2024-03-21 19:18:07
Rhythmic gymnastics is actively developing in Azerbaijan, and along with the capital, branches of this discipline operate in 34 regions of the country.
As Trend reports on Thursday, Secretary General of the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation (AGF) Nurlana Mammadzade told reporters on the sidelines of the 29th Azerbaijan Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships taking place in Baku, Day.Az 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, 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 Nurlana 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.
It should be noted that the competitions of the 29th Azerbaijan Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship are being held at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku on March 21-23. Pupils of the “Ojag Sports” club, the Specialized Children and Youth School of the Olympic Reserve in Gymnastics, the Republican Complex Sports School, the “Grasiya” sports club, the “Kur” Olympic Training and Sports Center, the Ganja City Olympic Sports Club, and the “Cultural Center” take part in the competition. Zira” and the Olympic Sports Complex in Sumgayit.
The Azerbaijan Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship is held among athletes performing in an individual program (exercises with ribbon, hoop, clubs and ball), in the age categories “pre-junior” (born in 2011), “junior” (born in 2009-2010) and “adults” (born in 2008 and older). Also participating in the competition are teams in group exercises among “juniors” (born in 2009-2011), who will demonstrate exercises with five hoops and five clubs.
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