03. December 2017  
Split, CRO  
Artistic Gymnastics

New UEG President elected: Farid Gayibov

Farid GAYIBOV, (AZE)

At the 27th Congress of the European Gymnastics Federation (UEG) in Split, Croatia, Mr. Farid Gayibov of Azerbaijan was elected as the new president at the attended by the 50 member federations of the UEG. Gayibov defeated Slovenia's Edvard Kolar, 28 votes to 20. After George Guelzec (FRA), who held the post for the past eight years, Gayibov will become the 5th president of the UEG.

Gayibov, who was elected Vice President of the UEG's Executive Committee four years ago, is the first Azerbaijani to become president of a European sports federation. He received congratulations from the president of Azerbaijan on being elected to his post, which he will begin January 1.

♦ Joining him in the Presidential Board are
Rudolf Hediger (SUI), Michel Boutard (FRA) and Athanasios Vasileiadis while Mircea Apolzan (ROU), Erik Juhl Mogensen (DEN), Andrey Fedarau (BLR), Paolo Frising (LUX), Solveig Jonsdottir (ISL), Andrey Rodionenko (RUS) and Judit Körmendy-Ekes (HUN) will assist the discussions and decision making in the Executive Committee, in addition to the Technical Committee Presidents.

♦ At the head of the Technical Committees, UEG says thank you and bids farewell to
- Heide Bruneder (AUT, Rhythmic Gymnastics), Yvette Brasier (FRA, Women’s Artistic Gymnastics), Jacky Wischnia (ISR, Men’s Artistic Gymnastics) and Alberto Claudino (POR, Gymnastics for All).
They will be replaced by Maria Petrova (BUL), Anca Grigoras (ROU), Tom Thingvold (NOR) and Hlif Thorgeirsdottir (ISL) respectively.

These are all the Members of the eight Technical Committees of UEG::

♦ Men’s Technical Committee; Tom Thingvold (NOR) – President
   Dmitri Andreev (RUS); Nikolaos Provias (GRE); Mario Vukoja (CRO); Diego Lazzarich (ITA); James May (GBR); Jean-François Blanquino (FRA)

♦ Women’s Technical Committee  Anca Grigoras (ROU) – President
   Christine Frauenknecht (SUI); Hana Liskarova (CZE); Orna Shai (ISR); Sabrina Klaesberg (GER); Mairead Kavanagh (IRL); Marja Räisänen (FIN)

♦ Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee: Maria Petrova (BUL) – President
   Elena Nefedova (RUS); Dominique Muller-Lauth (FRA); Marina Lobatch (BLR); Elena Aliprandi (ITA); Evangelia Trikomiti (CYP); Pancracia Sirvent Mut (ESP)

♦ Trampoline Technical Committee Vladimir Zeman (CZE) – President
   Irina Karavaeva (RUS); Patrick Siegfried (GER); Luis Nunes (POR); Babette Van Wetering (NED); Konrad Bojakowski (POL); Mariela Stoycheva (BUL)

♦ Acrobatic Gymnastics Technical Committee  Carine Charlier (FRA) – President
   Bernardo Tomas (POR); Dmitry Vinnikov (RUS); Nikolay Ivanov (BUL); Melanie Sanders (GBR); Juan Leon-Prados (ESP); Ursula Wojtkowiak (POL)

♦ Aerobic Gymnastics Technical Committee  Cristina Casentini (ITA) – President
   Alina Dragan (ROU); Olga Kyselovicova (SVK); Vladislav Oskner (RUS); Lefki Ferentinou (GRE); Andrea Sinko (HUN); Monika Wiethoff (GER)

♦ TeamGym Technical Committee  Per Sjostrand (SWE) – President
   Max Andersen (DEN); Bianca Franzoi (AUT); Petr Gryga (CZE); Heli Lemmety (FIN); Peter Tranckle (GBR)

♦ Gymnastics for All Technical Committee  Hlif Thorgeirsdottir (ISL) – President
  Regina Beeler (SUI); Ilse Arys (BEL); Geza Mikes (SRB); Maria Stahl (SWE); Heidi Marie Taksdal (NOR); Maria Papadopoulou (GRE)

* source: U E G