The last World Challenge Cup series ended in Kazan, Russia prior to the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship in Sofia, Bulgaria scheduled for September 11-16, Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation said in a statement.
The event, where more than 200 gymnasts from 39 countries competed for the best title, was also attended by representatives of Azerbaijan.
Aliya Pashayeva, Siyana Vasileva, Ayshen Bayramova, Diana Doman and Zeynab Hummatova, who represent the country in the group program, were able to take part in the finals among 20 countries for their composition with two rope and three balls.
The girls took 7th place in final stage with 19,750 points, which allowed them to get ahead of Finland. The victory was celebrated by Russia, Italy took the second place, and the Japanese became the third.
Moreover, the national team took first place in the overall standings of the current World Cup season in an exercise with three balls and two ropes.
