European Gymnastics
 Headquarters of European Gymnastics in Lausanne. | |
| Formation | 27 March 1982 |
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| Headquarters | Lausanne |
Region served | Europe |
President | Farid Gayibov |
| Website | EuropeanGymnastics.com |
European Gymnastics is one of five continental unions that represents the interests of Europe in the International Gymnastics Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique or FIG). It was formed on 27 March 1982 as the European Union of Gymnastics (French: Union Européenne de Gymnastique or UEG) and adopted its current name on 1 April 2020.[1][2]
Events[]
European Gymnastics organises European Gymnastics Championships for each of the gymnastic disciplines.
Current[]
| Discipline | Competition | First held | Current Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artistic gymnastics | European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships | 1955 | Annually |
| European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships | 1957 | Annually | |
| Trampoline | European Trampoline Championships | 1969 | Biennially (even years) |
| Rhythmic gymnastics | Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships | 1978 | Annually |
| Acrobatic gymnastics | Acrobatic Gymnastics European Championships | 1978 | Biennially (odd years) |
| TeamGym | European TeamGym Championships | 1996 | Biennially (even years) |
| Aerobic gymnastics | Aerobic Gymnastics European Championships | 1999 | Biennially (odd years) |
Defunct[]
| Discipline | Competition | First held | Last held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artistic gymnastics | European Cup in Artistic Gymnastics | 1988 | 1995 |
| Rhythmic gymnastics | European Cup in Rhythmic Gymnastics | 1989 | 1995 |
| Artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics | European Team Gymnastics Championships | 1997 | 2003 |
Member federations[]
As of 2015, European Gymnastics consists of 50 member federations
Other[]
As of June 2021, the current president of European Gymnastics, Farid Gayibov, is being investigated for his close association with Kamran Ramazanov, the CEO of the Azeri IT company SmartScoring. In 2017, Mr. Gayibov signed a service contract on behalf of European Gymnastics with SmartScoring for providing live scoring and video streaming services for certain European gymnastics competitions amidst the protests of a number of member federations of European Gymnastics. Despite millions of dollars in financing, SmartScoring provided poor coverage of the qualification rounds of the 2021 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Basel, Switzerland and the 2021 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Varna, Bulgaria. Notwithstanding any customer feedback, on June 3rd, 2021 Mr. Gayibov extended European Gymnastics‘ contract with SmartScoring until 2023.
References[]
- ^ "History". European Gymnastics. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (17 November 2019). "UEG to become European Gymnastics from April 2020". InsideTheGames.biz.
- ^ Tota, Elton (24 November 2015). "European Union of Gymnastics accepts Kosovo Gymnastics Association". balkaneu.com. Independent Balkan News Agency.
External links[]
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