BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 4
By Djani Babayeva - Trend:
A women's group and a women's pair representing Azerbaijan performed as part of the qualification stage on the second day of the 12th World Competition among age groups in acrobatic gymnastics in Baku, Trend reports.
Women's groups consisting of Anahita Bashiri, Zahra Rashidova and Nazrin Zeynieva performing in the age category of 12-18 years old presented a balance exercise and got 25.970 points.
Yesterday our group performed a tempo exercise (25.650 points). The total sum for the two exercises was 51.620 points. Azerbaijani women's group takes the 10th intermediate place.
Women's pair Nazrin Gasimova and Khanym Mammadzade performing in the same age category today presented a tempo exercise, which the judges estimated at 25.500 points.
Gasimova and Mammadzade presented a balance exercise (25.330 points) on the first day of the competition. The result of the pair for the two exercises was 50.830 points. Azerbaijani women's pair takes the 14th intermediate place presently.
The 12th World Competition among age groups in acrobatic gymnastics is being held in the capital of Azerbaijan on March 3-6.
A number of 438 gymnasts from 24 countries take part in the competition, which is organized for the first time by the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation.
Athletes in the age groups of 12-18 and 13-19 compete in women's, mixed and men's pairs, women's and men's groups in the program of balance, tempo and combined exercises.
Azerbaijan is represented at competitions by a men's pair consisting of Rasul Seidli and Ravan Zeynalli, a women's pair - Nazrin Gasimova and Khanim Mammadzade, a mixed pair - Milana Aliyeva and Nizam Khamidulin, a women's group - Anahita Bashiri, Zahra Rashidova, Nazrin Zeynieva in the age category of 12-18 years.
Our country is represented by a women's group consisting of Leyla Bashirova, Nazrin Farmanova and Mansum Mammadzade in the age category of 13-19 years.
The 12th World Age Group Acrobatic Gymnastics Competition in Baku is being held with the special permission of the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan and in accordance with the country's quarantine rules, sanitary and epidemiological requirements and without spectators.
