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| Sport | Judo |
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| Founded | 1965 |
| Affiliation | IJF |
| Regional affiliation | EJU |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| President | Moshe Ponte |
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The Israel Judo Association ( Hebrew: איגוד הג'ודו בישראל) is a sports association in Israel, and its headquarters is located in Tel Aviv, Israel. [1]
The Association operates Israel's national judo teams, holds the Israeli Judo Championships for different age classifications, and offers courses and seminars for instructors, coaches, and referees. [2] It is a member of the European Judo Union. [1]
History
The Israel Judo Association was established in 1965. [3] Amos Greenspan, a second dan, was Chairman of the Association in the early 1970s. [4] At that time, the Association did not easily recognize belts earned overseas, as it sought to maintain very high standards. [4] The Association held Israeli Judo Championships from 1969 for men, and from 1976 for women. [5]
Israel’s first two Olympic medals were in judo competing for Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona ( Yael Arad won the silver medal in women’s half middleweight, and Oren Smadja won the bronze medal in men’s lightweight). [6] The Israel Judo Association's Hall of Fame includes Arad, Smadja, world champion and Olympic bronze medalist Yarden Gerbi, and Olympic bronze medalist Ariel Ze'evi. [7]
Israel Judo Association's President is Moshe Ponte. [1] [8] Ponti said in August 2016, as judo became Israel’s unofficial national sport with five of its nine Olympic medals coming in judo: "Soccer may be more popular, but this is what we are good at. Every other kid in Israel does it." [9]
As of November 2016, the International Judo Federation and the Israel Judo Association had begun developing Judo for Peace (JFP) activities in the region, for the benefit of all its communities. [10]
References
- ^ a b c "Israel Judo Association - Memberstate of the European Judo Union". eju.net.
- ^ איגוד הג'ודו | איגוד הג'ודו הישראלי | גודו
- ^ "Practicing Judo-ism". Israel National News.
- ^ a b "Dramatic Progress for Judo in the Holy Land". Black Belt. 1 June 1972.
- ^ היסטוריה של הג'ודו בישראל | איגוד הג'ודו | איגוד הג'ודו בישראל
- ^ "6 Reasons Judo is Israel's 'New National Sport'". The Forward.
- ^ היכל תהילה | איגוד הג'ודו | איגוד הג'ודו בישראל
- ^ "Why are Israelis so good at judo? - Sports". Haaretz.
- ^ "After judo medals, Israel basks in success of new 'national sport'". Times of Israel.
- ^ "Judo for Peace in Israel", ijf.org
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