Larisa Aulina, a coach at the Ganja-Naftalan Recreation Center, expressed great appreciation to the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation for the events held during the year, Trend reports.

Election of Mehriban Aliyeva as President of Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation (AGF) gave a great boost to beautiful sport of gymnastics in the country, said Azerbaijan’s Minister of Youth and Sports Azad Rahimov.

The Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation is an example for other countries, Liubov Charkashyna, chairperson of the Athletes’ Commission of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), head coach of the Belarus team in rhythmic gymnastics, told Trend Nov. 30 on the sidelines of the FIG Executive Committee meeting in Baku.

The Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation has become the most active in the world in all events as big competitions in various gymnastics disciplines are held in Baku, vice-president of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Nellie Kim told Trend.

Azerbaijan will host a number of major international gymnastics championships.

The Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation has presented a calendar of international competitions in the branches of gymnastics to be held in Baku in 2019, the Federation said in a statement.

It is a great honor for me to participate in the III Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, the Azerbaijani gymnast Samad Mammadli said after the ceremony of honoring of the Azerbaijani athletes - the winners and participants of the III Summer Youth Olympic Games. The event was held at the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijani gymnast Yelizaveta Lusan is proud that she has represented Azerbaijan at the 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, as the athlete told Trend Oct. 25 after the ceremony of honoring of the Azerbaijani athletes - winners and participants of the 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games held in Buenos Aires.

The World Championship in Rhythmic Gymnastics, which was also attended by the national team of Azerbaijan, has ended in Sofia, the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation said in a statement.

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) is always pleased to organize various events and competitions in Baku, FIG Deputy Secretary General Nicolas Buompane told reporters in Baku Aug. 29.