Belgians take gymnastics gold in Baku

Ineke van Schoor, Julie van Gelder and Kaat Dumarey claimed three gold medals for Belgium at the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, with winning performances in the women’s group all-around, balance and dynamic events in acrobatic gymnastics.

Van Gelder, 21, van Schoor, 19, and Dumarey, 15, beat favourites Russia for the all-around prize on Friday. They followed it up on Sunday with two more golds in the balance and dynamic events.

Fellow gymnasts Yana Vastavel, 15, and Solano Cassamajor, 19, took the silver in the mixed-doubles competition and in the balance and dynamic events – behind the Russians on all three occasions.

Photo: The three gold medal gymnasts

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