79th F.I.G. Congress: Bruni Grandi re-elected

Re-elected:
Bruno GRANDI (ITA)

At the 79th Congress of the International Gymnastics Federation F.I.G. in Cancun (MEX) Prof. Bruno GRANDI was re-elected with the mayority of 68 votes in the first ballot and thus the 78 years old Italian enters his fifth term of office....
On second place came the Russian banker Vassily TITOV (24 votes) and on third the former Romanian President of men's technical committee, Adrian STOICA (14 votes).After the vote, Prof. Grandi did not hide his satisfaction and addressed his first comments to the two other candidates, inviting them to join their efforts and energies to carry all the reforms needed for FIG. "We must bring our efforts together in order that Gymnastics confirms its reputation and popularity within the public and within the Olympic movement and finds the resources to further develop the huge potential it holds through its disciplines! " also declared the elected President.

Slava CORN, 1st Vice President

In subsequent ballots still follows the election of the three F.I.G Vice-Presidents:
The Canadian Slava CORN received 57 votes in the first round and was thus chosen as the first female vice president.

55 votes were given for Michel LEGLISE (FRA) and 45 for the Russians Vasily Titov.

There is still the choice of the other three members of the executive.

All other elections to the FIG Council and the various technical committees of the gymnastics disciplines will take place next ...:

Besides President Grandi and the three vice-presidents only one previous executive members was confirmed:
(65) - Morinari WATANABE, top nation Japan -- new!
(56) - Peter VIDMAR (USA);
(42) - Saif ABOUEDEL (KUW), President of Asian Gymn. Union (ASU);- new!
(40) - Dr. LUO, Chaoyi, Chinese Gymnastics Federation- new!
(40) - Alejandro PENICHE, from Mexican Gymnastics Federation;- new!
(39) - Wolfgang WILLAM (GER), as the only one previous member confirmed;
(38) - Ali Achmad AL-HITMI , President of the Gymnastics Federation of Qatar,- new!
.... which result in an overall strengthening of the representative of Asia and the Arab world to the detriment of Europe, because the former executive members from Switzerland (Walter Nyffeler), the UK (Brian Stocks) and Turkey (Atilla Orsel) did not reach the required number of votes ...!

* MEN's Technical Committee:
- Steve BUTCHER (USA) - 61 votes for the new president; - new!
- Adrian STOICA (ROU)    - 43 votes, former president...
... as members elected:
(66) - HUANG, Liping (CHN);
(56) - TOMITA, Hiroyuki (JPN)- new!
(51) - HAN, Yoon Soo (KOR)- new!
(46) - ALBRECHT, Holger (GER)- new!
(46) - MARCOS FELIPE, Julio (ESP)
(42) - MICKEVICS, Arturs (LAT)- new!
... not re-elected: Thingvold (NOR; 38); Karacsony (HUN; 33); Andrejew (RUS; 26); Makuz (UKR; 23).
This happened most radical upheaval personal kind!
With the departure STOICAS Romania is no longer in almost all levels of the world organization represented - except the member of TK aerobics, Maria FUMEA)

* WOMEN's Techn. Committee
- Nelli KIM (BLR) - 92 votes of106 re-elected as president;
... as members re-elected
(73) - SACCHI, Donatelle (ITA)
(71) - VALENZO, Naomi (MEX);
(53) - ZHOU, Qiriu (CHN)   - new!
(52) - HARINISHI, Joshie (JPN)
(52) - ANDRIANOVA-BURDA, Liubov (RUS)
(43) - DOWDELL, Kym (AUS)
... not elected: - Gratt, Johanna (AUT)

* TC Rhythmic Gymnastics:
- Natalia KUSMINA (RUS) - 79 votes - new!
- Daniela DELLE CHIAIE (ITA) - 25 votes
(80) - ABOU SHABANA, Noha (EGY)
(62) - ACOSTA, Laura (MEX) - new!
(60) - GIGOWA, Maria (BUL)
(60) - HUNT, Caroline (USA)
(50) - SEKITA, Shihoko (JPN)
(47) - DELLE CHIAIE, Daniela (ITA)
* * Surprised you about the singing and sounded disappearance of former President Maria SZYSZOWSKA from Poland ...?
Insiders believe that there was a connection with the arrears of the Polish Sports Acrobatics Federation. Against the FIG sanctions imposed against the member state Poland total SZYSZOWSKA protested ("... what has to do acrobatics with the Polish Gymnastic Association ...?"). Therefore they disappeared from the list of candidates ...?

* TC Trampoline
- Horst KUNZE (GER) - 91votes of 106
   >> Detailed election results

* TC Aerobic
_ Mireille GANZIN (FRA) - 90 votes of 106
>> Detailed election results

* TC Acrobatic
- Rosy TAEMANS (BEL) - 83 votes of 106
>> Detailed election results

* TC General Gymnastcs / Gymn. for all
- Margaret SIKKENS AHLQUIST (SWE) - 92 votes of 92.
>> Detailed election results

* Here you will find ...:
>> FIG Election 2012 L I V E !

>> GYMmedia Preview (in German only)

* ... more about the candidates: http://bit.ly/QTUPN1
* source: f i g

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On Monday the 79th Congress of the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) was declared open by its Presid