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21 September 2019 [10:25] - Today.Az


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Russian gymnast Dina Averina grabbed gold scoring 91.400 points in individual all-round competitions at the 37th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Baku, Trend reports.

Another Russian gymnast Arina Averina grabbed silver scoring 91.100 points, while Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram settled for bronze scoring 89.700 points.

TOP-16 gymnasts performing in the individual all-around competitions received a license (maximum two gymnasts from the country) to participate in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Azerbaijani gymnast Zohra Agamirova gained a license for the 2020 Olympic Games. She ranked 16th scoring 78.725 points.

The 37th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships will last until Sept. 22.

The Championships is the qualification competition for the Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo in 2020. As such, the first 16 individual gymnasts (max. two gymnasts per country) in the all-around ranking will qualify for the Games.

As for the gymnasts within group exercises, Bulgaria, Russia and Italy have already qualified according to the results of the last World Championships. At this year’s Championships, the best five teams will qualify for the Tokyo-2020 Olympic Games according to the all-around scores.

More than 300 gymnasts from 61 countries are competing for nine sets of medals. “Fairy Tales will come to life" is the motto of the championships.

Nine gymnasts are representing Azerbaijan at the World Championship, which is being held at the National Gymnastics Arena. Zohra Agamirova, Veronika Hudis, Yelyzaveta Luzan and Maryam Safarova perform in individual competitions. Ayshan Bayramova, Diana Ahmadbayli, Aliya Pashayeva, Zeynab Hummatova and Darya Sorokina participate in group exercises as part of the Azerbaijani team.



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