On December 26, the Ministry of Youth and Sports held a gala ceremony dedicated to the sports achievements of 2023. The event, which took place at "Buta Palace," brought together leaders of sports organizations, federations, media representatives, athletes, coaches, and members of the sports community.

In his speech, Minister of Youth and Sports Farid Gayibov stated that 2023 was a successful year for Azerbaijani sports. He congratulated federation leaders, athletes, coaches, and the entire sports community on this achievement. The minister also extended his best wishes for the upcoming New Year and the World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day, expressing his hopes that 2024, an Olympic year, would bring even greater success to Azerbaijani sports.

Following this, the award ceremony took place, recognizing the winners in various categories based on a three-stage survey.

Here are the gymnastics-related winners of the 2023 Best of the Year survey results:

Best Sports Federation of 2023
1st place – Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation

Best Female Athlete of 2023
1st place – Zohra Agamirova (Rhythmic Gymnastics)

Best Female Team of 2023
1st place – Rhythmic Gymnastics Group Exercises Team
(Gullu Agalarzade, Laman Alimuratova, Kamilla Aliyeva, Zeynab Hummetova, Yelizaveta Luzan, Darya Sorokina)

Best Sports Club of 2023
1st place – “Ocaq Sport” Club

Best Coach of 2023
2nd place – Siyana Vasileva (Rhythmic Gymnastics)

Best Male Athlete of 2023
2nd place – Mikhail Malkin (Tumbling)

Best Sports Facility of 2023
2nd place – National Gymnastics Arena

Best Male Team of 2023
3rd place – Men's Tumbling Team
(Tofig Aliyev, Mikhail Malkin, Adil Hajizade, Elnur Mammadov)

Additionally, among the athletes who finished 2023 in the top 10 of the ranking list were members of the Rhythmic Gymnastics Group Exercises Team, Zohra Agamirova (Rhythmic Gymnastics), and Nikita Simonov (Artistic Gymnastics).