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National gymnasts shine in sunny Batumi

1 September 2015 12:23 (UTC+04:00)
National gymnasts shine in sunny Batumi

By Amina Nazarli

Georgian resort town Batumi, for the second time hosted the Artistic Gymnastics international competitions on August 26-31.

About 90 athletes from 10 countries took part in the competition.

Athletes competed in: Men’s adults 18 years and + and men’s juniors 14-17 years, as well as women’s adults 16 years and + and women’s junior 13-16 years.

Azerbaijani gymnasts Marina Nekrasova, Maria Smirnova and Yuliya Inshina have represented the country at these competitions this year.

The national team won the silver medal in a team competition, losing only to the Russian team. The tournament’s hostesses took the third place.

Nekrasova gained four bronzes in the individual program. She became the third in the all-around, on vault, on uneven bars and in floor exercise.

On balance beam, Inshina won bronze. Two Russian gymnasts Seda Tutkhalyan and Anastasia Dmitrieva came in first and second respectively.

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Amina Nazarli is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @amina_nazarli

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