By Carl Field
Wales’ Commonwealth Games gymnast Elizabeth Popova has been selected to represent Great Britain at the upcoming Portimão International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament in Portugal.
In what will be its 30th staging, the Portimão International takes place from April 30th to May 2nd.
Popova, 16, who represented Team Wales at Birmingham 2022, is now into her second year as a senior gymnast.
👏| 𝗟𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘆𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗱𝗮𝘂
Congratulations to senior rhythmic gymnast 𝙀𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙝 𝙋𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙫𝙖 who has been selected to represent Great Britain at the upcoming 30th Portimão International Tournament in Portugal.
The event takes place from April 30th-May 2nd. pic.twitter.com/d1YNRDljyg
— Welsh Gymnastics (@WelshGymnastics) April 19, 2023
Her latest British selection call comes a year on from making her senior Great Britain debut at the FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series event in Bulgaria last April.
Just a few months later she went on to qualify as the youngest gymnast in the rhythmic Commonwealth all-around final at the age of 15.
Popova also qualified for the individual ball and clubs apparatus finals – finishing fifth in the latter.
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