FIG Report
FIG Flash
Official News from the International Gymnastics Federation – No. 11, August 1996
Events from the FIG Congress in Atlanta
New Member Federations
The following federations were admitted definitively:
BAR Barbados Amateur Gymnastics Association
BER Bermuda Gymnastics Association
BIH Gymnastics Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina
CAM Fédération Khmére de Gymnastique
CAF Fédération Centrafricaine de Gymnastique
ETH Ethiopian Gymnastics Federation
TRI Trinidad and Tobago Amateur Gymnastics Association
The FIG now has 121 affiliated federations.
Statutes and Technical Regulations
Several amendments to the Statutes and the Technical Regulations were made. The new texts will be available at the Secretariat at the end of this year.
Code of Discipline
New: A Code of Discipline has been worked out and approved.
Sports Aerobics
Sports Aerobics was approved as a new FIG discipline in its own right.
In addition, the General Assembly accepted with a very large majority the principle of considering integrating Trampoline and Sports Acrobatics as new FIG disciplines. A final decision will be made at the 1998 Congress. If this is approved, a decision will have to be taken to dissolve the two international federations, FIT and IFSA.
World Championships
The 1999 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were awarded to the Chinese Federation and will be held in Tianjin.
1999 RSG World Championships
The 1999 RSG World Championships were awarded to the Japanese Federation and will be held in Osaka.
1999 Four Continents
In addition, the Executive Committee awarded the 1999 Four Continents Championships to the U.S. Gymnastics Federation. They will be held in Jacksonville, Florida.
Other News
Doping/Drug Testing
All doping checks (drug tests) conducted at the World Championships in Puerto Rico and Budapest turned out to be negative.
Langsley Photos
From November 14, 1996 until January 26, 1997, the Olympic Museum in Lausanne will present an exhibition of the best action photos by the FIG's official photographer, Eileen Langsley. The preview will be on November 13 in the presence of the photographer and the authorities of the IOC and the FIG.
A superb book and a CD-ROM, both titled “Gymnastics: the Art of Sport,” have recently come out featuring a selection of Langsley's finest shots. This is on sale at the FIG Secretariat.
Changing of the Presidency
On November 15-17, 1996, the Executive Committee of the FIG will meet in Lausanne. On that occasion a ceremony will be held at which Yuri Titov, the current President of the FIG, will hand over his office to his successor, Bruno Grandi.
Record Attendance
The Artistic Gymnastics competitions attracted 560,542 spectators to Atlanta's Georgia Dome. This was a record! The organizers even had to open the doors of the Dome for the training sessions. As many as 90,000 people bought tickets for the training sessions.
Salute to the Gymnasts
The compliments of the FIG and sincere admiration go to the four gymnasts listed below who in Atlanta were participating in their third Olympic Games:
Andreas Wecker (GER) – Men's artistic
Kalofer Hristozov (BUL) – Men's artistic
Svetlana Boguinskaya (BLR) – Women's artistic
Lenka Oulehlova (CZE) – RSG
Judges Beware!
A number of judges received a warning following the last RSG World Championships in Budapest.
The lesson seems to have been of use since in the wake of the RSG Olympic competitions in Athens no cards, either yellow or red, were given out. The reason – exemplary professional conduct on the part of the whole college of judges.
And, since good news never comes alone, we note that there were no 10.0's in Athens. This is something to which we are not accustomed at RSG events. There were no ties on the podium and no 10.0's in RSG.
This may well be because the judges were appointed by the FIG authorities according to established criteria specific to RSG.
Puerto Rico
The World Championships in San Juan were a success which has already become a reference for the FIG delegates. Reception, infrastructure, organization, protocol – everything was just marvelous. The FIG offers good luck to Puerto Rico in its candidature to host the Olympic Games in 2004!
Medical Commission
It had been noted that many non-medical personnel (trainers, coaches, etc.) had been accredited as Medical Officers at several championships. The Medical Commission considers that it is a violation of the ethics of the FIG that federations ignored the health of the gymnasts.
Further, as a result of the public demonstrations of protesting against the size of the gymnasts last year in Canada, the Medical Commission proposed to investigate and make recommendations regarding anorexia in gymnastics.
Scientific Symposium
The subjects to be considered at the Scientific Symposium to be held in Berlin during the 1997 RSG World Championships have been established as follows:
- Advantages and risks from the medical, biomechanical, educational, and social points of view
- Development of a competition program for girls: evaluation and training methods
- Development of apparatus and security materials appropriate for the training of young gymnasts
This article appears in the October 1996 issue of Technique, Vol. 16, No. 9.
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