BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 21. On February
21–22, the Trampoline and Tumbling World Cup is taking place at the
National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Trend reports.
A total of 66 gymnasts from six countries are participating in
the competition.
In trampoline gymnastics, athletes compete in individual events
(women and men), synchronized events (women and men), as well as in
the mixed synchronized event.
The qualification round will be held on the first day of the
competition, while the finals will take place on the second
day.
Azerbaijan is represented in trampoline gymnastics by Maqsud
Mahsudov, Huseyn Abbasov, Farhad Valiyev, Nijat Mirzayev, Seljan
Mahsudova, Shafiqa Humbatova, Ibrahim Mustafazade and Ayan
Shabanova, and in tumbling by Mikhail Malkin, Tofiq Aliyev, Adil
Hajizada and Bilal Gurbanov.
Following the qualification results, Seljan Mahsudova and Maqsud
Mahsudov advanced to the finals in the individual trampoline event;
the pair of Maqsud Mahsudov and Seljan Mahsudova qualified in the
mixed synchronized event; Seljan Mahsudova and Shafiqa Humbatova
progressed in the women’s synchronized event; and Maqsud Mahsudov
and Huseyn Abbasov qualified in the men’s synchronized event.
In tumbling, Tofiq Aliyev and Mikhail Malkin also earned the
right to compete in the finals.
Photo: Arif Guluzade
