FIG Makes Historic Decisions (12th October, 2005)

Meeting under the presidency of Professor Bruno Grandi (11th Oct) in Baku, the FIG Executive Committee Members accepted with a large majority the new Code of Points for both Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics.

Updating the Code was rendered necessary due to the incidents that tainted the Men’s competitions at the Olympic Games in Athens. The Code’s content is now available to the Federations and their coaches, coming into force as of January 1, 2006. When questioned as to the FIG Executive Committee’s decision, its President, Professor Bruno Grandi, expressed his satisfaction with the outcome, pointing out that gymnastics was in dire need of a modern tool that would allow gymnasts to progress in a safe environment dominated by sport justice.

In conjunction with the new Code, the FIG entrusted its partner Longines with the development of a video system allowing judges to view a litigious sequence in real time. The procedure will be officially implemented for the first time in November at the 38th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships.