Tag: FIG

  • 15th World Gymnaestrada, Helsinki (FIN), July 12 – 18, 2015

    15th World Gymnaestrada, Helsinki (FIN), July 12 – 18, 2015

    HELSINKI (FIN) – LAUSANNE (SUI), March 29, 2012: The 15th World Gymnaestrada will be held in the city of Helsinki, Finland, on July 12 – 18, 2015. The event launched a website today at www.wg-2015.com and a Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/wg2015Helsinki. Available in English and Spanish, the website currently provides general information surrounding the event…

  • 5th Aerobic Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions

    5th Aerobic Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions

    SOFIA (BUL) – LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, April 02, 2012: The President of the FIG Aerobic Gymnastics Technical Committee, Mireille Ganzin (FRA), has proceeded on Wednesday to the drawing of lots of the 5th World Age Group Competitions and the 12th World Championships of the discipline, to be held respectively May 29 – 31 and…

  • 23rd Acrobatic Gymnastics & 7th Acrobatic Gymnastics World Age Group

    23rd Acrobatic Gymnastics & 7th Acrobatic Gymnastics World Age Group

    LAUSANNE (SUI), April 01, 2012: The nominative registration for the 23rd Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships in Lake Buena Vista, Florida (USA), has been completed. Those scheduled to compete April 16-18 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex’s HP Field House, located at Walt Disney World Resort, for the right to call themselves the world’s…

  • FIG Artistic Gymnastics Challenge Cup 2012, Doha-Qatar

    FIG Artistic Gymnastics Challenge Cup 2012, Doha-Qatar

    LAUSANNE (SUI), March 30, 2012: Artistic Gymnastics Challenge Cup, With day one of the Finals behind us, gymnasts from nine different nations share the medals at midway point of the FIG Challenge Cup stopover currently taking place in Doha (QAT). China’s Zou Kai, who qualified in fourth place, improved his execution significantly to top the…

  • FIG Trampoline Technical Committee Meeting Tremblant

    FIG Trampoline Technical Committee Meeting Tremblant

    LAUSANNE (SUI), March 28, 2012: The FIG Trampoline Technical Committee met for their first ordinary meeting of the year in Tremblant (CAN) on March 20 – 22, 2012. High on the agenda were discussions surrounding the “Guide to Judging” and appendices, as well as preparations for the Intercontinental Judging Courses. With clear descriptions of judging criteria,…

  • 12th Junior Artistic and Trampoline Gymnastics Asian Championships, Suphanburi

    12th Junior Artistic and Trampoline Gymnastics Asian Championships, Suphanburi

    LAUSANNE (SUI), March 22, 2012: The 12th Junior Asian Championships in Artistic and Trampoline Gymnastics took place in Suphanburi, Thailand, from March 11 – 14, 2012. Chinese gymnasts dominated the Men’s Artistic Individual All-around and Team competitions. Ji Lian (87.000) ranked first ahead of his compatriot Lin Chaopan (86.850) and Japan’s Yuya Kamoto (85.350). Lin…

  • Aquae World Cup welcomes Aerobic gymnasts to Aix-les-Bains

    Aquae World Cup welcomes Aerobic gymnasts to Aix-les-Bains

    LAUSANNE (SUI), March 21, 2012: Aix-les-Bains (FRA), truly a city of waters with its beautiful lake and world famous thermal baths, will play host to international Aerobic Gymnastics from March 24 – 25, 2012. For the second time under the FIG World Cup label, the Aquae World Cup will line up 45 gymnasts from ten…

  • IOC “Women and Sport” Awards 2012

    IOC “Women and Sport” Awards 2012

    LAUSANNE (SUI), March 19, 2012: Women Sport, The Egyptian Rhythmic Gymnastics Group has been awarded the Women and Sport Achievement Diploma by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in recognition of its outstanding contribution to promoting the development and participation of women and girls in sport. Following the initiative of the Egyptian Gymnastics Federation, the FIG…

  • Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Tokyo 2011

    Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Tokyo 2011

    Lausanne-(SUI)/FIG Office, March 15, 2012: Following the detailed analysis of the judging of the 43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, held in Tokyo (JPN) October 7 – 16, 2011, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has opened a disciplinary procedure against two judges of the women’s panel. According to the procedures, the FIG Disciplinary Commission will meet…

  • FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Deriugina Cup 2012  Kiev

    FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Deriugina Cup 2012 Kiev

    LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, March 14, 2012: Some seventy gymnasts representing 31 different countries responded to an invitation extended by the Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation to participate at the 5th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Kiev (UKR) on March 16 – 18, 2012. An international tournament for juniors and seniors held for the 21st time…