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Zeynab Hummatova
Zeynab Hummatova (born 6 December 1999)[2] is an Azerbaijani group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2022 World 3 ribbons + 2 balls bronze medalist. She is the 2020 European group all-around silver medalist and 2022 European group all-around bronze medalist. CareerHummatova began gymnastics when she was six years old.[1] SeniorHummatova competed at the 2018 European Championships and won a bronze medal with the Azerbaijani group in the 3 Balls + 2 Ropes final. They also placed seventh in the group all-around and sixth in the team competition with the junior gymnasts.[3] At the 2018 Kazan World Challenge Cup, she won a gold medal in the 3 Balls + 2 Ropes movie with the Azerbaijani group.[4] She then competed at the 2018 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where she placed seventh in the group all-around competition, fifth in the 5 Hoops final, and seventh in the 3 Balls + 2 Ropes final.[5][6] Hummatova represented Azerbaijan at the 2019 European Games where the Azerbaijani group finished sixth in the group all-around and the 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs final and seventh in the 5 Balls final.[7] She was also a part of the group that took eighth place in the all-around and seventh in the 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs final at the 2019 World Championships in Baku.[8][9] After the World Championships, she had surgery but returned to training six weeks later.[1] Hummatova competed at the 2020 European Championships in Kyiv. Together with Laman Alimuradova, Darya Sorokina, Yelyzaveta Luzan and Maryam Safarova, she won a silver medal in group all-around and a bronze medal in 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs final. They also won the bronze medal in the team competition together with the juniors.[10][11] At the 2021 European Championships, the group finished sixth in the 5 Balls event final and fourth in the 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs event final in addition to placing seventh in the group all-around and in the team competition.[12] Hummatova was selected to represent Azerbaijan at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Laman Alimuradova, Darya Sorokina, Yelyzaveta Luzan, and Narmina Samadova.[13] They finished tenth in the qualification round for the group all-around and were the second reserve for the final.[14] She was then selected to compete at the 2021 World Championships.[15] The Azerbaijani group finished sixth in the group all-around and qualified for both event finals.[16] The group finished sixth in both the 5 balls and the 3 hoops + 4 clubs finals.[17] Hummatova and the Azerbaijani group won the 5 hoops gold medal and the all-around silver medal at the 2022 Baku World Cup.[18] At the 2022 Pamplona World Challenge Cup, she won three bronze medals in the group all-around, 5 hoops, and 3 ribbons + 2 balls.[19] Then at the European Championships in Tel Aviv, the Azerbaijani group won the bronze medals in the group all-around, 5 hoops, and 3 ribbons + 2 balls.[20] She then represented Azerbaijan at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games where the Azerbaijani group won the gold medal in the all-around. Then in the event finals, they won gold in 3 ribbons + 2 balls and silver in 5 hoops behind Uzbekistan.[21] Hummatova competed at the 2022 World Championships alongside Gullu Aghalarzade, Laman Alimuradova, Yelyzaveta Luzan, and Darya Sorokina. In the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final, the group won the bronze medal behind Bulgaria and Italy. This marked the first time an Azerbaijani group won a medal at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships.[22] References
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