Judo Federation of India
 | |
| Sport | Judo |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | India |
| Abbreviation | JFI |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Affiliation | International Judo Federation[1] |
| Affiliation date | 1965[2] |
| Regional affiliation | Judo Union of Asia |
| Headquarters | F-14, Gali No.12, Parwana Road, Jagatpuri, New Delhi[3] |
| President | Retd. Justice Pankaj Naqvi ( Retd.), Administrator, JFI |
| Official website | |
| www | |
 | |
The Judo Federation of India is the national sports federation for judo in India.[5]
History
[edit]The first written record of judo in India refers to demonstrations and coaching by Japanese judoka Shinzo Takagaki in Shantiniketan, arranged by Rabindranath Tagore in 1929.[6]
The JFI was established in 1965 and received affiliation from the International Judo Federation during the same year. The JFI organized the first National Judo Championship at Hyderabad in 1966. An Indian team participated in an international judo competition for the first time at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, which was also the first time judo was included as an event at the Asian Games. India won four bronze medals in its debut international judo tournament. Indian judokas have also participated at the Olympic Games.[2]
In the 2010 Judo World Cup in Tashkent, Thoudam Kalpana Devi of Manipur became the first Indian to win a World Cup top-three finish.[7]
The JFI opened its first Judo Academy in Sonipat, Haryana.[8] The JFI opened its second training centre at the Anantapur Sports Academy on 30 May 2015.[9] The third Judo Academy was opened at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya in Haridwar, Uttarakhand in July 2015.[8] A JFI training center was opened in Zemabawk North, Mizoram in May 2017.[10]
The JFI, in association with the IJF, organized a two-week judo development programme in October 2016 across 9 North Indian cities.[11]
Total medals won by Indian Judo Players in Major tournaments
[edit]| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Games | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Commonwealth Games | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Asian Championships | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| Total | 0 | 9 | 22 | 31 |
Notable Indian Judokas
[edit]- Narendra Singh
- Cawas Billimoria
- Akram Shah
- Angom Anita Chanu
- Khumujam Tombi Devi
- Avtar Singh
- Garima Chaudhary
References
[edit]- ^ "India / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ a b "HISTORY OF JUDO IN INDIA". Judo Federation of India. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Contact us". JFI. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Executive Committee Members". Judo Federation of India. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "RECOGNITION ORDER". Judo Federation of India. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "About JFI". Judo Federation of India. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Chakrabarty, Rakhi (29 September 2010). "India's first-ever judo WC medalist returns home unnoticed". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 November 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ a b "The opening of the India's third and the State's first Judo Academy - DSVV". DSVV. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Second Judo Federation of India Training Centre launched at Anantapur Sports Academy". Sportskeeda. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Judo Federation of India Training Centre hawn a ni". Inkhel.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Judo development programme a huge success: Judo Federation of India". The Indian Express. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
External links
[edit]
 | This article related to judo is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |