Zhala Piriyeva
Zhala Piriyeva ( az, Jalə Azad qızı Piriyeva; born 10 May 2000) is an Azerbaijani individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2016 Azeri National champion and three-time (2013-2015) junior Azerbaijani national champion. Career Junior Piriyeva began gymnastics at 4 years old. She began appearing in international competitions in the 2012 season winning gold in all-around at an International tournament in Hungary. In 2013, Piriyeva won 3 gold medals in Valentine Cup in Estonia in hoop, ball and clubs. She competed in the junior division at the 2013 Moscow Grand Prix where she won the all-around bronze medal behind Ukraine's Eleonora Romanova, she has also competed in the 2013 World Cup series. In 2014, Piriyeva started her season competing at the 2014 Miss Valentine in Tartu, Estonia where she won gold in hoop. She competed in events in the 2014 World Cup series in Debrecen with Team Azerbaijan taking bronze, in Lisbon where she won 2 gold medals in hoop and ribbon, In Min ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, alongside the Bay of Baku. Baku's urban population was estimated at two million people as of 2009. Baku is the primate city of Azerbaijan—it is the sole metropolis in the country, and about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is divided into twelve administrative raions and 48 townships. Among these are the townships on the islands of the Baku Archipelago, and the town of Oil Rocks built on stilts in the Caspian Sea, away from Baku. The Inner City of Baku, along with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower, were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. The c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Series
The 2014 FIG World Cup circuit in Rhythmic Gymnastics includes one category A event (Stuttgart) and eight category B events. Except for Corbeil-Essones, which is a competition for individuals only, all tournaments feature Individual and Group competitions. The All-around medal event also serves as qualification for the apparatus finals. With eight stopovers in Europe and one in Asia, the competitions took place on March 14 – 16 in Debrecen (HUN), March 22 – 23 in Stuttgart (GER), April 3 – 6 in Lisbon (POR), April 11 – 13 in Pesaro (ITA), May 9 – 11 in Corbeil-Essonnes (FRA), May 22 – 24 in Tashkent (UZB), May 30 – June 1 in Minsk (BLR), August 9 – 10 in Sofia (BUL), and September 5 – 7 in Kazan (RUS). The world ranking points collected by the competitors at their best four World Cup events added up to a total, and the top scorers in each discipline were crowned winners of the overall series at the final event in Kazan, Russia. Yana Kudryavtseva became the all- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2016 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships
The 2016 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships was the 32nd edition of the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships, which took place on 17–19 June 2016 in Holon, Israel. Participating countries Schedule * Friday, June 17 **09:30-11:30 Juniors, group A - rope + hoop **11:50-14:10 Juniors, group B - rope + hoop **14:25-16:45 Juniors, group C - rope + hoop **17:30-17:55 Opening Ceremony **18:00 – 20:35 Senior groups-alternating 5 ribbons / 6 clubs & 2 hoops * Saturday, June 18 **09:00-11:20 Juniors, group B - ball + clubs **11:45-14:05 Juniors, group C - ball + clubs **14:20 – 16:40 Juniors, group A - ball + clubs **16:40 – 16:55 Award ceremony – Juniors Team **17:00 – 19:00 Seniors Group B **19:00 – 21:05 Seniors Group A **Award ceremony – Seniors * Sunday, June 19 **13:00-13:50 Juniors Finals (rope & hoop) **13:50-14:05 Award Ceremony (rope & hoop) **14:05-14:55 Juniors Finals (ball & clubs) **14:55-15:10 Award Ceremony (ball & clubs) **16:15 – 16:55 Seni ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Daria Pridannikova
Daria Dmitrievna Pridannikova (russian: Дарья Дмитриевна Приданникова, born February 2, 2002 in Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2016 Junior Grand Prix Final All-around champion. At national level, she is the 2015 Russian Junior all-around bronze medalist. Career Junior Pridannikova started gymnastics at age 3 years old in her home city in Ekaterinburg following the example of her older sister. In 2013, she became member of the Russian junior national team. She won silver medal in the all-around at the prestigious "2014 Hope of Russia". In 2015 season, Pridannikova competed at the Junior Grand Prix in Moscow. She won the all-around bronze at the 2015 Russian Junior Championships. At the 2015 Junior World Cup Bucharest, Pridannikova won the all-around gold, in apparatus final: she won gold in rope, and silver medals in hoop and ball. At the Junior World Cup in Tashkent, she again came ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Irina Deleanu
Irina Deleanu (born November 12, 1975) is a former individual rhythmic gymnast from Romania. Biography In the 1992 World Championships she won the bronze medal in rope. She retired from the sport in 1993. An annual Rhythmic Gymnastics competition held in Bucharest is named after her, ''The Irina Deleanu Cup''. She is currently the president of the Romanian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation. Suspension The FIG initiated disciplinary proceedings against Irina Deleanu on March 12, 2012 at the request of the Cyprus Gymnastics Federation damaging the reputation of Cypriot gymnast Chrystalleni Trikomiti Chrystalleni Trikomiti (born 30 November 1993) is a Rhythmic Gymnast from Cyprus. Career Trikomiti At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, she burst on to the scene when she won two gold medals, one silver medal, and two bronze medals ..., following comments that she made during a television interview with regard to the judging at the Rhythmic Gymnastics qualifying event ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mariya Trubach
Mariya Yuryevna Trubach ( be, Марыя Юр'еўна Трубач; russian: Мария Юрьевна Трубач, born November 11, 1999 in Vitebsk, Belarus) is a Belarusian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2014 Youth Olympic all-around silver medalist and two-time (2013, 2014) Junior National champion. Personal life Trubach was inspired to take up rhythmic gymnastics after watching Inna Zhukova in television, which she then asked her mother to take her to a gymnastics class. Career Junior Trubach began appearing in international competitions in 2011. In 2013 season, Trubach competed in the junior division of the World Cup and Grand Prix series. She won the all-around bronze at the 2014 Moscow Grand Prix, following her placement she earned a qualification for Belarus to compete for the Youth Olympic Games. Trubach competed in the World Cup series in Lisbon winning gold in clubs, 2 silver (hoop, ribbon). On June 10–16, 2014, Trubach competed at the 2014 E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marina Durunda
Marina Sergeyevna Durunda (born 12 June 1997) ( az, Marina Sergey qızı Durunda;russian: Марина Сергеевна Дурунда) is a retired Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani individual rhythmic gymnast. Durunda started her senior career in 2013, and soon became the leader of the Azerbaijani gymnastics and a three-time (2013-2015) national champion. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 European Championship in Minsk, and a silver medal at the inaugural 2015 European Games in Baku. Marina represented Azerbaijan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, and finished 9th in the all-around final. Career Junior Durunda began practicing rhythmic gymnastics in 2001 at age four in Sevastopol. At age six, she and her family moved to Cyprus, where for seven years until 2012 she was the national champion and won all competitions of Cyprus. Unable to receive a Cypriot passport, she accepted an invitation to compete for Azerbaijan from the Azeri National Gymnastics Team Federation. As a junior ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yulia Bravikova
Yulia Yuryevna Bravikova (russian: Юлия Юрьевна Бравикова; born 17 July 1999) is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2017 Grand Prix Final All-around champion. On the junior level, she is the 2014 European Junior hoop champion and a two-time (2013, 2014) Russian Junior National All-around champion. Career Junior Bravikova began appearing in international junior competitions in the 2011 Season, she competed in her first junior nationals at the 2012 Russian Junior Championships finishing 12th in all-around behind Arina Averina. she competed in junior division at the 2012 Aeon Cup and won the silver medal in all-around behind Katsiaryna Halkina of Belarus. In 2013 Season, Bravikova started her season winning the 2013 Russian Junior Championships scoring ahead of Aleksandra Soldatova. She won the junior all-around titles at the 2013 Moscow Grand Prix and 2013 Bucharest World Cup. On October 25–27, Bravikova competed at the World Cl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia (Republic of Dagestan) to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic proclaimed its independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic in 1918 and became the first secular democratic Muslim-majority state. In 1920, the country was incorporated into the Soviet Union as the Azerbaijan SSR. The modern Republic of Azerbaijan proclaimed its independence on 30 August 1991, shortly before the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the same year. In September 1991, the ethnic Armenian majority of the Nagorno-Karabakh region formed the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |