Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation ready to host 37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship [PHOTO]
By Trend
From an organizational point of view, the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation is ready to host the 37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, Secretary General of the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation Nurlana Mammadzade told reporters in Baku, Trend reports.
"Today, the official representatives of the International Gymnastics Federation arrived in Baku,” she said. “They reviewed a competition hall. As for the ticket sales, more than 8,500 tickets were sold. We are pleased that 45 percent of them were purchased through an online system by foreign fans.”
“Along with fans from neighboring countries, namely Russia and Turkey, the fans of rhythmic gymnastics from Croatia, Israel, Italy, Spain, Japan, Paraguay and other countries will arrive in Baku," Mammadzade added.
“The members of the national team who will participate in the World Championships have been training intensively for a long time,” she said.
“Zohra Aghamirova, Veronika Hudis, Yelizaveta Luzan and Maryam Safarova will represent Azerbaijan in the individual competition,” Mammadzade added. “Diana Ahmadbayli, Ayshen Bayramova, Aliya Pashayeva, Zeynab Hummatova and Daria Sorokina will perform in the group exercises. Despite the responsibility for performing well during the World Championships is increasing as gymnasts will perform in their native country, we hope that they will do their best."
Mammadzade stressed that over 150 athletes involved in the individual program, as well as 24 teams involved in group exercises, will take part in the World Championships in Baku.
“The interest in these competitions is great as the winners will get an opportunity to participate in 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan,” she said. “The gymnasts who will rank the first 16 places in the individual all-around program will get an opportunity to participate in the 2020 Olympic Games. As for the teams involved in group exercises, following the results of the last year’s World Cup, the teams of Bulgaria, Russia and Italy have already obtained an opportunity to participate in the 2020 Olympic Games. Five more teams involved in the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Baku will also have an opportunity to participate in the 2020 Olympic Games.”