BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 25. The National
Gymnastics Arena in Baku has hosted an awarding ceremony for
winners and medalists of the World Cup in trampoline and tumbling,
Trend reports.

Awards were presented to the winners and medalists in the
program of individual trampolining.

In the women’s individual trampoline program, Xueying Zhu
(China) won the gold medal, Angela Bladtseva (neutral athlete) won
the silver medal, and Yana Lebedeva (neutral athlete) won the
bronze medal.

The winners and prize-winners were awarded by technical delegate
of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) on trampoline
Christophe Lambert, international trampoline judge Kamil Guliyev,
head coach of Azerbaijan national trampoline team Vladimir
Shulikin.

Zisai Wang from China claimed the top spot in the men’s
individual trampoline event, with Langyu Yan, also from China,
securing second place. Ivan Litvinovich, competing as a neutral
athlete, took third place.

Awards to winners and prize winners were presented by
Azerbaijani Minister of Youth and Sports Farid Gayibov, Deputy
Minister of Youth and Sports Mariana Vasileva, and competition
director Natalia Bulanova.

The World Cup on trampoline and tumbling takes place at the
National Gymnastics Arena in Baku from February 23 through 25. A
total of 300 gymnasts from 32 countries take part in the
competition.

The World Cup stage in Baku is a qualifying stage for the 2024
Summer Olympics for gymnasts performing in the individual
trampoline program.

Seljan Mahsudova represents Azerbaijan in the women’s trampoline
competition and Huseyn Abbasov, Nijat Mirzayev, and Mehdi Aliyev in
the men’s competition.

Mikhail Malkin, Adil Hajizada, Tofig Aliyev, and Bilal Gurbanov
represent Azerbaijan in tumbling competitions.

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