Judo_Union_of_Asia

Judo Union of Asia

Judo Union of Asia

Continental judo union

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.

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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.

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Tournaments

Members

Central Zone
  • Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan
  • Tajikistan Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
Southeast Zone
  • Cambodia Cambodia
  • Indonesia Indonesia
  • Laos Lao
  • Malaysia Malaysia
  • Myanmar Myanmar
  • Philippines Philippines
  • Singapore Singapore
  • Thailand Thailand
  • Vietnam Vietnam
East Zone
  • China P. R. China
  • Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
  • North Korea DPR Korea
  • Hong Kong Hong Kong, China
  • Japan Japan
  • South Korea Republic of Korea
  • Macau Macau, China
  • Mongolia Mongolia
West Zone
  • Iran I. R. Iran
  • Iraq Iraq
  • Jordan Jordan
  • Kuwait Kuwait
  • Lebanon Lebanon
  • State of Palestine Palestine
  • Qatar Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
  • Syria Syria
  • United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Central Zone
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

  1. [1]
    "Countries / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Judo Union of Asia (JUA)". www.uia.org. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. [3]
    "History of JUA". www.onlinejua.org. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Iran Judo Federation Suspended". www.ijf.org. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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