On the first day of the SCO Open Cup in artistic gymnastics, the Belarus team won the gold medal in team exercises among the young.
The victory for the Belarus team was brought by Polina Gavrilenko, Emilia Tsagoyko, Kristina Shaidolina, Yaroslava Levdantseva, Daria Lesina and Sofia Askarko. The athletes presented the best result with five balls (23.700) and confirmed their leadership in the exercise with five ribbons (22.700). Based on the total points in the two exercises, the team scored 46.400 points.
The second place was taken by the young team of Russia and the Academy of Artistic Gymnastics "Grace from Heaven" by Alina Kabaeva, and the top three winners were completed by the Uzbekistan team.
The cup takes place in Moscow between November 13 and 15 at Cheklov Arena. Athletes from Russia, Uzbekistan, Serbia, Armenia and Cuba also participate in the tournament.