06. November 2014  
Tashkent, UZB  
Artistic Gymnastics

FIG Congress in Tashkent - a first for the country!

* f i g  press--: The 80th FIG Congress and General Assembly took place October 29-30 in Tashkent. Some 250 delegates, represented 78 national federations, have accepted FIG President Bruno Grandi's invitation to attend in Uzbekistan. The event marked the first time in the history of the Uzbek Gymnastics Federation that it had welcomed authorities of the FIG. The Congress and General Assembly had been highly anticipated by the Federation's President, Ms. Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, who is also her country's representative to UNESCO. The FIG regreted to announce that the delegations of Nigeria, Congo and Senegal, due to the sanitary measures being taken in Western Africa were not be present at this year's Congress.
* source: fig press release

* fig press release: Lausanne (SUI) / FIG Office,
November 06, 2014
FIG Congress Official News
Summary of core decisions taken and information published by the 80th FIG General Assembly at its ordinary meeting on October 29 - 30, at the Internationale Hotel, in Tashkent (UZB).
* As the Assembly convened, outgoing President, Prof. Bruno Grandi (ITA) announced that he will not be running for a new mandate at the close of this cycle in 2016;
* The 2012 - 2013 accounts and the revised quadrennial budget were approved;
* The Assembly accepted ten new national federations: Afghanistan (AFG), Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIH), Central African Republic (associated member - CAF), Caymen Islands (CAY), Mauritius (MRI), Nicaragua (NCA), Sudan (SUD), Uganda (UGA), Zambia (ZAM) and Kosovo (KOS).
* The federation of Botswana (BOT) was excluded for having failed repeatedly to meet its statutory obligations;
* The 81st Congress and electoral General Assembly in 2016 will be organised by the Japan Gymnastics Association (JGA) in Tokyo;
* The proposal seeking to hand the election of Technical Committee members to the Executive Committee did not receive a 2/3 majority vote, and was thrown out;
* The proposal seeking to exclude presidents and secretary generals from the judges panel at Olympic Games, World Championships, Continental Championships and World Cups did not receive the required 2/3 majority vote and was also thrown out;
* Modifications to the Ethical Code were accepted;
* At the 1st European Games in Baku (AZE) in 2015, the European Gymnastics Union (UEG) will present a new competitions programme format that alternates between Olympic and non-Olympic disciplines;
* Events counting for the Olympic Test Events will be held on-site in Rio de Janeiro (BRA), April 14-24, 2016.

At the close of this 80th Congress 2014, the FIG counts a total of 142 member federations, of which 138 affiliated and 4 associated. Continental distribution is as follows: Europe, 50 members; Asia, 38; the Americas, 28; Africa, 24 and Oceania, 2.
* Source:  fig press release