BAKU TO HOST MEETINGS OF EUROPEAN UNION OF GYMNASTICS AND DRAW FOR 25TH EUROPEAN

Baku, January 15 (AzerTAc). In mid-February Baku will host meetings of European
Union of Gymnastics` (UEG) Organizing and Technical Committees and the draw for the
25th European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics, which will be held in the
Azerbaijani capital in May.
UEG Director Manfred Kucht and President of UEG Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical
Committee Heide Bruneder will be among the participants in the events.
The meeting of the Organizing Committee will focus on preparatory issues, including
accommodation of athletes, doping control, and TV broadcast, while the Technical
Committee will confirm the timetable of the European Championships.
The 25th European Championships to take place from May 14th to 17th will feature
competitions for the individual seniors and the junior groups, with 33 national
federations with a total of more than 170 gymnasts entered for the event.
Azerbaijan`s national team will include such names as European champion Aliya
Garayeva, world bronze medalists Anna Gurbanova and Zeynab Javadli, and bronze
winner of the world club championship Samira Mustafayeva.