Barbare Kajaia

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Barbare Kajaia
Born (2010-10-03) 3 October 2010 (age 14)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Gymnastics career
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
(2023-)
ClubNeli Saladze Academy
Head coach(es)Eliso Bedoshvili
Medal record
Representing Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Junior European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Budapest Ribbon

Barbare Kajaia (born 3 October 2010) is a Georgian rhythmic gymnast. [1] She represents her country in international competitions.

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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

YearApparatusMusic title
2025Hoop
Ball
Clubs
RibbonThe Pitch (Spectacular Spectacular) (from Moulin Rouge 2) by Jim Broadbent, Nicole Kidman, Jacek Koman, John Leguizamo, Ewan McGregor
2024Hoop
Ball
Clubs
RibbonBe Italian by Fergie

References

  1. "KAJAIA Barbare - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  2. "ksis - 35. MTM KRG Narodni dom Ljubljana FIG". m.rgform.eu. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  3. "Georgian JESC representatives depart for Nice". 1TV. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  4. "ksis - 18. FIG Ritam Cup 2024". m.rgform.eu. 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. "Junior Teams" (PDF). backend.europeangymnastics.com.
  8. "Junior Ribbon Final" (PDF). backend.europeangymnastics.com.
  9. "2024 European Championships Junior Ribbon Final" (PDF). www.federginnastica.it.
  10. 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.
  11. "Sofia - Mondiale Junior, le nuove campionesse individuali di specialità". www.federginnastica.it. Retrieved 2025-06-23.