ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s athletes Gauhar Zhanaliyeva and Bakhyt Kadyrova won first place in the duet aerial hoop discipline at an international pole and aerial sports competition held in Turin, Italy, on Nov. 6-8.
Screenshot from video. Photo credit: Gauhar Zhanaliyeva’s Instagram.
The competition brought together athletes from several countries. Representing Kazakhstan in the aerial hoop discipline, Zhanaliyeva and Kadyrova competed in both duet and solo categories.
“Thanks to our physical preparation, artistry, choreography and stage presentation, we managed to take first place,” Zhanaliyeva told The Astana Times.
The competition marked their first international event. They are now preparing for their next competition, scheduled to take place in Bishkek, the Kyrgyz Republic, in December.
