JFI chief Mukesh Kumar nominated as international judo body director

Judo Federation of India (JFI) president Mukesh Kumar has been nominated as director in the International Judo Federation (IJF) Coordination Committee of Directors by the executive committee.The main role of the coordination committee of directors is to promote and implement the IJF strategy and judo values. Mukesh Kumar is also the general secretary of the Judo Union of Asia (JUA)

About International Judo Federation ( IJF )-The International Judo Federation (IJF) was founded in July 1951. The IJF was originally composed of judo federations from Europe plus 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 40 million people around the globe who practice Judo.Since 2009, IJF organizes yearly World Championships and the World Judo Tour consisting of five Grand Prix, four Grand Slams, a master tournament and a Continental open tournament.