28. April 2018  
Lausanne, SUI  
Artistic Gymnastics

FIG Worlds Ambassadors 2018

In March 2018 the International Gymnastics Federation introduces the Gymnastics Ambassadors for all the 2018 World Championships.
The F.I.G. is pleased to announce the nine champions who will be the Gymnastics Ambassadors at its 2018 World Championships.
"We are delighted that these major names, who in their own way have each made history in their discipline and influenced their sport, have agreed to act as Ambassadors," said Morinari Watanabe, President of the FIG.

→ Artistic Gymnastics:
Mitsuo TSUKAHARA (JPN)
& Svetlana BOUGINSKAYA (BLR);


→ Rhythmic Gymnastics:
Maria PETROVA (BUL);




→ Trampoline Gymnastics:
Alexander MOSKALENKO
& Irina KARAVAEVA (RUS);




→ Acrobatic Gymnastics:
Nikki SNEL
& Elfine DE SMEDT (BEL)




→ Aerobics Gymnastics:
Jonatan CANADA (ESP)
& Marcelo LOPEZ (BRA)


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►... about these nine historical GYM Ambassadors

"We believe that through their very presence, they will help to pass on the passion of this sport to future generations and cast a spotlight on the Worlds, which are our flagship events of the year," added Nellie Kim, herself an Artistic Gymnastics legend and now Vice President of the FIG and President of the Ambassadors' Commission.