Zhala Piriyeva

Senior In 2016 Season, Piriyeva made her senior international debut at the 2016 Valentine Cup in Tartu, Estonia. Piriyeva then competed at the 2016 Grand Prix Moscow where she finished 30th in the all-around. On February 26–28, she competed at the 2016 Espoo World Cup finishing 32nd in the all-around. On March 17–20, Piriyeva then competed at the 2016 Lisboa World Cup where she finished 19th in the all-around. On April 1–3, Piriryeva competed at the 2016 Pesaro World Cup where she finished 35th in the all-around. Piriryeva then won the All-around gold medal at the 2016 Azeri National Championships ahead of three-time defending Azeri champion Marina Durunda. On June 3–5, Piriryeva finished 25th in the all-around at the 2016 Guadalajara World Cup. On June 17–19, Piriyeva debuted in her first continental competition at the 2016 European Championships where she finished in 20th place. On July 8–10, Piriyeva then finished 19th in the all-around at the 2016 Kazan World Cup with a total of 67.900 points. On July 22–24, culminating the World Cup of the season in 2016 Baku World Cup, Piriryeva finished 14th in the all-around with a total of 68.850 points. On September 9–11, Piriyeva together with teammates Marina Durunda and junior Zohra Aghamirova represented team Ocaq Sport club at the annual 2016 Aeon Cup in Tokyo, where they finished 4th in Team event and with Piriryeva finishing 9th in the all-around. On September 23–24, Piriyeva culminated her season with her competition at the 2016 Grand Prix Final in Eilat, where she finished 11th in the all-around.

In 2017 season, Piriyeva competed at the 2017 Pesaro World Cup finishing 26th in the all-around. Her next competition was at the 2017 Baku World Cup where she finished 12th in the all-around behind Anastasiya Serdyukova. Piriyeva won 4 medals including 2 golds: team and ball at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games. On May 19–21, Piriyeva along with teammate Marina Durunda and Zhora Aghamirova represented the individual seniors for Azerbaijan at the 2017 European Championships.

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