Day 6 of competitions in 37th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships kicks off in Baku

The sixth day of the competitions of the 37th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships has started in the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Trend reports Sept. 21.

Team competitions in group exercises with 5 balls, 3 hoops and 2 pairs of clubs will be held today. Azerbaijan is represented by a team consisting of Ayshan Bayramova, Diana Ahmadbayli, Aliya Pashayeva, Zeynab Hummatova and Darya Sorokina.

Following today’s competitions, finalist teams and winners in the all-around event will be determined.

The 37th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships will last until Sept. 22. The first day of the competitions will see qualifications in an individual program, and gymnasts will perform in the exercises with a hoop and a ball. 

The Championships are the qualification competition for the Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo in 2020. So, the first 16 individual gymnasts (max. two gymnasts per country) in the all-around ranking will qualify for the Games.

More than 300 gymnasts from 61 countries will compete for nine sets of medals. “Fairy Tales will come to life" is the motto of the championships.