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The 12th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup was held in Doha, capital of Qatar, Trend reports with reference to the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation (AGF) March 25. Azerbaijani male and female gymnasts competed at the last World Cup this year, which is held as qualification event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Marina Nekrasova …

Team Azerbaijan have claimed a total of 24 medals, including 6 golds, 10 silvers and 8 bronzes at Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Azerbaijani athletes competed in athletics, powerlifting, judo, table tennis, badminton, football, handball, basketball, volleyball and swimming. The next Special Olympics World Games …

The final competitions of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup are underway at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku on March 17, Trend reports. The finals in certain competitions are being held today. The FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup is being held at the National Gymnastics …

Azerbaijani gymnast Murad Agarzayev expressed satisfaction with his performance during the qualifying competition in the floor exercise on the carpet at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup among men and women, Trend reports. “I performed very well, however, I succeeded in performing the elements that I didn’t do well during …

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has revealed its compound choices for 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix which will be held on April 26-28. Pirelli will make the (C2) soft, (C3) super-soft and (C4) ultra-soft tyres available to teams over the race weekend in Baku. Drivers are free to select tyre choice …

The Azerbaijan women`s national under-17 football team will take on Georgia in two friendly matches. The games will be played in Tbilisi on March 13 and 15.

Representatives of the European Union of Gymnastics (UEG) have held two meetings with the local organizing committee of Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation in Baku. The sides discussed the organizational issues on the two European championships to be held in Baku in May. The meetings, dedicated to aerobic and rhythmic gymnastics, featured …

The World Superbike championship will join MotoGP in holding a race event at the Lombok-based street circuit in Indonesia in 2021, it has been announced. Dorna, which promotes both categories, confirmed plans for a 2021 WSBK race in Indonesia as part of its official announcement of the deal with the …

Baku will host the European Championships in Aerobic Gymnastics for the first time on May 24-26. Aerobic Gymnastics is a non-Olympic discipline which requires a serious physical preparation. This sport involves performances of both men and women individually, in mixed pairs, trios (male/female/mixed composition) and in a group of five …

Azerbaijani female judoka Larisa Florian (52 kg) will compete in the Marrakesh Grand Prix 2019. A total of 540 judo fighters from 72 countries will contest medals in the tournament.