BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 26. We must win the World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championship to be held in Portugal in September; we will fight for first place, members of the Azerbaijani national team on acrobatic gymnastics, athletes Agasif Rahimov and Raziya Seyidli said, Trend reports.
Meanwhile, they took part in the 29th World Championships in acrobatic gymnastics.
Agasif Rahimov and Raziya Seydli, performing as a mixed pair, noted that they will take part in three stages of the World Cup before the World Championships.
"Preparations for the upcoming World Cup stages are going on as planned. The opponents will be strong; we should try to win gold like last season," Agasif Rahimov said.
According to Raziya Seyidli, they fulfilled the program well at the Azerbaijan Championship and Baku Championship.
"Compared to last season, minor changes have been made to the program; it is a bit more complicated. We hope that we will show a high result at international starts and return to our homeland with gold medals," she added.
To note, the 29th Azerbaijan Championship and Baku Acrobatic Gymnastics Championship competitions were held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concert Complex in Baku on April 25–26.
Participants in the competition are pupils of the Specialized Children and Youth Olympic Reserve School for Gymnastics, Ojag Sports Club, Neftchi Sports Club, and Specialized Children and Youth Olympic Reserve Sports School №13.
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