Barbare Kajaia

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

Barbare Kajaia
Country represented Georgia
Born (2010-10-03) 3 October 2010
Tbilisi, Georgia
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2023-
ClubNeli Saladze Academy
Head coach(es)Eliso Bedoshvili
Medal record
Representing  Georgia
Junior European Championships
2024 BudapestRibbon

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.
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