The flag of the International Gymnastics Federation has been handed over to Azerbaijan for holding the next world championships.

Head coach of the Azerbaijani team in aerobic gymnastics, expert of the Academy of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Marian Kolev expressed hope that the participants of the second level coaching courses in aerobic gymnastics of the FIG Academy will successfully pass the exams and will take part in the third level courses next year.

Organization of second-level coaching courses in aerobic gymnastics at the Academy of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) is at a high level, head of the courses, an expert from the FIG Academy, international referee, member of the technical committee for aerobic gymnastics of the European Union of Gymnastics (UEG) Olga Kyselovicova told Trend Nov. 8.

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) is pleased to organize the 37th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Baku, FIG President Morinari Watanabe told reporters in Baku, Trend reports.

Azerbaijani gymnasts have won two gold medals at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup held in Slovenia from May 30 to June 2.

Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation will host the FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup at National Gymnastics Arena on March 14-17.

The Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation organized tier-one courses for local trampoline coaches in Baku on Jan. 24-30.

The FIG Executive Committee (EC) at a meeting held Nov. 30-Dec. 1 in Baku unanimously assigned the 39th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships to the Bulgarian Gymnastics Federation, according to the FIG website.

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.