Baku, Azerbaijan, March 15
Trend:
Good conditions have been created for athletes at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup, AGF Trophy in Baku, gymnast from Kazakhstan Milad Karimi told Trend.
Karimi reached the finals in the floor exercises with a score of 14.433 points.
“I am pleased with my performance in a qualifying competition,” he added. “The National Gymnastics Arena is very beautiful in Baku. The World Cup has been organized in Baku very well.”
Gymnasts Murad Agarzayev, Ivan Tikhonov, Nikita Simonov and Marina Nekrasova represent Azerbaijan at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup.
The FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup is being held at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku and brings together the strongest gymnasts from 41 countries.
The competition is important for athletes who want to get to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2020.
Qualifications are being held during the first two days of the four-day competition, while the finals will be held during the last two days. The gymnasts who will get the highest points for the performance will be awarded with the traditional AGF Trophy Cup.