MOSCOW, Oct 12 The Italian Gymnastics Federation (FGI) has joined the boycott of the congress Federation of International Gymnastics (FIG) due to the admission of delegations from Russia and Belarus to the forum, Inside the Games reports with reference to a statement from the organization. Earlier, the federations made a decision to boycott the FIG Congress, which is to be held on November 11-12 in Istanbul (Turkey). gymnastics of Norway, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Estonia.» The FGI supports the line taken by other European gymnastics federations regarding the declaration agreed by the ministers of sport or their equivalents from the 25 EU countries (declaration dated March 9, 2022 — ed.), and also many non-European countries.FGI, with the approval of the National Olympic Committee of Italy and in full solidarity with the Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation, declares that it will not take part in the 84th FIG Congress,» the statement said. Initially The congress was supposed to take place in Sandefjord (Norway) in October, but the FIG reported that the Norwegian Gymnastics Federation was unable to organize the event due to requirements from the Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Culture of Norway not to invite representatives of Russia and Belarus to the forum. In March, Russian athletes were suspended by FIG from international competitions due to the situation in Ukraine.
