At the end of last month, the Commission ceased all action against the judges from the courses in Bucharest, Moscow and Alicante - at which many judges had the same scores and were awarded unjustified bonuses, despite saying it would continue investigations into other parties involved in the case.

However, Grandi is not satisfied with how the situation was handled and even the FIG Disciplinary Commission itself concluded that "there were significant risks to have had leaks during the process of the examination and/or its preparations" as an explanation for the suspicious scores.

The Italian President added that certain facts had been "adequately proven", and insisted that the mechanisms and conduct that led to the irregularities have not yet fully come to light.

The case will now be dealt with by a three-person FIG Appeals Tribunal – which will be chaired by Gymnastics Canada director George Stewart, who will deliver a verdict on the case in the second instance.

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