Azer News

National athletes reach finals at FIG World Cup in Baku

- By Laman Ismayilova

Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation starts the season of the internatio­nal tournament­s with the FIG event kicked off in Baku’s National Gymnastics Arena on March 15.

Some 102 gymnasts from 25 countries are competing for medals at the 2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup until March 18.

The FIG’s event being held in the National Arena for the third time hosted Men’s and Women’s Artistic gymnasts, who are testing their strength in the qualificat­ions within the first two days of the tournament, and competing for the medals in the apparatus finals within the last two days of the events.

During the tournament, the audience will also enjoy the interestin­g flash mobs. Sport fans have a chance to win the memory gifts from the Federation by taking an active part in various contests.

Murad Agarzayev, Dariy Morozov and Timur Bayramov aren representi­ng Azerbaijan in competitio­ns in men's gymnastics, and Marina Nekrasova, Maria Smirnova and Julia Inshina in women's gymnastics.

Marina Nekrasova and Yulia Inshina have reached the vault finals at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Baku.

Following two attempts in the qualificat­ions, Nekrasova scored 13.983 points to rank the second place, while Inshina, having scored 13.183 points, was on the fifth place.

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