Judo Union of Asia
Obaid Al-Anzi
Mukesh Kumar- Central Asia
- Southeast Asia
- East Asia
- Western Asia
- South Asia
The Judo Union of Asia (JUA) is the governing body of judo in Asia. It is one of the five continental confederations making up the International Judo Federation (IJF).[1] JUA was formed in 1956 in Tokyo (Japan),[2] with Chinese Taipei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Philippines and Thailand being the founder members. JUA has headquarters in Kuwait and consists of 39 member federations.
History
Judo Union of Asia (JUA) was established in 1956 in Tokyo, Japan with 7 national federations as founding members; Chinese Taipei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Philippines and Thailand. The first President of JUA was Risei Kano, son of Kanō Jigorō. Risei Kano served as President of the JUA from 1956 to 1980. The organization held the first Asian Judo Championships in 1966 in Manila, Philippines, with teams from 8 member federations participating.[3]
Executive committee
Following is the JUA Executive Committee for the term 2019 – 2023.
| Designation | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| President | Obaid Al-Anzi | Kuwait |
| General Secretary | Mukesh Kumar | India |
| General Treasurer | Ms. Amal Abu Shallak |  United Arab Emirates |
| Vice-President (Southeast Zone) | Hassabodin Rojanachiva |  Thailand |
| Vice-President (West Zone) | Sameer Sadeq Al-Mousawi |  Iraq |
| Vice-President (Central Zone) | Kolbaev Zholdoshbek |  Kyrgyzstan |
| Vice-President (South Zone) | Pratap Singh Bajwa | India |
| Vice-President (West Zone) | Lu Wei-Chen |  Chinese Taipei |
| Vice-President 2020 Summer Olympics | Hasokawa Shinji |  Japan |
| Vice-President 2022 Asian Games | Ms. Xian Dongmei |  China |
| Executive Member | Eid Al-Muaikhi |  Qatar |
| Executive Member | Enkbold Zandaakhuu |  Mongolia |
| Advisor to President | Naser Al-Shemmiri | Kuwait |
Tournaments
- Asian Judo Championships
- Asian Games
- East Asian Judo Championships
- Asian Martial Arts Games (Merged to form Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games)
Members
- Central Zone
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
- Southeast Zone
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
- East Zone
P. R. China
Chinese Taipei
DPR Korea
Hong Kong, China
Japan
Republic of Korea
Macau, China
Mongolia
- West Zone
I. R. Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
United Arab Emirates
- Central Zone
Bangladesh
India
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Bhutan
- Non-Members
^1 Iran Judo Federation was suspended by International Judo Federation since 18 September 2019, as Iranian authorities ordered their judoka Saeid Mollaei to intentionally lose in the semi-final at the 2019 World Judo Championships, so as to avoid a potential match in the finals against Israeli judoka Sagi Muki.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Countries / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "Judo Union of Asia (JUA)". www.uia.org. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "History of JUA". www.onlinejua.org. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Iran Judo Federation Suspended". www.ijf.org. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
External links
- Official website
(in English)
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