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By Trend

It is always very pleasant to come to Baku and perform at the National Gymnastics Arena, Israeli gymnast Alexander Shatilov told Trend March 14.

“The National Gymnastics Arena is very familiar to us, we come here not for the first time, and I hope not for the last time,” said the athlete. “Baku is a beautiful city, and we already have a great number of friends here. It is always very pleasant to come here.”

Alexander Shatilov assessed his performance in the qualifications as average.

“I hope I have enough points to reach the finals,” he said. “Tomorrow I will also perform in exercises on two apparatuses - a pommel horse and a horizontal bar, where I can also reach the finals if I perform well.”

He noted that many strong gymnasts take part in the World Cup in Baku.

“This year there is a lot of competition among athletes because this stage of the World Cup gives points to get to the Olympic Games in Tokyo,” added Shatilov. “Therefore, all candidates who plan to qualify for the Olympic Games through these competitions came to Baku.”