BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 20. A world
competition in acrobatic gymnastics among pre-juniors was held in
the Italian city of Pesaro from September 17 to 20.
This was reported by the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation.
Azerbaijan was represented at the competition by a men’s group
consisting of Yusif Huseynzade, Rasul Amiraslanov, Timur Khamidulin
and Sarkhan Aghayev; a women’s pair comprising Hokuma Aliyeva and
Fidan Rashidova; and a women’s group consisting of Aylin Mammadova,
Ayan Hajily and Firuza Gasimzade.
The men’s and women’s groups, which successfully performed in
the qualification round, advanced to the final.
In the decisive stage, the women’s group consisting of Aylin
Mammadova, Ayan Hajily and Firuza Gasimzade scored 27.650 points to
win the silver medal.
The men’s group of Yusif Huseynzade, Rasul Amiraslanov, Timur
Khamidulin and Sarkhan Aghayev finished the competition with a
bronze medal after scoring 27.200 points.
It should be noted that this was the first participation of
Azerbaijan’s pre-junior men’s gymnasts in a competition of such a
high level and their first medal.
