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Asian Gymnastics Union
AGU
SportGymnastics
Official websitewww.agu-gymnastics.com
History
Year of formationOctober 1964; 60 years ago (1964-10)
in Tokyo, Japan
Demographics
Membership size37 members
Affiliations
International federationInternational Gymnastics Federation (FIG)
FIG member since1966
Other affiliation(s)
Governance
PresidentQatar Abdulrahman Ben Saad Al-Shathri
Headquarters
Address
  • Al-Bidda Tower - 5th Floor, Al-Corniche, Doha
CountryQatar
Secretary GeneralQatar Mohamed Saed
Official language(s)English

The Asian Gymnastics Union (AGU) is the governing body of gymnastics in Asia. It is one of the five continental confederations making up the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). AGU was formed in October 1964 during the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (Japan), with Japan, South Korea, China and Philippines being the founder members. AGU has headquarters in Qatar and consists of 37 member federations.

History

Asian Gymnastics Union (AGU) was formed as Asian Gymnastics Federation (AGF) in October 1964 during the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (Japan) with 4 national federations as founding members; Japan, South Korea, China and Philippines. The first congress held in Tokyo in June 1966 and Mr. Yoshihiko Kurimoto (Japan) become the first President. The organization held the first Asian Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships in 1992 in British Hong Kong, with teams from 4 member federations participating.

Tournaments

Members

Central South Asian Zone
West Asian Zone
South East Asian Zone
East Asian Zone

References

  1. "AGU commemorated the 50th Anniversary in 2014". www.agu-gymnastics.com. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

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National members of the International Gymnastics Federation
African Gymnastics Union (UAG)
Pan-American Gymnastics Union (PAGU)
Asian Gymnastics Union (AGU)
European Gymnastics
Oceania Gymnastics Union (OGU)
  • † = associated members
  • ǂ = suspended
Gymnastics
Basics
FIG disciplines
Competitions
FIG
Championships
Other
Lists
Related sports
Asian Sports Federations
Summer Olympic Sports
Winter Olympic Sports
Sports recognised by IOC
Sports recognised by GAISF
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