By Trend
“I believe that European Gymnastics, with its traditionally old
history, has a great future,” Trend reports citing President of the
European Union of Gymnastics (UEG) Dr. Farid Gayibov.
“One more important month in gymnastics is behind us. The UEG
President’s Board sat down in Lausanne in March to discuss the
preparation process for the major UEG events and the Congress to be
held in Sofia (BUL, November 15 & 16). The consistent introduction
and adaptation of the FIG Rules and Regulations’ changes in the UEG
principal documents were in the spotlight. The proposals will
widely be discussed and summarised at the next Meeting of the UEG
Executive Committee to take place in Minsk (BLR) on June 28 & 29,”
he said.
Gayibov pointed out that this year is remarkable for the Italian
Gymnastics Federations (FGI) which celebrates its 150th
Anniversary.
“I was happy to be a part of this great event organised in
Venice (ITA) – the place where all this started 150 years ago,” he
added.
The UEG president noted that the FGI can boast of its athletes’
achievements: European, World and Olympic Champions in several
gymnastics disciplines.
“Besides, it distinguished itself as one of the best organisers
of competitions of all levels. The Federation prepared outstanding
sports figures who played an important role in the development of
gymnastics worldwide. There is a number of famous names but I would
like to emphasise one of them – Mr. Bruno Grandi, who led
gymnastics for 20 years and distinguished himself with his strong
organisational skills, commitment and love for the sport. I would
like to congratulate the FGI with at its head President Mr.
Gherardo Tecchi on this great occasion. I was really impressed with
the organisational level of the celebratory events and the Gala,”
he said.
“I had another chance to watch the competitions of the FIG World
Cup in Artistic Gymnastics in my hometown, Baku (AZE) on March
14-17. I was able to see the performance level of athletes prior to
the European Championships in this discipline. There was a great
number of participants like at 2019’s all other World Cup series
qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. This is the first year
we are experiencing qualifying competitions of this kind and we
already can see that they are quite successful. In April, the World
Cup series will be concluded and the series of World Challenge Cups
will follow in May. I believe that FIG Committees and Commissions
will conduct some analysis to compare this year’s competitions with
the events of previous ones. This is also a good opportunity for us
to consider how specific factors have an impact on the level and
success of the competitions while thinking of implementation of new
projects. We should encourage new introductions for the further
popularisation and systematic development of gymnastics in
future.
“Ahead, we have the first European Championships to commence in
Artistic Gymnastics in Szczecin (POL). It promises to be very
interesting and it will conclude the qualification for the 2nd
European Games in Minsk (BLR).
“Continuing the tradition of meeting with the representatives of
the UEG affiliated Federations established last year, we will have
our next meeting within the framework of this Championships. I am
also planning to meet with the gymnasts and coaches there. I urge
you to be active and come to us with your questions, problems,
ideas. Meetings of this kind will help us to overcome difficulties
together, to consider the changes we can bring to gymnastics
together.
“I believe that European Gymnastics, with its traditionally old
history, has a great future. Therefore, I invite you to enter this
future with all the best we had in the past!” UEG president
concluded.
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