Judo Union of Asia


The Judo Union of Asia is the governing body of judo in Asia. It is one of the five continental confederations making up the International Judo Federation. JUA was formed in 1956 in Tokyo, 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  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.
DesignationNameCountry
PresidentObaid Al-Anzi
General SecretaryMukesh Kumar
General TreasurerMs. Amal Abu Shallak
Vice-President Hassabodin Rojanachiva
Vice-President Sameer Sadeq Al-Mousawi
Vice-President Kolbaev Zholdoshbek
Vice-President Pratap Singh Bajwa
Vice-President Lu Wei-Chen
Vice-President 2020 Summer OlympicsHasokawa Shinji
Vice-President 2022 Asian GamesMs. Xian Dongmei
Executive MemberEid Al-Muaikhi
Executive MemberEnkbold Zandaakhuu
Advisor to PresidentNaser Al-Shemmiri

Tournaments

Members

Source
;Central Zone
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan
;Southeast Zone
  • Cambodia
  • Indonesia
  • Lao
  • Malaysia
  • Myanmar
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam
;East Zone
;West Zone
;Central Zone
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.