Danil Mussabayev of Kazakhstan and Camilla Gomes of Brazil win gold as the 2023 FIG Trampoline World Cup Season got underway in Baku. Mussabayev and Gomes captured the respective men’s and women’s individual and pairs crowns in the Azerbaijani capital. The Kazakhstan gymnast scored 59.240 to claim the gold medal, with Spain’s
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Buompane reappointed as FIG secretary general
Nicolas Buompane has been re-appointed as the secretary general of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). Following a recommendation from FIG's President Morinari Watanabe, the FIG Executive Committee voted to return Buompane to the role. Buompane has been secretary general since 2019 when he took over from André Gueisbuhler. Before that, Buompane was deputy
More FIG World Cups and World Championships cancelled or postponed
The ongoing Covid pandemic has led to more World Cup and World Championships competitions being cancelled or postponed, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has announced. In addition to the previously announced events, the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, has been pushed back by one week. The 35th World Championships in
FIG postpones or cancels World Cups due to Covid pandemic
Several World Cup events have been postponed due to the Covid pandemic, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has announced. In trampoline, the World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, which was scheduled to take place on February 13-14, has been cancelled. The artistic gymnastics Apparatus World Cup, which was due to be held in
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FIG sets up fund for gymnastics community affected by coronavirus pandemic
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) is creating a fund to assist athletes and national federations struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic. The fund will give about $400,000 to athletes and national gymnastics federations who have been severely hit by the economic repercussions of the Covid-19 crisis in hopes of easing what FIG
Israel to host World Championships in Acrobatic Gymnastics for first time
Israel is to host a World Championships in any gymnastics discipline for the first time after being chosen to stage the 2024 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships. The city of Holon has been awarded the event following an email vote by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Council. The FIG Council decided to use
