(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 21. Rhythmic gymnastics
is actively developing in Azerbaijan, and along with the capital,
branches of this discipline operate in 34 regions of the country,
Secretary General of the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation (AGF)
Nurlana Mammadzade told reporters on the sidelines of the 29th
Azerbaijan Championship in Rhythmic Gymnastics taking place in
Baku, Trend reports.
“Every year, the number of athletes taking part in national
competitions in rhythmic gymnastics is increasing. This is
extremely gratifying and demonstrates the great interest in this
sport among a large influx of young gymnasts.
The 29th Azerbaijan Championship in rhythmic gymnastics, which
started on March 21, is the first national competition this year in
this gymnastic discipline. Competitions are held in three age
groups," said the Secretary General of the Azerbaijan Gymnastics
Federation.
According to Mammadzade, the 29th Azerbaijan Rhythmic Gymnastics
Championship is taking place on the eve of the Rhythmic Gymnastics
World Cup, which will be held in Baku in April.
Meanwhile, representatives of the Ojag Sports Club, Specialized
Children-Youth Gymnastics School of Olympic Reserves, the
Republican Complex Sports School, the Grace Sports Club, Kur
Olympic Training and Sports Center, Ganja Olympic Sports Club, Zira
Culture Centre, and Sumgayit Olympic Sports Complex are
participating in the championship competitions taking place on
March 21-23.
The championship is being held among gymnasts performing in an
individual program (exercises with ribbon, hoop, clubs, and ball)
in the age categories of pre-juniors (born in 2011), juniors (born
in 2009-2010), and adults (born in 2008 and older).
The participants also include teams in group exercises among
juniors (born in 2009-2011), who will demonstrate exercises with
five hoops and five clubs.
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