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Azerbaijan's Nekrasova wins bronze in floor exercises - UPDATE

21 February 2016 17:50 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijan's Nekrasova wins bronze in floor exercises - UPDATE

Marina Nekrasova has grabbed the bronze medal in floor exercises at the FIG World Challenge Cup in Artistic Gymnastics in Baku.

She scored 13.200 points in the finals.

The gold medal went to Brazilian athlete Flavia Lopes Saraiva with 13.650 points, while Swedish gymnast Emma Larsson captured the silver by scoring 13.400 points.

Bronze medalist Marina Nekrasova has thanked the fans for support.

“I would like to say a big thanks to all the fans who supported me,” Nekrasova said. “This support helped me a lot. I am very happy that I could win this medal. It is a great achievement for the women's artistic gymnastics of Azerbaijan.”

The FIG World Challenge Cup in Artistic Gymnastics kicked off in Baku on February 19 and is to end on February 21. As many as 45 male and 22 female gymnasts compete for medals in apparatus finals of the World Challenge Cup.

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