023 7:53:39 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Laman Ismayilova Read more
Azerbaijani acrobatic gymnasts have captured three more gold
medals at the 31st European Championships in Acrobatic Gymnastics
in Varna, Bulgaria.
The women's gymnastics group composed of Nazrin Zeyniyeva, Zahra
Rashidova and Anahita Bashiri as well as the mixed pair consisting
of Agasif Rahimov and Razia Seyidlili rose to the highest step of
the podium in balance exercises, Azernews reports.
The men's gymnastics pair consisting of Daniel Abbasov and Murad
Rafiyev showed the best results in tempo exercises.
Thus, the number of medals won by the Azerbaijani acrobatic
gymnastics team at the continental championship has reached 9.
Previously, the team won 4 gold and 2 silver awards.
Founded in 1956, the Azerbaijani Gymnastics Federation comprises
seven gymnastics disciplines recognized by the International
Federation of Gymnastics (FIG).
The federation has been experiencing a revival since 2002. The
restructured federation has brought gymnastics to a completely new
level. The high-level organization of the gymnastics events did not
remain unnoticed.
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has included the
Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation (AGF) in the list of meritorious
federations.
For many years, the AGF has been included in the FIG list of the
Top 10 gymnastics federations.
From 2014 to 2019, the Azerbaijani Gymnastics Federation was
included in the list of FIG's 10 strongest federations, and for the
last three years, it has topped the list.
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