International Judo Federation

The International Judo Federation (IJF) is the international governing body for judo, founded in July 1951. The IJF was originally composed of judo federations from Europe and Argentina. Countries from four continents were affiliated over the next ten years. Today the IJF has 200 National Federations on all continents. There are over 20 million people around the globe who practice judo, according to the IJF.

International Judo Federation
CategorySports federation
JurisdictionInternational
AbbreviationIJF
Founded1951 (1951)
HeadquartersBudapest, Hungary
PresidentMarius Vizer
Official website
ijf.org
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