Baku 2015: Artistic gymnastics events continue
Artistic gymnastics events as part of the First European Games
continue in Baku.
The gymnasts are performing both in individual and team events. In
the qualifications, women and men are competing in eight and five
subdivisions, respectively.
In women’s events, Azerbaijani representatives perform in the third
subdivision. Azerbaijan’s gymnasts Yulia Inshina, Marina Nekrasova
and Kristina Pravdina are competing in the individual events.
In men’s events, Azerbaijan’s representatives are competing in the
third subdivision. The country is represented by Oleg Stepko, Eldar
Safarov and Petro Pakhnyuk.
The European Games that kicked off in Baku June 12, will last till
June 28.
There is a total of 20 sports at Baku 2015: 16 Olympic sports and
four non-Olympic sports. More than 6,000 athletes from across
Europe will be representing their nations over 17 days of
competition.
Baku was awarded the games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC)
in December 2012.
---
Follow us on Twitter @AzerNewsAz
Here we are to serve you with news right now. It does not cost much, but worth your attention.
Choose to support open, independent, quality journalism and subscribe on a monthly basis.
By subscribing to our online newspaper, you can have full digital access to all news, analysis, and much more.
You can also follow AzerNEWS on Twitter @AzerNewsAz or Facebook @AzerNewsNewspaper
Thank you!