National gymnasts win 8 gold in Budapest
By Amina Nazarli
The 10th Jubileum Gracia Fair Cup 2015 was held in Budapest, Hungary on February 14-15.
Azerbaijani team including Gulsum Shafizada, Ayshan Bayramova, Narmina Huseynova, Sabina Gummatova, Emilia Bagiyeva, Zeynab Gummatova, Jannat Mammadova, Aliya Pashayeva, junior team - Zuleyha Ismailova, Ilaha Mammadova, Rugiya Sattarovga, Fatima Jafaroova, Darya sorokina and Simara Jafarova took part in the competition.
The national team, for whom the competition was the first one in 2015, successfully participated at the event, taking eight gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal.
Bayramova gained two gold medals in ball and ribbon category and Shafizada took two gold medals in hoop and clubs category. The gymnasts also won silver and bronze medals in the all-around.
The national senior team, who performed with five balls under the song of Michael Jackson gained three gold medals in the all-around.
The national senior team, who performed with five balls under the song of Michael Jackson gained three gold medals in the all-around. The video with the performance of national gymnasts gained more than 256,800 views on the popular Facebook page of the Rhythmic Gymnastics just in two days. More than 5,000 people “like” this video, while up to 2,000 lovers of gymnastics shared it on their pages.
The performance of the team can be viewed here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIRwP3qRvB4
The team also brought another gold medal for its performance in the final.
The next destination of the national gymnasts is Grand Prix in Moscow and Miss Valentine International Tournament in Estonia.
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