Baku to host artistic, acrobatic gymnastics tournament

A tournament featuring artistic and acrobatic gymnastics, as well as tumbling, organised by the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation, will be held here Aug 6-7.

The competition will bring together female gymnasts, including the 2014 European runner-up Russian Anna Pavlova now competing for Azerbaijan, reports Xinhua.

Some 80 athletes will participate in the event and represent four sports communities - the Baku Gymnastics School, Republican Olympic Sports Lyceum, Children-Youth Creative Center and Neftchi Sports Club Public Association.

The country's Gymnastics Federation has invited six foreign judges of the international category for the event.