On April 30 - May 1, Hungary hosted the 2^nd International Junior Budapest Cup in Artistic Gymnastics.

Azerbaijan’s junior gymnasts - Murad Agharzayev, Timur Bairamov, Aghamurad Gahramanov, Sergiy Onbysh, Javidan Babayev, Samad Mammadli and Mansum Safarov took part in the event.

Performing within the 1^st age category (1998-1999), Murad Agharzayev won the silver and bronze medals in the final of Floor exercises and on Vault accordingly. Having ranked 8^th in the All-around, Murad became the 4^th in the final exercise on Horizontal Bar and 5^th on Rings.  Another gymnast Timur Bayramov, who made a debut on the international arena, participated in the finals on Horizontal Bar (5^th place), Rings (6^th place) and Vault (8^th place).

Sergiy Onbysh, Javidan Babayev and Aghamurad Gahramanov performed in the 2^nd age category (2000-2001). Final on Vault brought “gold” to Sergiy, and, after performance on Parallel Bars, he mounted the second step of the podium. In this age category, his teammates – Javidan Babayev, making a debut on the international arena, took the 4^th place in the final on Rings, while Aghamurad Gahramanov shared the 4^th place with a gymnast from Great Britain on Floor exercises and became the 5^th on Vault.

In the youngest – the third junior age group (2002-2003), Samad Mammadli won more than a set of medals ("gold" – Floor, "silver" – Pommel Horse, "bronze” - All-around). His performance on Parallel Bars brought him the second silver medal. In this exercise, Mansum Safarov, having just stepped on the international field of play, shared the 4^th place with a German gymnast.

The European Championships in Artistic Gymnastics (Bern, Switzerland – May 25-29) awaits our juniors ahead, where Azerbaijan joins the team competition for the first time.