Azerbaijani gymnasts have advanced to the artistic gymnastics finals at the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Trend reports.
Marina Nekrasova ranked first by scoring 12.600 points in the balance beam qualification event and Yulia Inshina ranked fifth with 11.150 points and qualified for the finals.
In the floor exercises, Yulia Inshina and Ekaterina Tishkova reached the finals by taking second and seventh place in the qualifications, respectively.
The 4th Islamic Solidarity Games are held in Baku from May 8 to 22. Athletes will compete at 16 sports facilities in 20 types of sports - 17 Olympic and three non-Olympic ones. Competitions in artistic and rhythmic gymnastics were included in the program of Islamic Solidarity Games for the first time at the initiative of the First Vice President of Azerbaijan, President of the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation, Mehriban Aliyeva.
