The Korea Times
Seoul-based sports agency Next Creative said Tuesday it has signed a teenage rhythmic gymnast from Cyprus as its first international client. The company said it reached a global management agreement with 17-year-old Vera Tugolukova. She is the first international athlete to be represented by Next Creative, whose clientele includes Olympic speed skater Kim Min-sun, short track world champion Park Ji-won and KLPGA Tour star Park Hyun-kyung. Tugolukova was the youngest rhythmic gymnast to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where she placed 16th in the qualification round at age 15. Last year, she grabbed a silver medal in ball and a bronze medal in ribbon at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Cup. Then at the International Gymnastics Federation World Cup in Milan in July 2025, Tugolukova captured bronze in ribbon, becoming the first rhythmic gymnast representing Cyprus to reach a World Cup podium. Tugolukova finished fifth in the individual all-around at another World Cup stop in Tashkent earlier this month, while also qualifying for all apparatus finals and placing fourth in the r
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