VTB renews sponsorship agreement with FIG for 2019

VTB has renewed its sponsorship agreement with the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) for 2019, extending financial support that has been in place since 2009.

The agreement between the FIG and the Russian bank was signed during the first Junior Artistic Gymnastics World Championships held in Gyor, Hungary.

As in previous years, this agreement provides financial support for the Gymnastics disciplines and for the development funds aimed at the continental unions.

For the first time this year, a "VTB prize for accuracy" will be awarded at the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships by a specific jury. This new USD 5,000 prize will reward both the male and the female athletes who performed the most accurate exercise in the Individual Trampoline competitions.

FIG President Morinari Watanabe said: "It is important for a federation like ours to know that it can count on a long-standing partner to continue its development programmes and provide support for the continents."

About the FIG: The International Gymnastics Federation is the governing body for Gymnastics worldwide. It is the oldest established international federation of an Olympic sport and has participated in the Olympic Games since their revival in 1896. The FIG governs eight sports: Gymnastics for All, Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline - including Double Mini-trampoline and Tumbling -, Aerobics, Acrobatics, and Parkour. It counts 148 national member federations and has its headquarters in the Olympic Capital of Lausanne (SUI).

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