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Azerbaijani acrobats win two medals in Russia

12 May 2010 [18:54] - TODAY.AZ
The international tournament in acrobatic gymnastics 'Volkov Cup' completed in the Russian city of Veliky Novgorod.
Azerbaijani acrobats Ayla Ahmadova and Dilara Sultanova, as well as Parizad Guliyeva and Afag Maharramli won two medals, Azerbaijani Gymnastics Federation said.

European champions Akhmedova and Sultanova won the second place, losing 0,353 points to rivals from Belgium, Tatyana de Vos and Florence Henrist. Russian acrobats took the third place, Belarusian acrobats - the fourth one. For the record, Belarus acrobats are the world champions of 2008.

As to juniors Parizad and Afag, they took the third place, after Russia and Belarus. The next competition for Azerbaijani acrobats will be in an international tournament in Germany May 21-23.


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