Below you'll find a summary of the main decisions and information from the 81st FIG General Assembly which was held October 18-20 in Tokyo, Japan, at the Hilton Tokyo Odaiba Hotel.

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The Congress has elected its new authorities as follows:

President:
Mr. Morinari Watanabe (JPN)

Vice Presidents:
Mr. Vasily Titov (RUS)
Ms. Nellie Kim (BLR)
Mr. Luo Chaoyi (CHN)

Members of the Executive Committee:
Mr. Ali Al-Hitmi (QAT)
Mr. Jesus Carballo Martinez (ESP)
Mr. Ron Galimore (USA)
Mr. Youssef Altabbaa (SYR)
Mr. Jani Tanskanen (FIN)
Mr. Martin Reddin (GBR)
Mr. Kim Dong Min (KOR)

Technical Committee Presidents:
Gymnastics for All: Ms. Margaret Sikkens Ahlquist (SWE)
Men's Artistic Gymnastics: Mr. Steve Butcher (USA)
Women's Artistic Gymnastics: Ms. Donatella Sacchi (ITA)
Rhythmic Gymnastics: Ms. Nataliya Kuzmina (RUS)
Trampoline Gymnastics: Mr. Horst Kunze (GER)
Acrobatic Gymnastics: Ms. Rosy Taeymans (BEL)
Aerobic Gymnastics: Mr. Sergio Garcia Alcazar (ESP)

For Council members, Technical Committee members, Appeal Tribunal and Auditors refer to the FIG website.

The Congress has awarded the following honorary distinctions:

Honorary President:
Prof. Bruno Grandi (ITA)

Honorary Vice Presidents:
Ms. Slava Corn (CAN)
Dr. Michel Léglise (FRA)
Ms. Mireille Ganzin (FRA)

Honorary Members:
Mr. Wolfgang Willam (GER)
Mr. Alejandro Peniche (MEX)
Ms. Zobeira Hernandez (VEN)
Mr. Huang Liping (CHN)
Ms. Yoshie Harinishi (JPN)
Mr. Stephan Duchesne (CAN)
Ms. Tonya Case (USA)
Mr. Thore Brolin (SWE)
Mr. Jacques Rey (FRA)
Mr. Walter von Kaenel (SUI)

Silver Distinctions:
Mr. Brian Stocks (GBR)
Mr. Walter Nyffeler (SUI)
Mr. Rached Gharbi (TUN)
Mr. George Tatai (AUS)
Mr. Han Yoon Soo (KOR)
Ms. Laura Acosta (MEX)

Bronze Distinctions:
Ms. Anne Martikainen (FIN)
Mr. R.A.K. Jeewantha (SRI)
Mr. Farid Gayibov (AZE)

• The Congress has unanimously approved the accounts 2014 and 2015 as well as the quadrennial plan 2017-2020.

• The Congress has unanimously confirmed and granted membership to the following six Gymnastics Federation from: Aruba (ARU), American Samoa (ASA), Cameroon (CMR) Cook Islands (COK), Fidji (FIJ), St. Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN). The FIG now counts a total of 148 member federations. The continental distribution is as follows: Europe, 50 members; Asia, 38; the Americas, 30; Africa, 25 and Oceania, 5.

• The Congress has accepted numerous small changes of the Statutes. Concerning the three major issues, Congress has missed the required 2/3 majority and thus refused Art. 11.15.7. dealing with conflict of interests as well as Art. 14.4. which would have ruled that Presidents and Members of the Technical Committees are no longer elected by the General Assembly, but appointed by the Executive Committee. Congress has accepted Art. 25 foreseeing a new position of Technical Coordinator to be appointed by the Executive Committee.

• The Congress has updated the FIG Code of Ethics which includes that any close family relative to a competitive gymnast may not judge that gymnast or his/her unit (pair, group etc.) at any FIG sanctioned event.

• The Congress has unanimously assigned the 82nd FIG General Assembly to the Gymnastics Federation of Azerbaijan. It will be held on December 2 - 3, 2018, in Baku (AZE).


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Morinari Watanabe Elected New FIG President

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