The opening ceremony of the TeamGym European Championships is taking place at the National Gymnastics Arena.
As İdman.biz reports, the opening speech was made by the Minister of Youth and Sports, head of European Gymnastics Farid Gaibov. He noted that the competition in this discipline is being held in Azerbaijan for the first time. “Everyone knows the support provided to sports by the country’s President Ilham Aliyev. And the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation, led by its president Mehriban Aliyeva, is one of the most active in the world. The arena has hosted World and European Championships more than once, and now we will witness another exciting competition,” noted F. Gaibov.
He added that TeamGym is a special discipline that combines many types of gymnastics. “She has more and more fans. The Azerbaijani national team is also ready for the European Championships, in which gymnasts from fourteen countries will take part. I wish good luck to all participants,” said F. Gaibov.
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