Barbare Kajaia
| Barbare Kajaia | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 October 2010 | |||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||
| Country represented | Georgia (2023-) | |||||||||||
| Club | Neli Saladze Academy | |||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Eliso Bedoshvili | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Barbare Kajaia (born 3 October 2010) is a Georgian rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represents her country in international competitions.
Personal life
Her older sister Mariami Kajaia is also a famous Georgian rhythmic gymnast.
Career
Junior
In early April 2023, she was 12th in the all-around at the MTM International tournament in Ljubljana.[2] In November she was a dancer for the Georgian entry at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Nice, France.[3]
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.[4][5][6] In early May she competed at the first European Cup in Baku, where she was 9th in teams and 5th in the ribbon final.[7][8] 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.[9]
She was selected to represent Georgia the 2025 Junior World Championships in Sofia, competing only with ribbon and finishing on 25th place.[10][11]
Routine music information
| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hoop | |
| Ball | ||
| Clubs | ||
| Ribbon | The Pitch (Spectacular Spectacular) (from Moulin Rouge 2) by Jim Broadbent, Nicole Kidman, Jacek Koman, John Leguizamo, Ewan McGregor | |
| 2024 | Hoop | |
| Ball | ||
| Clubs | ||
| Ribbon | Be Italian by Fergie |
References
- ^ "KAJAIA Barbare - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "ksis - 35. MTM KRG Narodni dom Ljubljana FIG". m.rgform.eu. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "Georgian JESC representatives depart for Nice". 1TV. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "ksis - 18. FIG Ritam Cup 2024". m.rgform.eu. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "ksis - 18. FIG Ritam Cup 2024". m.rgform.eu. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "ksis - 18. FIG Ritam Cup 2024". m.rgform.eu. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "Junior Teams" (PDF). backend.europeangymnastics.com.
- ^ "Junior Ribbon Final" (PDF). backend.europeangymnastics.com.
- ^ "2024 European Championships Junior Ribbon Final" (PDF). www.federginnastica.it.
- ^ Federici, Giordano (2025-06-18). "Ritmica, Mondiali Junior 2025: Bindi e Michelotti rompono il ghiaccio nella prima giornata di qualificazioni". GINNASTICANDO.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ "Sofia - Mondiale Junior, le nuove campionesse individuali di specialità". www.federginnastica.it. Retrieved 2025-06-23.