Glasgow has vowed to take the European Gymnastics Championships to the next level after signing a formal agreement to stage the event in 2018.

The images of Bern and the European Championships are still very present in our mind and I won’t hide from you the great joy and pride this competition brought me and this for many reasons.

European Gymnastics Federation (UEG) head Georges Guelzec and Japanese Gymnastics Association (JGA) secretary general Morinari Watanabe have been confirmed as the two candidates in the running to succeed Bruno Grandi as President of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG).

Before I can, like all of you, rejoice in the upcoming celebration of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, my thoughts are elsewhere.

Japanese Gymnastics Association (JGA) secretary general Morinari Watanabe has confirmed his intention to stand for the Presidency of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), it has been announced today.

Our General Director, Kirsi Erofejeff-Engman, has recently met the organisers of the 32nd European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Holon, Israel. 

The European Union of Gymnastics (UEG) has extended its partnership with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) for a further four years, it has been announced today.

It’s taken its sweet time, but gymnastics has finally announced itself on the global stage.

The fact that the sport sits proudly in the top-tier of the Olympic Games, alongside athletics and swimming, those behemoths which largely dominate the sporting spectrum, may have been lost on many of those who witnessed the stunning Artistic Gymnastics World Championships here over an action-packed last 10 days.

Morinari Watanabe will stand for the Presidency of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), European Union of Gymnastics (UEG) head Georges Guelzec told insidethegames, with the Frenchman claiming the Japanese has been “campaigning for a year-and-a-half”.

Gymnastics and golf have become the latest sports to be added to the programme for the inaugural European Sports Championships in 2018, it has been announced today, with the board for the event confirming it will run from August 1 to 12.

The European Union of Gymnastics (UEG) has announced it has renewed its partnership with Azerbaijan's Kapital Bank for another year after the two organisations agreed an extension here today.

The European Union of Gymnastics (UEG) Executive Committee has voted in favour of incorporating its men’s and women’s Artistic Gymnastics Championships into the programme of the 2018 European Sports Championships, due to be held in Glasgow and Berlin.