By Trend
A grand sports event - the 37th Rhythmic Gymnastics World
Championships will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, on September 16-22.
More than 300 gymnasts from 61 countries, who will perform both in
the individual program and in the program of the group exercises,
will take part in the Championships.
One of the participants of the World Championships, Azerbaijani
gymnast Veronika Hudis who will represent Azerbaijan in an
individual program, told
Trend about preparation for the competitions and the goals for
the future.
Hudis has started to go in for sports thanks to her aunt who
worked as a gymnastics coach.
“In my childhood, I spent a lot of time with my aunt as my
parents were at work,” she said. “I went with her to the training
room not to sit at home.”
“While watching the training of gymnasts, I also became
interested in training,” Hudis said. “I started to attend the
gymnastics classes when I was three year old. I have been involved
in the Azerbaijani team for four years."
Despite Hudis has a busy schedule and trains in the gym almost
the whole day, sometimes the athlete finds time for her favorite
hobby.
"When I have time, I like to draw,” she said. “I really like
this activity. I can say that my hobby is drawing. This year I have
entered the Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Education and
Sports. I look forward to the beginning of the classes."
Presently, the most important thing for Hudis is to participate
in the 37th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, which starts
in Baku next week.
“We are thoroughly training to take part in the competitions,”
she said. “We train 8-9 hours every day. These competitions are of
great importance for us. We would like to get a license for
participating in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. My goal in
sports is to take part in the Olympic Games and perform with
dignity.”
“Sometimes when I fail to do something, the training process is
difficult from psychological point of view,” she added. “During
such a moment I try to calm down. When I feel the support of the
audience, I want to perform for the audience and please it.”
After 14 years, Baku will again host the Rhythmic Gymnastics
World Championships. During seven days, the gymnasts will perform
in the National Gymnastics Arena, both in the individual program
and as part of teams in group exercises. The gymnasts will compete
in the competitions with individual apparatuses and in the
all-around competitions. The names of the best athletes in the team
event will also be announced.
The World Championships are the qualifying competitions for the
Olympic Games - 2020. Not only the winners, but also new candidates
for the Olympic Games will be named following these
Championships.
TOP-16 gymnasts performing in the individual all-around program
will get the licenses (maximum two gymnasts from the country). 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 the licenses. Five more teams will also get
the licenses during the World Championships in Baku.
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