International Gymnastics Federation

The International Gymnastics Federation, known as FIG, is the international governing body for gymnastics. Founded in 1881, it sets rules and oversees international competitions across gymnastics disciplines.

Code of Points: A sport-specific rulebook that defines gymnastics skills, scoring criteria, and judging procedures. FIG publishes discipline-specific codes that determine how routines are evaluated.
European Gymnastics Federation: The regional gymnastics governing body for Europe, known as European Gymnastics. The organization began as a European federation before expanding its international scope.
National gymnastics federation: A country's governing organization for gymnastics, typically responsible for national programs and competition. FIG's member federations connect international governance to gymnastics within individual countries.
Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics: The gymnastics competitions held in Tokyo in 2021 as part of the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics. The event highlighted athlete welfare and the pressure surrounding elite gymnastics competition.
International Ski and Snowboard Federation: The international governing body for skiing and snowboarding, known as FIS. FIS illustrates a parallel federation model for a different group of Olympic sports.
FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships: The FIG's premier annual world championship for men's and women's artistic gymnastics, except in Olympic years. This flagship event applies FIG rules to determine world champions in artistic gymnastics.
Nicolas Cupérus: A Belgian gymnastics official who founded the International Gymnastics Federation and served as its first president. His initiative established the federation in 1881.
World Gymnastics Championships: International championship competitions organized by FIG across gymnastics disciplines. These events are the federation's main recurring platform for awarding world titles.
Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Summer Olympics: The team representing eligible Russian athletes under the Russian Olympic Committee designation at the 2020 Summer Olympics. FIG competition operated amid restrictions on Russian participation following state-sponsored doping findings.
World Athletics: The international governing body for track and field athletics and related running disciplines. Its remit offers a comparison with FIG's governance of multiple gymnastics disciplines.

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