Irina Viner congratulates Azerbaijan's Aliya Garayeva

The head of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, Irina Viner, has congratulated Azerbaijani gymnast Aliya Garayeva on her achievement.

Azerbaijani gymnast Aliya Garayeva took third place Saturday in the all-around at the European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

Aliya Garayeva scored 114.850 points.

Russian Evgeniya Kanaeva won gold medal, scoring 118.150 points.

The silver medal went to another Russian gymnast, Alexandra Merkulova (116.425 points).