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The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) or '''International Federation of Gymnastics''' (IFG) is the governing body of competitive Gymnastics . It was founded on July 23 , 1881 in Liège , Belgium , making it the oldest international sport federation. Originally called the European Federation of Gymnastics, it had three member countries — Belgium , France and the Netherlands — until 1921, when non-European countries were admitted, and it was renamed to its current name. The federation draws up the rules, known as the (further classified as Men's Artistic Gymnastics — MAG and Women's Artistic Gymnastics — WAG), Rhythmic Gymnastics (RG), Sports Aerobics (AER), Sports Acrobatics (ACRO), Trampolining (TRA) and General Gymnastics (GG). ORGANIZATION As Of 2005 , 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). There are 129 federations affiliated to the FIG and 1 associated federation, as well as four Continental Unions:
An Italian Bruno Grandi is the current president. MAJOR COMPETITIONS
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