Organization
The main governing bodies of the federation are the President and Vice-Presidents, the Congress, held every two years, the Executive Committee, the Council and seven Technical Committees — for each of the disciplines (WAG and MAG have distinct ones; for GG it's called General Gymnastics Committee).
As of 2007 there are 128 federations affiliated to the FIG and 2 associated federations, as well as four Continental Unions:
- European Union of Gymnastics (UEG)
- Pan-American Gymnastic Union (PAGU)
- Asian Gymnastic Union (AGU)
- African Gymnastics Union (UAG)
An Italian, Bruno Grandi, has been the elected president since 1996.
Read more about this topic: International Federation Of Gymnastics
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