The national team of Turkmenistan on rhythmic gymnastics, which includes juniors from 8 to 15 years old, will go to Tashkent, where the III International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament East cup & Olympic stars will start on August 26. This is reported by Celtralasia.news.

In addition to Turkmen athletes, teams from Azerbaijan, Israel, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Singapore, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan will take part in the competition. A total of 340 athletes, 20 of whom represent Turkmenistan, will compete for medals in the tournament.

The Turkmen team is headed by coach and mentor Fiza Ayvazova. According to the coach, the Turkmen gymnasts have been training hard for two months in preparation for the tournament. Within the East Cup & Olympic stars athletes will perform in the disciplines with hoops, balls, clubs and ribbons.