FIG hands over flag of world championship to Azerbaijan

The 36th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, on September 10-16.

More than 350 gymnasts from about 60 nations took part in the championships.

The Azerbaijani team consisting of Siyana Vasileva, Aliya Pashayeva, Ayshan Bayramova, Diana Doman and Zeynab Hummatova took part in two finals.

In the beginning, the team performed the composition with five hoops, received a score of 20.100, and took fifth place.

National team also demonstrated an exercise with three balls and two jump ropes, gaining a score of 20.400. In this type of exercise, the Azerbaijani athletes have taken the seventh place.

The day before, the team took the seventh place in the all-around competition.

Then, at the closing ceremony of the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship in Sofia, the flag of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) was handed over to Azerbaijan.

The President of the International Gymnastics Federation Morinari Watanabe handed over the flag to the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Bulgaria Nargiz Gurbanova. After that, the World Championship in Sofia was declared closed.

Notably, the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation, which has great experience in holding international events, will organize the World Cup in artistic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, as well as the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup and World Championships in 2019.

Organization of major international gymnastics competitions in Azerbaijan plays a big role in the development of sports in the country and also has a positive impact on the development of sports tourism.

Organization of major international gymnastics competitions in Azerbaijan plays a big role in the development of sports in the country and also has a positive impact on the development of sports tourism.