Ketevan Arbolishvili
Quick Facts
Biography
Ketevan Arbolishvili (born 5 August 2003) is a Georgian rhythmic gymnast. She represents her country at international competitions.
Career
Junior
Ketevan debuted at the 2016 European Championships in Holon where she competed with rope and ball, ending 32nd and 25th respectively as well as 11th in teams.
In 2018 she was at the European Championships in Guadalajara, being 9th in the All-Around, 25th with hoop, 41st with ball, 27th with clubs and 14th with ribbon. In October she represented Georgia at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires ending 10th in the All-Around.
Senior
Arbolishvili became a senior in 2019 taking part in two World Cups, Baku and Minsk, being 57th in the All-Around, 69th with hoop, 57th with ball, 49th with clubs and 15th with ribbon in Azerbaijan and 41st in the All-Around, 31st with hoop, 44th with ball, 41st with clubs and 46th with ribbon in Belarus. She was at the European Championships in Baku finishing 52nd in the All-Around, 29th with ball and clubs and 37th with ribbon. Ketevan was also selected for the World Championships, again in Baku, along Natela Bolataeva and Salome Pazhava, she was 51st with clubs, 52nd with ribbon and 9th in teams.
2021 Season
In 2021 she made her debut at the World Cup in Sofia ending 41st in the All-Around, 57th with hoop, 40th with ball, 38th with clubs and 24th with ribbon. Then she competed at the stage in Baku taking 43rd in the All-Around, 39th with hoop, 43rd with ball, 42nd with clubs and 45th with ribbon. In June she was in Varna for the European Championships being 31st in the All-Around, 31st with hoop, 33rd with ball, 33rd with clubs. Later in the year she was also selected for the Wold Championships in Kitakyushu, where she ended 34th in the All-Around and with hoop, 28th with ball, 39th with clubs and 25th with ribbon. In December she was selected, as one of the 13 selected gymnasts from 13 different countries, to represent Georgia in the experimental Divine Grace cup where she finished 3rd in Ball and All-around.
2022 Season
2022 saw her competing at the World Cup in Baku being 18th in the All-Around, 30th with hoop, 23rd with ball, 11th with clubs and 12th with ribbon. In June she was in Tel Aviv to participate in the European Championships ending 22nd in the All-Around and 14th in teams. At the start of September she represented Georgia at the World Championships in Sofia along the senior group, she was 48th in the All-Around, 65th with hoop, 44th with ball, 54th with clubs and 36th with ribbon.
2023 Season
Ketevan's journey at the FIG World Challenge Cup began with the Individual All-Around category. Her consistent and clean routines secured her an 11th place finish in the finals with a commendable score of 111.700.
With hoop she finished in 12th place. She qualified with Ball as 7th place in qualifications with a score of 29.250, securing a 6th place finish in the finals with a stellar score of 29.600.
In the Clubs category, Ketevan's qualification performance positioned her at 18th place with a score of 26.850.
With Ribbon she secured a 13th place finish in the qualifications with a score of 27.200.
She was selected to represent Georgia at the 2023 FIG World Cup AGF Trophy in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the Individual All-Around category she finished in 33rd place in the finals with a total score of 108.900. Competing with the Hoop apparatus, Ketevan achieved a rank of 46th with a score of 26.100. With ball she scored27.250 placing 35th. In the Clubs category, Ketevan's qualification performance positioned her in the 21st place with a score of 28.900. In the qualifications of the Ribbon category she secured the 26th position with a score of 26.650.
In the weeks leading up to the European Championships she suffered an hip and back injury but was still able to compete at the European Championships in Baku Azerbaijan along her teammate Anna Khutsishvili
Ketevan was nominated as only Georgian individual to compete at the 2023 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Valencia, Spain.
Ketevan Arbolishvili displayed her rhythmic gymnastics skills in the Individual All-Around category. During the qualifications, she achieved a rank of 36 with a score of 85.750. Competing with the hoop apparatus, Ketevan secured a qualification rank of 42 with a score of 28.600. Ketevan demonstrated her precision and artistry with the ball, earning a qualification rank of 42 and a score of 28.200. In the Clubs category, Ketevan Arbolishvili's qualifications landed her in the 29th position, with a score of 28.950. With the Ribbon she achieved a qualification rank of 44 and a score of 26.050.