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Oceania Judo Union

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Oceania Judo Union
SportJudo
Membership20[1]
AbbreviationOJU
Founded1965 (1965)
AffiliationInternational Judo Federation
HeadquartersTahiti, French Polynesia
PresidentRehia Davio[2]
SecretaryRobert Ivers[2]
Official website
oceaniajudo.org

The Oceania Judo Union (OJU) is the Oceania governing body in judo. It is a member of the world governing body International Judo Federation (IJF).[3] The OJU was founded in 1965 with three member countries, Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea and now has 20 member countries. The first OJU Championships were held in Auckland, New Zealand in 1965. Subsequent OJU Championship were held in 1966 Sydney, Australia; 1969 Taita, New Zealand, 1970 Noumea, New Caledonia, 1975 Christchurch, New Zealand then every second year until 2012, and every year since then until 2018.

The current[when?] President of the OJU is Mr. Rehia Davio of French Polynesia.

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References

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  1. ^ "Member Countries". Oceania Judo Union. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b "OJU Executive Members". Oceania Judo Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Countries / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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