Trampoline World Age Group Competitions kick off in Sofia

Xinhua
23 Nov 2022, 22:18 GMT+10

SOFIA, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The 29th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions (WAGC) kicked off here in the Arena Sofia Hall on Wednesday.

Nearly 800 promising young athletes from 41 countries and regions will compete during the four-day event for 32 sets of medals in individual trampoline, synchronized trampoline, double mini-trampoline and tumbling, in the age groups 11-12, 13-14, 15-16 and 17-21.

Several federations have traveled to Sofia with sizeable delegations, such as Portugal with 74 competitors, the United States with 60, Britain with 58 and Spain with 50.

China is represented by four athletes, including two men and two women to compete in the age group 15-16's individual trampoline on Thursday.

Nine 2021 World Age Group champions would compete in Sofia, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) said in a press release on Wednesday.

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