International Gymnastics Federation
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The International Gymnastics Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, abbr. FIG) is the body governing competition in all disciplines of gymnastics. Its headquarters is in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was founded on 23 July 1881 in Liège, Belgium, making it the world's oldest existing international sports organisation.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="FIG_milestones">Template:Cite web</ref>
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 and women's artistic gymnastics; rhythmic gymnastics; aerobic gymnastics; acrobatic gymnastics; trampolining; double mini trampoline, tumbling 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> In 19 July 2023, FIG decided to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes and support personnels to participant events under individual neutral athletes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Organization
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.
In 2023, there were 161 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:<ref>Template:Cite web (This page includes a search form that returns results for continental unions, affiliated federations, associated federations, or provisional federations.)</ref>
- 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Presidents, and their tenures, of the FIG
| Period | Name | Country |
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| 1881–1924 | fr:Nicolaas Cupérus | Template:BEL |
| 1924–1933 | Charles Cazalet | Template:FRA |
| 1933–1946 | Template:Ill | Template:Flag |
| 1946–1956 | Template:Ill | Template:BEL |
| 1956–1966 | Charles Thoeni | Template:SUI |
| 1966–1976 | fr:Arthur Gander | Template:SUI |
| 1976–1996 | Yuri Titov | Template:URS Template:RUS |
| 1996–2016 | Bruno Grandi | Template:ITA |
| January 2017– | Morinari Watanabe | Template:JPN |
Morinari Watanabe was elected president of the organization since 2017.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Tournaments
According to the technical regulations of the International Gymnastcs Federation,<ref name=reg>Template:Cite web</ref> the competitions officially organized by FIG are:
Other official FIG competitions include:
- Olympic Games
- Youth Olympic Games
- World Games
- Junior World Gymnastics Championships
- World Age Group Competitions
Defunct events formerly organized of sanctioned by FIG:
- Four Continents Gymnastics Championships<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Junior World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Olympic Games Test Events<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Age eligibility rules
Template:Main 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
See also
References
External links
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- International Gymnastics Federation
- Gymnastics governing bodies
- International sports organisations based in Switzerland
- Organisations based in Lausanne
- Sports organizations established in 1881
- 1881 establishments in Belgium
- Association of Summer Olympic International Federations