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The International Gymnastics Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, FIG) is the body governing competition in all disciplines of gymnastics. Its headquarters is in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was founded on July 23, 1881, in Liège, Belgium, making it the world's oldest existing international sports organisation.[2] Originally called the European Federation of Gymnastics, it had three member countries—Belgium, France and the Netherlands—until 1921, when non-European countries were admitted and it received its current name.[3]
The federation sets the rules, known as the Code of Points, that regulate how gymnasts' performances are evaluated. Seven gymnastics disciplines are governed by the FIG: artistic gymnastics, further classified as men's artistic gymnastics (MAG) and women's artistic gymnastics (WAG); rhythmic gymnastics (RG); aerobic gymnastics (AER); acrobatic gymnastics (ACRO); trampolining (TRA); Double mini trampoline (DMT), tumbling (TUM) and parkour. Additionally, the federation is responsible for determining gymnasts' age eligibility to participate in the Olympics.
After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIG barred Russian athletes and officials, including judges.[4] It also announced that "all FIG World Cup and World Challenge Cup events planned to take place in Russia ... are cancelled, and no other FIG events will be allocated to Russia ... until further notice." FIG also banned the Russian flag at its events.[5]
The main governing bodies of the federation are the president and vice presidents, the Congress held every two years, the Executive Committee, the Council, and technical committees for each of the disciplines.
As of 2019[update], there were 148 national federations affiliated with FIG, one of which have been suspended, as well as one associated federation, one provisional federation and the following five continental unions:[6]
The FIG regulates the age at which gymnasts are allowed to participate in senior-level competitions. The purpose is to protect young gymnasts. This has caused some controversy, and there have been cases of age falsification.[16]
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources International Gymnastics Federation news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Parts of this article those related to disciplines and parkour need to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The International Gymnastics Federation French Federation Internationale de Gymnastique FIG is the body governing competition in all disciplines of gymnastics Its headquarters is in Lausanne Switzerland It was founded on July 23 1881 in Liege Belgium making it the world s oldest existing international sports organisation 2 Originally called the European Federation of Gymnastics it had three member countries Belgium France and the Netherlands until 1921 when non European countries were admitted and it received its current name 3 International Gymnastics FederationLogoAbbreviationFIGFormation23 July 1881 141 years ago 1881 07 23 Founded atLiege BelgiumHeadquartersAvenue de la Gare 12LocationLausanne SwitzerlandRegion servedWorldwidePresidentMorinari WatanabeAffiliationsLongines VTB Cirque du SoleilRevenue 2019 US 17 32 million 1 Expenses 2019 US 16 19 million 1 WebsiteGymnastics sportThe FIG headquarters in Lausanne since 2016 The FIG headquarters in Lausanne 2008 2016 The federation sets the rules known as the Code of Points that regulate how gymnasts performances are evaluated Seven gymnastics disciplines are governed by the FIG artistic gymnastics further classified as men s artistic gymnastics MAG and women s artistic gymnastics WAG rhythmic gymnastics RG aerobic gymnastics AER acrobatic gymnastics ACRO trampolining TRA Double mini trampoline DMT tumbling TUM and parkour Additionally the federation is responsible for determining gymnasts age eligibility to participate in the Olympics After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine FIG barred Russian athletes and officials including judges 4 It also announced that all FIG World Cup and World Challenge Cup events planned to take place in Russia are cancelled and no other FIG events will be allocated to Russia until further notice FIG also banned the Russian flag at its events 5 Contents 1 Organization 1 1 Presidents and their tenures of the FIG 2 Competitions 3 Age eligibility rules 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOrganization EditThe main governing bodies of the federation are the president and vice presidents the Congress held every two years the Executive Committee the Council and technical committees for each of the disciplines As of 2019 update there were 148 national federations affiliated with FIG one of which have been suspended as well as one associated federation one provisional federation and the following five continental unions 6 European Union of Gymnastics UEG Pan American Gymnastic Union PAGU Asian Gymnastic Union AGU African Gymnastics Union UAG Oceania Gymnastics Union OGU Across all disciplines participation in FIG sanctioned events exceeds 30 000 athletes about 70 of whom are female 7 Presidents and their tenures of the FIG Edit Period Name Country1881 1924 Nicolaas Cuperus Belgium1924 1933 Charles Cazalet France1933 1946 Adam Zamoyski Poland1946 1956 Goblet d Alviella Belgium1956 1966 Charles Thoeni Switzerland1966 1976 Arthur Gander Switzerland1976 1996 Yuri Titov Soviet Union Russia1996 2016 Bruno Grandi ItalyJanuary 2017 Morinari Watanabe JapanMorinari Watanabe was elected president of the organization since 2017 8 Competitions EditMain article List of gymnastics competitions According to the technical regulations of the International Gymnastcs Federation 9 the competitions officially organized by FIG are World Gymnastics Championships World Artistic Gymnastics Championships World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships Parkour World ChampionshipsWorld Cup series Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Trampoline World Cup Acrobatic Gymnastics World Cup Aerobic Gymnastics World Cup Parkour World Cup World Challenge Cup series Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics World Challenge CupOther official FIG competitions include Olympic Games Youth Olympic Games World Games Junior World Gymnastics Championships Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Junior World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships World Age Group CompetitionsDefunct events formerly organized of sanctioned by FIG Four Continents Gymnastics Championships 10 11 Junior World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships 12 13 Olympic Games Test Events 14 15 Age eligibility rules EditMain article Age requirements in gymnastics The FIG regulates the age at which gymnasts are allowed to participate in senior level competitions The purpose is to protect young gymnasts This has caused some controversy and there have been cases of age falsification 16 See also EditMajor achievements in gymnastics by nation International Trampoline FederationReferences Edit a b Perelman Rich 24 May 2020 Who s in the money EXCLUSIVE analysis of our survey of International Federation finances The Sports Examiner Retrieved 5 June 2022 Today in Francophone History About com Archived from the original on 2008 10 05 Retrieved 2008 08 21 Federation Internationale de Gymnastique History Milestones FIG Retrieved 2018 07 06 Bissada Mason Dellatto Marisa 8 March 2022 International Gymnastics Federation Bars Russia Belarus As Sports World Reacts To Ukraine Invasion Forbes FIG decision regarding the conflict in Europe Press release International Gymnastics Federation 26 February 2022 Retrieved 26 February 2022 Federation Internationale de Gymnastique FIG Retrieved 2018 07 27 This page includes a search form that returns results for continental unions affiliated federations associated federations or provisional federations FIG About Population FIG Retrieved 2018 07 05 Watanabe elected as president of International Gymnastics Federation Japan Times Oct 19 2016 Retrieved 2018 07 05 Technical Regulations 2018 PDF FIG Archived from the original PDF on February 28 2018 Retrieved March 1 2018 FIG RG competitions Archived from the original on 2000 12 06 Retrieved 2020 01 24 FIG Four Continents Archived from the original on 2000 12 06 Retrieved 2020 01 24 FIG Sports Acrobatics FIG 1999 Junior World Championships FIG 2015 Technical Regulations Rio 2016 qualification system Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Elliot Sarah Why Is There an Age Limit for Gymnasts in the Olympics LIVESTRONG COM Retrieved 2017 05 30 External links EditOfficial website 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