Perform before home audience quite exciting – Azerbaijani athlete
To perform before home audience in Baku is quite exciting than in foreign competitions, Azerbaijani athlete Ruslan Aghamirov, who represents the country in FIG World Cup in Trampoline Gymnastics, told reporters March 5.
After the performance of the first group of athletes, Agamirov gained 45.840 points in the compulsory and 55.770 points in the floor exercises, and ranks the fourth in qualification with a total score of 101.610 points.
The trampoline gymnastics is such a kind of sport where you need to constantly deal with anxiety, so you have to adjust yourself, according to Aghamirov.
One of the following goals in 2016 is the successful performance at the European Championship in late March, said the athlete.
“In principle, this year is quite saturated. The European Championship will take place in Valladolid (Spain) at the end of this month, where team competitions will be held,” noted Aghamirov.
“We count very much that we will be able to reach the final and then fight for the medals,” he added.
The FIG World Cup in Trampoline Gymnastics will be held at the National Gymnastics Arena March 5-6.
Athletes from Europe, Japan, Australia and the US will participate in the World Cup, which opens the first season of the Olympic competitions.
Overall, 77 gymnasts (46 men and 31 women), who represent 17 countries, will participate in the competitions.
Mens and womens individual and synchronized gymnastics qualification events will be held on the first day of the World Cup.
Together with leader of the Azerbaijani national team in trampoline gymnastics, bronze medalist of the Baku 2015 First European Games, Ilya Grishunin, Azerbaijan will be represented at the World Cup by gold medalist of the Open Azerbaijan Championships Oleg Piunov, Dmitriy Fedorovskiy and Ruslan Aghamirov, as well as by female athletes – finalist of the First European Games Sviatlana Makshtarova and Sabina Zaitseva.
Following the first day of the qualification event, the competitions will complete by finals the next day.
Spectators at the event will be able to participate in various contests and receive gifts from organizers.
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