Baku Championship among Age Categories kicks off

The 29th Baku Championship among Age Categories have kicked off at National Gymnastics Arena.

Gymnasts representing the Ojaq Sports Club, Specialized Children-Youth Gymnastics School of Olympic Reserves (BGS), Republican Complex Sports School, Grasiya Sports Club, Sarhadchi Sports Olympic Center, Shaghan Olympic Sports Complex are testing their strength at the competition.

The athletes are competing in the age categories of Youngsters (born in 2010, 2011), Pre-juniors (born in 2011-2013) and Juniors (born in 2014-2016).

During the competition, winners will be determined in the Individual All-Around and Separate Apparatus.

The 29th Baku Championship among Age Categories will end on December 11.

Founded in 1956, the Azerbaijani Gymnastics Federation comprises seven gymnastics disciplines recognised by the International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG).

The federation has been experiencing a revival since 2002. The restructured federation has brought gymnastics to a completely new level. The high-level organisation of the gymnastics events did not go unnoticed.

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has included the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation (AGF) in the list of meritorious federations.

For many years, the AGF has been included in the FIG list of the Top 10 gymnastics federations.