International Gymnastics Federation

What International Gymnastics Federation does

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), founded in 1881 and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, is the global governing body for gymnastics and one of the international federations recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It oversees all gymnastics disciplines — artistic, rhythmic, trampoline, acrobatic, and aerobic — and is responsible for standardizing technical rules, certifying officials, enforcing anti-doping and safeguarding programs, and sanctioning the World Championships and Olympic qualifying events that define the sport's competitive calendar. FIG serves member national federations, athletes, judges, coaches, event organizers, and broader stakeholder communities across roughly every continent; its Gymnastics for All program is positioned to reach approximately 30 million participants worldwide.

FIG's core commercial and technological asset is its partnership-anchored AI product portfolio. The first product, an AI-Assisted Judging Support System developed by Fujitsu, applies predictive analytics to enhance scoring consistency and transparency in high-level gymnastics competitions and is part of the IOC's Olympic AI Agenda being considered for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. The second, the Gymnastics for All AI-Powered Smartphone App developed jointly with Fujitsu Limited and Acer Medical Inc., uses computer vision with AI skeleton recognition to analyze user movements, exercise form, muscle strength, and range of motion, and converts those assessments into points redeemable as insurance premium discounts under a points-based health-promoting insurance concept. The app was field-trialed on October 23-24, 2025 at the 53rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta.

FIG operates as a non-governmental federation rather than a conventional for-profit company; revenue is generated through member federation dues, IOC distributions, event-hosting economics, and commercial partnerships, with no public pricing or revenue disclosures available. Its GTM motion is institutional — direct relationships with national federations, broadcasters, sponsors, and technology partners — and its primary customer segment is member federations and the athletes/officials certified within them, with the consumer-facing seniors program representing a newer horizontal segment.

Name

International Gymnastics Federation

Legal name

International Gymnastics Federation

Website

https://gymnastics.sport

Company type

Private

Founded year

1881

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), founded in 1881 and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, is the IOC-recognized global governing body for all gymnastics disciplines, overseeing World Championships, Olympic qualifying events, technical rules, anti-doping, and safeguarding, and now layering in AI-assisted judging and a consumer AI smartphone app for senior participants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Federation Governance

NAICS

Spectator Sports (7112), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

International Sport Federations (IFs) (MPAKAFAB)

Keywords

• Sports federation governance
• Gymnastics competition management
• International sports organization
• Athletic rules standardization
• Olympic qualification events

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The International Gymnastics Federation is the global governing body for gymnastics, standardizing rules across all disciplines, organizing international competitions such as World Championships and Olympic qualifying events, certifying officials, enforcing anti-doping and safeguarding policies, and developing programs including Gymnastics for All. It also deploys AI-assisted judging systems and a smartphone-based senior health program.

Product overview

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) operates two primary digital products: the AI-Assisted Judging Support System developed by Fujitsu, which supports Olympic-level gymnastics competitions, and the Gymnastics for All AI-Powered Smartphone App developed in partnership with Fujitsu Limited and Acer Medical Inc., which digitizes FIG's senior gymnastics program. These products serve different user segments—competitions officials and senior participants—with AI capabilities centered on computer vision for movement analysis and predictive analytics for judging support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AI-Assisted Judging Support System
• Gymnastics for All AI-Powered Smartphone App

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fujitsu LimitedcoreTechnology or Integration · 24 October 2025The International Gymnastics Federation partnered with Fujitsu Limited and Acer Medical Inc. to develop a points-based health-promoting insurance concept featuring an AI-powered smartphone app that digitizes FIG's gymnastics program for seniors. The app uses AI skeleton recognition technology to analyze user movements, exercise form, muscle strength, and range of motion, converting assessments into points that can be used for insurance premium discounts. Field trials were conducted October 23-24, 2025 at the 53rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta.
• Acer Medical Inc.coreTechnology or Integration · 24 October 2025Partnership with Acer Medical Inc. alongside Fujitsu Limited and FIG to develop AI-powered smartphone app for the Gymnastics for Seniors health-promoting program. The technology analyzes movements and converts assessments into insurance premium discount points.
• International Olympic CommitteecoreOthers · 1 January 2024The IOC unveiled its Olympic AI Agenda in 2024 and is considering using AI-assisted judging at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina. The IOC is working with international federations including FIG on implementing AI-assisted judging systems to improve consistency and transparency in sports that rely on human panels.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• World Taekwondo: International federation for taekwondo, headquartered in Lausanne. Direct peer with Olympic-sport status, similar footprint around the Olympic AI Agenda, and comparable scale of disciplines, athletes, and competitive event calendar.
• International Basketball Federation (FIBA): World governing body for basketball, headquartered in Mies, Switzerland. Direct peer in the international federation category — organizes FIBA World Cup and Olympic qualifiers, manages national federation memberships, and runs centralized officiating standards.
• United World Wrestling: Global governing body for amateur wrestling, headquartered in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland. Direct peer as a single-discipline Olympic international federation in the Lausanne sports-governance cluster with parallel World Championships and Olympic qualification mechanics.
• International Skating Union (ISU): Governing body for figure skating, speed skating, and short track, headquartered in Lausanne. Direct peer given shared Olympic-sport IF structure, headquartered in the same governance cluster as FIG, and subject to parallel IOC/Olympic AI Agenda discussions.
• International Tennis Federation (ITF): Governing body of world tennis, headquartered in London. Direct peer as a sport-specific IF managing global rules, anti-doping, and Olympic representation (when tennis is on the program) — comparable governance structure and 4-year Olympic cycle dynamics.
• World Aquatics: International federation for aquatic sports (formerly FINA), headquartered in Lausanne. Direct peer as a sport-specific IF with overlapping disciplines (artistic swimming, diving), Olympic qualification processes, and governance of World Championships and anti-doping programs.
• Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): Global governing body for association football, headquartered in Zurich. Direct peer as an international federation with a similar Lausanne-area presence, organizing World Cups and Olympic qualifiers, running anti-doping and integrity programs, and managing top-tier broadcast and sponsorship revenues.
• World Rugby: International federation for rugby union and sevens, headquartered in Dublin. Direct peer in the Olympic-cycle-and-World-Cup federation model with parallel anti-doping, safeguarding, and officiating functions across multiple rugby disciplines.
• World Athletics: International federation governing track-and-field athletics globally, headquartered in Monaco. Direct peer to FIG as a single-sport international federation organizing World Championships, Olympic-qualifying events, and rule-making — same governance, funding, and Olympic alignment model.

Broad incumbents

• International Olympic Committee (IOC): Multi-sport umbrella body governing the Olympic Movement, headquartered in Lausanne. Broad incumbent peer because it sets the AI Agenda and Olympic qualification framework that FIG operates within — overlapping governance roles and parallel technology adoption considerations (AI judging).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gymnastics
• Facebookfacebook.com/fig.gymnastics

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