Rhythmic gymnastics federations of 48 countries have applied for participation in the world championship tournament, to be hosted in
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in Sports-Concerts Hall [named after Heydar Aliyev] October 3 through 9.
Three female gymnasts вЂ" Dinara Gimatova, Anna Gurbanova and Vafa Husseinova вЂ" will present
Among major favorites of the championship are gymnasts and national teams of
Also, in the framework of the event, there will be held a meeting of the Commission of Gymnasts, October 7 to 8, and a meeting of the Executive Committee of the International Gymnastics Federation, October 10 to 11, to discuss changes in the rules and procedures of championships in rhythmic gymnastics in the run up to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.