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Baku holds awards ceremony of winners and prize-winners in aerobic dance program of Aerobic Gymnastics World Age Group Competition in Baku (PHOTO)

Society Materials 23 May 2021 15:17 (UTC +04:00)
Baku holds awards ceremony of winners and prize-winners in aerobic dance program of Aerobic Gymnastics World Age Group Competition in Baku (PHOTO)

BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 23

By Jani Babayeva - Trend:

The awards ceremony of the winners and prize-winners in the aerobic dance program (age category of 15-17 years old) and among groups (age category of 12-14 years old) of the Aerobic Gymnastics World Age Group Competition was held at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku on May 23, Trend reports referring to the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation (AGF).

Among the groups, the Russian team grabbed gold, the group from Bulgaria grabbed silver while the group from Hungary grabbed bronze.

The gymnasts from Russia ranked first, a team from Romania ranked second, gymnasts from Hungary ranked third in the aerobic dance program.

A memorable moment of the awards ceremony was that the medals were presented to the gymnasts through a drone.

The final day of the Aerobic Gymnastics World Age Group Competition is underway at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku on May 23.

Gymnasts in the age categories of 12-14 and 15-17 are competing for the championship within the competition.

Thus, gymnasts are performing in both age categories in the individual program, in mixed pairs, trios, groups in both qualifications and finals. Moreover, athletes in the 15-17 age group are competing in the aerobic dance program.

During the final, Azerbaijani gymnast Maryam Topchubashova, who performed in the individual program, won a bronze medal. Moreover, an Azerbaijani trio consisting of Sara Alikhanli, Aliya Ismayilova and Sanam Kazimova will perform in the final.

The Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation (AGF) is hosting the Aerobic Gymnastics World Age Group Competition for the first time. The ninth competition started on May 21 and will last till May 23 at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku. Some 202 athletes from 18 countries are taking part in it.

The competitions are being held in accordance with the quarantine measures in force in Azerbaijan, taking into account sanitary and epidemiological requirements and without spectators.

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