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British Judo Association
SportJudo
AbbreviationBJA
Founded1948
AffiliationInternational Judo Federation
Regional affiliationEuropean Judo Union
HeadquartersWalsall, West Midlands
ChairmanRonnie Saez
CEOAndrew Scoular
Men's coachColin Oates[1]
Women's coachJamie Johnson[1]
Official website
britishjudo.org.uk
United Kingdom

The British Judo Association (BJA) is the governing body for the Olympic sport of judo in the United Kingdom. In 2019 there were 35,000 members.[2][3][4]

The BJA represents the United Kingdom internationally and is a member of the International Judo Federation, the European Judo Union, the Judo Confederation of the European Union, the British Olympic Association, the Central Council of Physical Recreation, and the Commonwealth Judo Association. It is recognised by the United Kingdom Sports Council, Sport England, Sport Wales, the Sports Council for Northern Ireland, Sport Scotland and the British Olympic Association.

History

On 24 July 1948 the BJA held its first Management Committee Meeting at the Imperial College Union, at which time the BJA was established as the national body representing judo in the United Kingdom.[citation needed]

Affiliates

The BJA has three home nation subsidiaries: JudoScotland, the Welsh Judo Association and the Northern Ireland Judo Federation.

In addition to these, two independent membership organisations, the British Judo Council (BJC) and the Amateur Judo Association (AJA) affiliated to the BJA in the late 1990s.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Staff Directory". British Judo. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  2. ^ Brian Christopher Goodger. "The Development of Judo in Britain : A Sociological Study" (PDF). Eprints.ioe.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. ^ "British judo boss Nigel Donohue backs team to succeed". Bbc.co.uk. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Romanian Daniel Lascau lands British Judo performance director role". Bbc.co.uk. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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Sports governing bodies in the United Kingdom
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