Azernews.Az

The World Cup in trampoline gymnastics and tumbling has officially begun in Baku. The competition, held at the National Gymnastics Arena, sees athletes from 15 countries competing in individual and synchronized events, Azernews reports.

The first phase of the competition features individual qualification rounds for both men and women in trampoline gymnastics.

Representing Azerbaijan in the women's category are Selcan Mahsudova, the silver medalist of the World Cup and winner of the FIG Cup, and Shəfiqə Hümbətova, the gold medalist from the 6th Baku Trampoline Championship. In the men's category, Azerbaijan is represented by Nicat Mirzəyev, the winner of the World Age Group Competitions and international tournaments (in both individual and synchronized events), Mehdi Əliyev, the winner of international tournaments (individual event), and Ali Niftəliyev, the European champion. For the first time in this competition, mixed synchronized pairs will also perform in trampoline gymnastics.

Additionally, the tumbling qualification rounds for both men and women will take place today. In this category, world champions Tofiq Əliyev and Adil Hacızadə, European champions in the team event Hüseyn Əsədullayev, and international gold medalist Aleksey Karataşov will be competing.

The World Cup will conclude on February 23.