Asian Gymnastics Union

GovernancePresident Abdulrahman Ben Saad Al-ShathriHeadquartersAddressCountryQatarSecretary General Mohamed SaedOfficial 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),^[1] 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

• Asian Gymnastics Championships
• Asian Games
• Southeast Asian Games
• Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (defunct)

Members

Central South Asian Zone

West Asian Zone

South East Asian Zone

East Asian Zone

References

External links

• Official website (in English)