Asian Gymnastics Union


The Asian Gymnastics Union is the governing body of gymnastics in Asia. It is one of the five continental confederations making up the International Gymnastics Federation. AGU was formed in October 1964 during the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with Japan, South Korea, China and Philippines being the founder members. AGU has headquarters in Qatar and consists of 37 member federations.

History

Asian Gymnastics Union was formed as Asian Gymnastics Federation in October 1964 during the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with 4 national federations as founding members; Japan, South Korea, China and Philippines.
The first congress held in Tokyo in June 1966 and Mr. Yoshihiko Kurimoto become the first President. The organization held the first Asian Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships in 1992 in British Hong Kong, with teams from 4 member federations participating.

Tournaments

;Central South Asian Zone
;West Asian Zone
;South East Asian Zone
  • Philippines
;East Asian Zone