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5th Islamic Solidarity Games Aerobic Gymnastics: Encouraging starts for Sierra Leone

By: Martin Wushu Conteh 


Sierra Leone gymnasts made their International debut in the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 in Saturday's Aerobic Gymnastics competition.

Umaru Barrie showed his individual skills in Aerobic gymnastics in the men’s individual event on day one.

Barrie began  with a lower difficulty than his rivals from Azerbaijan, host Turkey, Iran and Benin with the 18-year-old having scored 13.400. Vladimir Dolmarov (Azerbaijan) finished 1st having scored 19.500 followed by Mehmet Utku Cirac of host Turkey having scored 19.350.

Fatu Onana Jalloh finished 4th in the Women's single having scored 14.350. Ayse Begun Onbasi from Turkey scored 21.000 while Madina Mustafayeva of Azerbaijan finsihed behind Ayse having scored 20.000.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth Kamara and Umaru Barrie scored 20.750 to finish 4th in the Mixed pair event. Turkish duo  C. Dervis and N. Bal finished 1st having  scored 19.550. M  Mustafayeva and V. Dolmatov finsihed in second with 19.500 while Turkish’s N. Gul and Anna N. Ozgor finished third on 19.200.

In the Aerobic trio event, Fatu Jalloh, Ibrahim Kehinde and Michael Fornah scored 11.111 having finished benhind Iran, Azerbaijan and host Turkey. 

Sierra Leone will compete again in tomorrow's  finals. Head Coach Octavia Bellinda Kamara said she was impressed with the team's performance, adding she has identified the team's errors going in tomorrow's final. 

Bellinda said: "We didn't perform badly though this gymnasts are making their International games debut; she said. We are hopeful to grab silver medal though the battle will not as easy as we see it, but i am optomistic of securing a in final", she told this medium.




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