Welsh_Judo_Association

Welsh Judo Association

Welsh Judo Association

Judo association

The Welsh Judo Association (WJA; Welsh: Cymdeithas Judo Cymru) is the governing body for the sport of judo in Wales.[1] The WJA has 80 affiliated clubs and over 2,400 members.[2] It is responsible for managing the Welsh Performance Squads the National Coach selects the Welsh national team to compete in international events. Double judo Olympic silver medallist Neil Adams is a former WJA National Coach.[2][3][4][5][6]

Sport Wales National Centre, home of the Welsh Judo Association

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Marc Longhurst has been the WJA Chair since 2021.[7]

A purpose-built GBP 1.1m dojo opened at the Institute in October 2009 to house the WJA, allowing the full-time tutorage of promising athletes.[8][9]

Natalie Powell was the first athlete from the National Judo Centre to qualify for the Olympic Games. Natalie Powell made it to the quarter-finals of the -78 kg women at Rio Olympics 2016.

The Welsh Judo Association is based at the Sport Wales National Centre, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.

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