Maria Sergeyeva wins gold medal of hoop competitions at Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Baku

Russian athlete Maria Sergeyeva won gold medal in hoop competitions at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Baku. She scored 18,200 points in the finals.

Representative of Belarus Katerina Galkina took second place with 17,750 points, while bronze went to Laura Zeng from the United States (17,350 points).

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup is being at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku on April 27-29.  Some 127 gymnasts from 26 countries are participating in the tournament. Depending on the results of the qualification, the winners of all-around and the participants of the finals in individual apparatus in both types of programs will be determined. Athletes will compete for 8 medal sets.