Kaleria Pankratova wins junior balance-beam title in Ankara

Kaleria Pankratova has won the Junior Girls balance-beam title at the Turkish Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Ankara, according to Halkın Sesi.

Pankratova competed for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Gymnastics Federation at the event. She is a member of the Mesarya Yıldızları Association and is coached by Berk Aydoğan, the newspaper reported.

Halkın Sesi described the result as the first championship secured by athletes representing the federation in the upper age categories. The distinction has not been independently verified by News24.

The medal was presented to Pankratova by Basri Aydoğan, vice president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Gymnastics Federation.

The result gives North Cyprus gymnastics representation a title in the junior balance-beam competition at the Ankara championships.