Azerbaijan, Baku Championship in Acrobatics running in capital

By Amina Nazarli

Azerbaijan and Baku Championship among Age Categories in Acrobatics kicked off in Heydar Aliyev’s Sports and Concerts Complex in Baku on May 20.

The two-day event will welcome 67 athletes, representing “Ojag” and “Neftchi” clubs as well as Baku Gymnastic School and Nizami District Specialized Children-Youth Sports School.

Gymnasts of “Ojag” club will for the first time participate at competitions in acrobatics.

During the day the competitions will be held among men’s pairs among seniors aged 14 and older, pre-juniors aged 10-18, seniors aged 10-18, as well as mixed pairs among seniors aged 11-19, women’s group aged 10-18, and women’s group and pair aged 9-16.

Silver medalists of the Acrobatic Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions -- mixed pair of Aghasif Rahimov and Nurjan Jabbarli, and men's pair of Seymur Jafarov and Murad Akparov will thrill the spectators with their astonishing routines throughout the events.