Baku, Azerbaijan, April 26
By Jani Babayeva – Trend:
The support of Baku’s audience helps to get ready for the performance, French gymnast Ksenia Mustafayeva told Trend on April 26.
"The audience supports me so well as if I represent Azerbaijan,” she said. “It is pleasant for me. The conditions in the National Gymnastics Arena are brilliant. Carpets are everywhere and it is possible to train at any time. The atmosphere is very positive. There are a lot of spectators. I think that more spectators will come to the finals. The audience supports all athletes without exception and this is very important."
“I am participating in the FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup after I got injured,” Mustafayeva said.
“Today I have made some mistakes. But I should continue to train,” she said. “I hope to reach the finals. Today, I have performed an exercise with a ball well. Let's see whether I will be able to perform well tomorrow.”
The FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup, AGF Trophy kicked off at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku on April 26.
More than 200 gymnasts from 39 countries are participating in the World Cup. During the event, 25 teams are competing in group exercises and more than 70 gymnasts are performing in individual programs.
Azerbaijan is being represented by Zohra Aghamirova and Veronika Hudis in the individual program, while Ayna Jafarova, Simara Jafarova, Gullyu Agalarzade, Narin Gurbanova, Narmin Jahangirova and Sona Rakhmanova in the group exercises.
Individual Qualifications is being held on April 26 as follows: All-Around: Group A - Hoop, Ball; All-Around: Group B - Hoop, Ball; All-Around: Group C - Hoop, Ball and Groups’ Qualifications All-Around - five Balls.
Individual Qualifications will be held on April 27 as follows: All-Around: Group A – Clubs, Ribbon; All-Around: Group B - Clubs, Ribbon; All-Around: Group C - Clubs, Ribbon and Groups’ Qualifications All-Around - three Hoops and two pairs of Clubs.
The winners in all-round competitions will be named after the Individual Apparatus Finals (hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon) and Groups’ Apparatus Finals (five balls, three hoops and two pairs of clubs) and awarded on April 28.
The gymnast and the team in the group exercises with the highest score for the performance will be traditionally awarded with the AGF Trophy Cup.