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Colombia hosted the 122nd Academy in Cali during the second week of February. It was a Level 3 Academy for Aerobic Gymnastics and the first of that level in the Americas.

With the close of provisional registration for both the 12th Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships and the 5th World Age Group Competitions, tournaments look promising in terms of participant numbers.

Bids open for Artistic Gymnastics!
Lausanne (SUI) – FIG Office, May 28, 2010: Further to the newly approved 2011 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup concept, the FIG has informed all its affiliated federations, that they may now apply for the organisation of an FIG World Cup Event in Artistic Gymnastics.

The related Rules are now available and have been decided by the Presidential Commission on 28 May 2010. These new rules will be presented to the Executive Committee for ratification on 25 June, 2010, at its meeting in St Petersburg (RUS).
Should any Federation be interested in staging an FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup event in 2011, complete application can be returned to the Sports Department of the FIG by June 30th, 2010 at the very latest.

A decision on the allocation of the 2011 FIG World Cup Events will be taken by the FIG Presidential Commission in July 2010.

General Principles
FIG World Cup Series in Artistic Gymnastics will be composed every year of two categories: the A Category “World Cup” and the B Category “Challenger Cup”.

The World Cup Category consists of a minimum of 3 events and a total of maximum 4 events each for Individual Apparatus Competitions and for All Around Competitions. These are best events, staged in attractive and well known cities and venues, with guaranteed TV coverage and a limited participation. Their aim is to showcase the Worlds very best gymnasts in a media and public friendly surrounding.

The Challenger Category consists of a minimum of 3 events and a maximum to be determined by the Presidential Commission each for Individual Apparatus Competitions and All Around Competitions. These are major FIG events with a broader participation. They are aimed at supporting the affiliated federations in developing gymnastics worldwide through the organization of high standard FIG international events.

At each event, the gymnasts will have the opportunity to win World Cup Points which will count towards the respective World Cup Ranking Lists. These World Cup Ranking Lists will begin with the 1st event of the year (i.e. per Category and for Individual Apparatus and All Around Competitions) and will end with the last event of the year (i.e. per Category and for Individual Apparatus and All Around Competitions). The best competitors from the Challenger Cup Ranking Lists (i.e. Individual Apparatus and All Around) will qualify for the next years A Category Individual Apparatus and All Around Competitions.