Judo Union of Asia

Judo Union of Asia
JUA
SportJudo
Official websitewww.onlinejua.org
History
Year of formation1956 (1956)
in Tokyo, Japan
Demographics
Membership size39 members
Affiliations
International federationInternational Judo Federation (IJF)
IJF member since1956
Other affiliation(s)
Governance
PresidentKuwait Obaid Al-Anzi
Headquarters
CountryKuwait
Secretary GeneralIndia Mukesh Kumar
Official language(s)English, Japanese and Arabic
Regions

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.

  1. ^ "Countries / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Judo Union of Asia (JUA)". www.uia.org. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

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