Earlier, Azerbaijani team took the first place at the 16th World
Aerobic Gymnastics Championships held in Baku. They enriched the
country's medal haul with gold, scoring 18,400 points.
Founded in 1956, AGF comprises seven gymnastics disciplines
recognized by the International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG).
The federation has experienced a revival since 2002. The renewed
federation has brought gymnastics to a completely new level.
The high-level organization of the gymnastics events did not
remain unnoticed. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)
included the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation (AGF) into the list
of the meritorious federations.
For many years, the AGF has been included into the FIG list of
the Top 10 gymnastics federations.
From 2014 to 2019, the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation was
included in the list of the FIG 10 strongest federations and for
the last three years it has led the list.
In 2020, AGF managed to host 3 competitions at the beginning of
the year.
First, the trampoline gymnasts visited Baku to participate in
the World Cup qualifiers for the Olympic Games. Afterwards, the
young men's gymnasts competed for the AGF Junior Trophy.
Moreover, Azerbaijani gymnasts managed to win 2 silver and 1
bronze medal during the competition.
Another licensed competition for the Olympics - the World Cup in
gymnastics was also organized in the country.
The most successful event for the national gymnasts in 2020 was
the participation in the European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship
in Ukraine.
The gymnastic team consisting of Zeynab Hummatova, Darya
Sorokina, Maryam Safarova, Laman Alimuradova and Elizabeth Luzan,
won a silver medal in all-around. This medal is the first medal in
the history of Azerbaijan's rhythmic gymnastics won by the national
team in group all-around competition.
National team also won bronze medals in the competition with 3
hoops and 2 pairs of clubs.
The next medal was won by the team as well. Narmin Bayramova,
Alina Gozalova, Ilona Zeynalova, Leyli Agazade, grabbed bronze
according to the total number of the joint points.
In addition, a joint virtual competition in rhythmic gymnastics
was also organized for gymnasts from Azerbaijan and Israel.
The competition, called "Battle", was attended by teams from
both countries licensed for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
AGF also focuses on improving the skills of coaches and
referees. Thus, the gymnastics courses were organized for local
judges and coaches last year.
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