Sport Aerobics - Competitive Aerobic Gymnastics - FIG Aerobics

FIG Aerobics

The competitive aerobic gymnastics are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, or FIG. The FIG designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite competition. Within individual countries, gymnastics is regulated by national federations. In 1995, the FIG recognised sports aerobic as a new competitive gymnastics discipline and organised judges and coaches courses and the 1st Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships in Paris (34 countries). In 1997, the IWGA (International World Games Association) included Aerobic Gymnastics in its programme of the 5th World Games (Lahti, Finland). Since 1999 The European Union of Gymnastics has been conducting Aerobic European Gymnastics Championships in all uneven years. Leading nations who have provided World Medallists are: Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Romania, Russia, Spain and Great Britain.

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