International Gymnastics Federation









































International Gymnastics Federation

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Abbreviation FIG
Formation 23 July 1881; 137 years ago (1881-07-23)
Headquarters Avenue de la Gare 12
Location

  • Lausanne, Switzerland
Region served
Worldwide
President
 Morinari Watanabe
Affiliations
Longines, VTB, Cirque du Soleil
Website www.gymnastics.sport



The FIG headquarters in Lausanne.


The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG; English: International Gymnastics Federation) is the governing body of competitive 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.[1] 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.[2]


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) and tumbling (TUM).


Additionally, the federation is responsible for determining gymnasts' age eligibility to participate in the Olympics.




Contents






  • 1 Organization


  • 2 Competitions


  • 3 Age eligibility rules


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





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.


As of July 2018[update], there were 146 national federations affiliated with FIG, three of which have been suspended, as well as two associated federations and the following four continental unions:[3]




  • European Union of Gymnastics (UEG)


  • Pan-American Gymnastic Union (PAGU)


  • Asian Gymnastic Union (AGU)


  • African Gymnastics Union (UAG)


Across all disciplines, participation in FIG sanctioned events exceeds 30,000 athletes, about 70% of whom are female.[4]


Morinari Watanabe was elected president of the organization in 2016.[5]



Competitions


Main article: List of gymnastics competitions

According to the technical regulations of the International Gymnastcs Federation,[6] the competitions officially organized by FIG are:




  • World Gymnastics Championships

    • World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

    • World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

    • Trampoline World Championships

    • Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships

    • World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships




  • World 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 Cup




Other official FIG competitions include:



  • Olympic Games

  • Youth Olympic Games

  • World Games


Defunct events formerly organized of sanctioned by FIG:



  • Four Continents Gymnastics Championships

  • Olympic Games Test Events



Age eligibility rules


Main 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, but it has caused some controversy, and there have been cases of age falsification.[7]



See also


  • Major achievements in gymnastics by nation


References





  1. ^ "Today in Francophone History". About.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2008-08-21..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique / History / Milestones". FIG. Retrieved 2018-07-06.


  3. ^ "Fédération 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.)


  4. ^ "FIG - About / Population". FIG. Retrieved 2018-07-05.


  5. ^ "Watanabe elected as president of International Gymnastics Federation". Japan Times. Oct 19, 2016. Retrieved 2018-07-05.


  6. ^ "Technical Regulations 2018" (PDF). FIG. Retrieved March 1, 2018.


  7. ^ Elliot, Sarah. "Why Is There an Age Limit for Gymnasts in the Olympics?". LIVESTRONG.COM. Retrieved 2017-05-30.




External links


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