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FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup, AGF TROPHY

FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup, AGF TROPHY

About competition

The representatives of one of the most favourite Gymnastics disciplines - Rhythmic Gymnastics, which embodies strength, courage and determination, alongside with elegance and art, will be the guests of our capital again.

Thus, Baku prepares to host the FIG World Cup in Rhythmic Gymnastics for the sixth time. 127 gymnasts from 26 countries is expected to participate in the tournament to be held on April 27-29, 2018. 44 of them will perform in the individual program, while 83 gymnasts will take part within the teams in group exercises.

The gymnasts, performing both in the individual program and within the teams in group exercises, will compete in the qualifications to be held on the first two days of the events. Qualification results will define the All-Around winners as well as Apparatus Finalists in both programs.

The strongest 8 gymnasts and 8 teams in group exercises will compete for the first place in the finals to be held on the last day of the events.

Moreover, the gymnast and team in group exercises with the highest execution score will be awarded with the traditional “AGF Trophy” in the tournament.

Tickets for the interesting and pleasing events can be purchased at the MGA ticket office, as well as at "28 Mall" and “Ganjlik Mall” shopping centres. The ticket prices for qualifications constitute 10 or 15 manat, while for finals - 15 or 20 manat.

More detailed information about the competitions can be found on the federation’s official website (www.agf.az).

Venue: Milli Gimnastika Arenası

Telephone: (+994 12/51) 566-96-99

Address: 178 Heydar Aliyev Ave., Baku

Passage: “Koroghlu” underground station

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Participants

KIROI-BOGATYREVA Alexandra

GILL Ashari

BAYRAMOVA Ayshan

DOMAN Diana

HUMMATOVA Zeynab

PASHAYEVA Aliya

VASILEVA Siyana

AGHAMIROVA Zohra

HUDIS Veronika

HAIDUKEVICH Hanna

MATSKEVICH Lalita

MISIUCHENKA Dziyana

RYBAKOVA Anastasiya

SHVAIBA Hanna

HARNASKO Alina

HALKINA Katsiaryna

MIYAMOTO Mariany

ALEKSANDROVA Teodora

BINEVA Elena

DYANKOVA Simona

RADUKANOVA Madlen

TRAETS Laura

VLADINOVA Neviana

TASEVA Katrin

KIRYAKOVA Stefani

BELITTCHENKO Elizabet

PANOV Vanessa

SHANKO Anastasia

UDACHINA Alexandra

ZILYUK Alexandra

UCHIDA Katherine

WHELAN Carmen

JERABKOVA Tereza

KOZOVA Andrea

NEMECKOVA Daniela

PESLOVA Daniela

CHAMZINA Alina

HADACOVA Denisa

PLCHOVA Adela

KUCEROVA Natalie

JAEE Helena

KUKSOVA Vasilina

REISKA Carmely

SUSI Maria

TEINO Lera

TROFIMOV Maria

NAEREVAARA Milja

OIKARI Ada

RANTALA Emma

VAINIO Juulia

VIRKKUNEN Amanda

GERGALO Rebecca

RIF Inessa

ORA Inka

VALIEVA Elina

PAZHAVA Salome

PIGNICZKI Fanni

KIS Alexandra

BEN RUBY Shai

DAYAN Ofir

SHAPOCHNIKOV Bar

TOLEDO Eli

VEXMAN Karin

ASHRAM Linoy

KRAMARENKO Yana

BASTA Anna

CENTOFANTI Martina

CICCONCELLI Letizia

DURANTI Agnese

MAURELLI Alessia

SANTANDREA Martina

BALDASSARRI Milena

AGIURGIUCULESE Alexandra

MATSUBARA Rie

NOSHITANI Sakura

ODA Riko

SUGIMOTO Sayuri

SUZUKI Ayuka

YOKOTA Kiko

MINAGAWA Kaho

GRUZDEVA Veronika

LAZAREVA Jana

LAZAREVA Anna

LEINA Arina

SIDOROVA Jekaterina

MIZUNE Karolina

DJOMINA Jekaterina

SCHRODER Grace

WISNIEWSKA Natalia

KOZIOL Natalia

ZACREVSCHI Anastasia

FILIORIANU Ana Luiza

MAILAT Denisa

BERKUTOVA Anna

KRAVTSOVA Mariia

LEVANOVA Evgeniia

POLIAKOVA Kseniia

SHISHMAKOVA Anastasia

AVERINA Dina

AVERINA Arina

TOLKACHEVA Maria

ZOREC Iza

BEREZINA Polina

LLANA Sara

DEMIRORS Derya

TUNCEL Kamelya

BYKHNO Alina

KHANINA Valeriya

KOBETS Daria

MYZHERYTSKA Diana

VOZNYAK Anastasiya

YUZVIAK Valeriya

NIKOLCHENKO Vlada

DIACHENKO Olena

BALTOVICK Daria

CONNOR Isabelle

DRAGUNAS Ugne

DU Connie

SLADKOV Nicole

ZENG Laura

MIZUNO Lili

RAKHMONOVA Sabrina

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