African Judo Union

African Judo Union
Abbreviation	AJU
Formation	28 November 1961; 63 years ago
Headquarters	Antananarivo, Madagascar
Region served	Africa
Members	54 Judo federations
Official languages	English; French; Arabic
President	Siteny Randrianasoloniako
Vice-Presidents	Mohamed Meridja ; Alfred Foloko
General Secretary	Estony Hattingh-Pridgeon
General Treasurer	Chafik El Kettani
Main organ	AJU Congress
Parent organization	IJF
Website	africajudo.org

The African Judo Union (AJU) is the governing body of judo in Africa. It is one of the five continental confederations making up the International Judo Federation (IJF).^[1] AJU was formed on 28 November 1961 in Dakar (Senegal).^[2]^[3] AJU has headquarters in Madagascar and consists of 54 member federations.

History

The African Judo Union was founded on 28 November 1961 in Dakar, Senegal under the name of Union Afro-Malgache de Judo (UAMJ). The first competitions were tha African Championships in 1964 in Dakar and the African Games in 1965 in Brazzaville.^[4]

Tournaments

Members

The 54 members of the AJU are:^[5]

References

^ "Countries / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
^ "Le judo au Sénégal (p. 37)" (PDF). beep.ird.fr. Omar Danga Loum.
^ "Présidence de l'Union africaine de judo". dakaractu.com. 9 April 2021.
^ "L'histoire du judo au Sénégal". senegal-judo.com.
^ "African Judo Union Members (54)". ijf.org. 2007.

External links

Official website (in English and French)

[1] "Countries / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2023-04-30.

[2] "Le judo au Sénégal (p. 37)" (PDF). beep.ird.fr. Omar Danga Loum.

[3] "Présidence de l'Union africaine de judo". dakaractu.com. 9 April 2021.

[4] "L'histoire du judo au Sénégal". senegal-judo.com.

[5] "African Judo Union Members (54)". ijf.org. 2007.

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v t e National members of the International Judo Federation
Africa (AJU)	Algeria Angola Burundi Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Rep. Chad Congo DR Congo Comoros Djibouti Egypt Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Equatorial Guinea Ivory Coast Kenya Liberia Libya Madagascar Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zanzibar Zimbabwe
Americas (PJC)	Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Cayman Islands Chili Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominique Dominican Rep. Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras US Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Jamaica Saint Lucia Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay United States Venezuela Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Asia (JUA)	Afghanistan Bangladesh Cambodia China Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Indonesia India Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Korea Rep. DPR Korea Kuwait Laos Lebannon Macau Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippine Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Europe (EJU)	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Belarus Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Rep. Denmark Estonia Finland France Faroe Islands Great Britain Georgia Germany Greece Hungaria Ireland Iceland Israel Italy Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Moldova Macedonia Malta Montenegro Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovenia San Marino Serbia Spain Switzerland Slovakia Sweden Turkey Ukraine
Oceania (OJU)	American Samoa Australia Cook Islands Fiji Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Northern Marianas New Caledonia Norfolk Island Niue Island Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Polynesia Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Vanuatu
Pinnacle Events Judo at the Summer Olympics World Judo Championships Judo at the Commonwealth Games

v t e International judo
IJF World Tour World Masters World Championships (U18, U21) Olympic Games Paralympics World Combat Games Universiade Youth Olympic Games Deaflympics Achievements by nation
Africa	African Judo Union African Championships (U21, U18) African Games
Asia	Judo Union of Asia Asian Championships Asian Games East Asian Championships East Asian Games Asian Martial Arts Games Southeast Asian Games
Americas	Pan American Judo Confederation Pan American Championships (U21) Pan American Games (Junior) South American Games South American Championships
Europe	European Judo Union European Championships (U23, U21, U18, EYOF) European Games Open Championships Paralympic European Championships
Oceania	Oceania Judo Union OJU Senior Championships Pacific Games
Others	Arab Games Commonwealth Games Francophone Games Goodwill Games Lusophone Games Mediterranean Games

v t e Sports governing bodies in Africa
Team Sports	Baseball (ABSA) Basketball (FIBA Africa) Cricket (ACA) Football (CAF) Handball (CAHB) Hockey (Field) (AFHF) Ice hockey (AIHC) Minifootball (AMC) Hockey (Roller) (FARS) Rugby (Rugby Africa) Volleyball (CAVB)
Individual Sports	Archery (FAA) Athletics (CAA) Badminton (BCA) Boxing (AFBC) Chess (ACU) Cycling (CAC) Gymnastics (UAG) Judo (UAJ) Karate (UFAK) Sailing (ASCON) Squash (SFA) Swimming (CANA) Taekwondo (ATF) Table Tennis (ATTF) Tennis (CAT)
Olympics (ACNOA) - Paralympics (APC)

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See also

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