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). JUA was formed in 1956 in Tokyo (Japan), 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.
Executive committee Following is the JUA Executive Committee for the term 2019 – 2023. Designation Name Country President Obaid Al-Anzi General Secretary Mukesh Kumar General Treasurer Ms. Amal Abu Shallak Vice-President (Southeast Zone) Hassabodin Rojanachiva Vice-President (West Zone) Sameer Sadeq Al-Mousawi Vice-President (Central Zone) Kolbaev Zholdoshbek Vice-President (South Zone) Pratap Singh Bajwa Vice-President (West Zone) Lu Wei-Chen Vice-President 2020 Summer Olympics Hasokawa Shinji Vice-President 2022 Asian Games Ms. Xian Dongmei Executive Member Eid Al-Muaikhi Executive Member Enkbold Zandaakhuu Advisor to President Naser Al-Shemmiri
Tournaments Asian Judo Championships Asian Games East Asian Judo Championships Asian Martial Arts Games Asian Junior Judo Championships (2000)
Members Source 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 (since 2000) Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Bahrain Yemen
Central Zone
Bangladesh India Nepal Sri Lanka Afghanistan Pakistan (since 2000) Bhutan
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.
See also List of judo organizations Judo by country
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