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Another Gold from the World Cup

30 April 2023

Another Gold from the World Cup

From April 27 to 30, the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup took place in Cairo, Egypt. Azerbaijan was represented at the event by national team members - Nikita Simonov and Ivan Tikhonov in the men’s category, and Nazanin Teymurova and Samira Gahramanova in the women’s category.

Following his gold medal victory at the World Cup in Baku last month, Nikita Simonov once again rose to the top of the podium in Cairo, outperforming all his rivals in the Rings exercise with a score of 14.970. On the road to victory, he surpassed competitors from Italy and Armenia.

Other team member Ivan Tikhonov placed 11th in the floor exercise, 15th on the pommel horse, and 26th on the horizontal bar.

Among the women, the best result came from Nazanin Teymurova, who reached the floor exercise final, finishing 7th overall. She also placed 9th in vault, 11th on the Balance Beam., and 33rd on the uneven bars. Samira Gahramanova ranked 26th on the Balance Beam.