Azerbaijan, Baku, April 5 / Trend M. Aliyev /
The Azerbaijani junior group team took third place at the Pearl of St. Petersburg international competition in Russia within the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup.
The quartet consisting of Irada Ahadzade, Medina Hasanova, Mansoura Mehdiyeva and Alia Pashayeva lost to Russian and Belarusian teams in two exercises, the Azerbaijani Gymnastics Federation said.
"Our gymnasts took third with four hoops at the 'Blue Frost' track, and four ribbons at 'Carnival' and received the 'bronze' in the all-around competitions," Coach Mariana Vasilyeva said. "With the same music, the group will perform in the European Championship in Bremen in 10 days. I hope we will perform well. All future participants of the Euro-2010, both individual and group, will be trained at the capital's Olympic sports complex until April 13 - the date of the team's departure to Germany."
Gymnast Anna Gurbanova performed at the World Cup and took seventh in the all-around competition.