Barbare Kajaia

Barbare Kajaia
Born (2010-10-03) 3 October 2010 (age 14)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
Country represented Georgia
Years on national team2023-
LevelInternational Elite
ClubNeli Saladze Academy
Head coach(es)Eliso Bedoshvili
Medal record
Representing  Georgia
Junior European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Budapest Ribbon

Barbare Kajaia (born 2 October 2010) is a Georgian rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represents her country in international competitions.

Career

She is the younger sister of Mariami Kajaia. Mariami began rhythmic gymnastics after watching Barbare train.[2]

Junior

In early April 2023, she was 12th in the all-around at the MTM International tournament in Ljubljana.[3] In November she was a dancer for the Georgian entry at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Nice, France.[4]

In 2024 she was 8th in the all-around and 6th with hoop at the Ritam Cup in Belgrade. She also won bronze with clubs.[5][6][7] In early May she competed at the first European Cup in Baku, where she was 9th in teams and 5th in the ribbon final.[8][9] She was selected for the European Championships and took 19th place in teams. In the event finals, she won bronze with the ribbon behind Amalia Lică and Dara Malinova.[10]

Routine music information

Year Apparatus Music title
2024 Hoop
Ball
Clubs
Ribbon Be Italian by Fergie

References

  1. ^ "KAJAIA Barbare - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  2. ^ Mariami Kajaia [@loving_rhythmic_gymnastics] (1 May 2024). "Get to know the gymnasts better part 5: Mariami Kajaia 🇬🇪" – via Instagram.
  3. ^ "ksis - 35. MTM KRG Narodni dom Ljubljana FIG". m.rgform.eu. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  4. ^ "Georgian JESC representatives depart for Nice". 1TV. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  5. ^ "ksis - 18. FIG Ritam Cup 2024". m.rgform.eu. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  6. ^ "ksis - 18. FIG Ritam Cup 2024". m.rgform.eu. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  7. ^ "ksis - 18. FIG Ritam Cup 2024". m.rgform.eu. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  8. ^ "Junior Teams" (PDF). backend.europeangymnastics.com.
  9. ^ "Junior Ribbon Final" (PDF). backend.europeangymnastics.com.
  10. ^ "2024 European Championships Junior Ribbon Final" (PDF). www.federginnastica.it.