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27 December 2011 [14:53] - Today.Az
The Azerbaijani gymnasts won 172 medals in 2011, of them 51 are gold, 53 - silver and 68 bronze medals. The Azerbaijani Gymnastics Federation reported that the most important victory of 2011 is Aliya Garayeva’s bronze medal in the final all-around at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Montpellier. The bronze medalists of the Euro-2011 in Minsk Lala Yusifova, Aysha Mustafyeva, Aynur Jabbarli, Mansura Bagiyeva, Siyana Vasileva and Sabina Garatova also well performed this year.
Gymnast Laman Hajizade won 26 medals in 2011 and leads among gymnasts in this regard. Only with one medal, Hajizade left behind Garayeva (5 gold, 3 silver and 17 bronze), as well as Gulsum Shafizade (6 gold, 9 silver and 10 bronze). Twelve-year-old Hajizade also leads among the gymnasts for the number of gold and silver medals - 15 and 8, respectively.
The Azerbaijani Youth and Sports Ministry summarized the outcome of 2011. Garayeva, who already ensured license for the Olympic Games in London in 2012, was included in the top ten athletes of Azerbaijan in 2011.
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