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'''Judo''' is a sport which is widely played in [[India]]. The first written record about [[judo]] in India in [[Kodokan]] is about demonstrations and coaching of Judo by Shinzo Tagaki arranged at [[Shantiniketan]] in 1929 by [[Rabindranath Tagore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlinejfi.org/aboutjif.php |title=Judo Federation Of India |publisher=Onlinejfi.org |access-date=2012-08-03}}</ref> The Judo Federation of India was formed in 1965.{{fact|date=August 2020}}
'''Judo''' is a sport which is widely played in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Shekhawat|first=Shyam|title=Shyam Shekhawat|location=Bhankrota jaipur}}</ref> The first written record of [[judo]] in India refers to demonstrations and coaching by Japanese judoka [[Shinzo Takagaki]] in [[Shantiniketan]], arranged by [[Rabindranath Tagore]] in 1929.<ref>{{cite web|title=About JFI|url=http://www.onlinejfi.org/about-jfi.php|url-status=live|access-date=5 August 2021|website=[[Judo Federation of India]]|publisher=}}</ref> The Judo Federation of India was formed in 1965.{{fact|date=August 2020}}


In the 2010 Judo World Cup in Tashkent, [[Kalpana Devi|Thoudam Kalpana Devi]] of [[Manipur]] became the first Indian to win a World Cup top-three finish.<ref>{{cite web|first=Rakhi|last=Chakrabarty|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-29/others/28265739_1_gold-medals-itbp-international-judo-championship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131130034023/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-29/others/28265739_1_gold-medals-itbp-international-judo-championship |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-11-30 |title=India's first-ever judo WC medalist returns home unnoticed|date=2010-09-29 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2012-08-03}}</ref>  
In the 2010 Judo World Cup in Tashkent, [[Kalpana Devi|Thoudam Kalpana Devi]] of [[Manipur]] became the first Indian to win a World Cup top-three finish.<ref>{{cite web|first=Rakhi|last=Chakrabarty|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-29/others/28265739_1_gold-medals-itbp-international-judo-championship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131130034023/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-29/others/28265739_1_gold-medals-itbp-international-judo-championship |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-11-30 |title=India's first-ever judo WC medalist returns home unnoticed|date=2010-09-29 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2012-08-03}}</ref>  


Other notable Indian Judokas include [[Narender Singh (judoka)|Narendra Singh]], [[Cawas Billimoria]], [[Poonam Chopra]], [[Akram Shah]], [[Angom Anita Chanu]], [[Khumujam Tombi Devi]], [[Avtar Singh (judoka)|Avtar Singh]], [[Garima Chaudhary]] Shyam Singh Shekhawat)) etc.
Other notable Indian Judokas include [[Narender Singh (judoka)|Narendra Singh]], [[Cawas Billimoria]], [[Akram Shah]], [[Angom Anita Chanu]], [[Khumujam Tombi Devi]], [[Avtar Singh (judoka)|Avtar Singh]], [[Garima Chaudhary]].
 
==Total medals won by Indian Judo Players in Major tournaments==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Competition
! Gold
! Silver
! Bronze
! Total
|-
|[[Judo at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|0
|0
|5
|5
|-
|[[Judo at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|0
|3
|5
|8
|-
|[[Asian Judo Championships|Asian Championships]]
|0
|4
|11
|15
|-
| Total || '''0''' || '''7''' || '''21''' || '''28'''
|-
|}


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 13:22, 22 August 2021

Judo in India
CountryIndia
Governing bodyJudo Federation of India
National team(s)India

Judo is a sport which is widely played in India.[1] The first written record of judo in India refers to demonstrations and coaching by Japanese judoka Shinzo Takagaki in Shantiniketan, arranged by Rabindranath Tagore in 1929.[2] The Judo Federation of India was formed in 1965.[citation needed]

In the 2010 Judo World Cup in Tashkent, Thoudam Kalpana Devi of Manipur became the first Indian to win a World Cup top-three finish.[3]

Other notable Indian Judokas include Narendra Singh, Cawas Billimoria, Akram Shah, Angom Anita Chanu, Khumujam Tombi Devi, Avtar Singh, Garima Chaudhary.

Total medals won by Indian Judo Players in Major tournaments[edit]

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Total
Asian Games 0 0 5 5
Commonwealth Games 0 3 5 8
Asian Championships 0 4 11 15
Total 0 7 21 28

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Shekhawat, Shyam. Shyam Shekhawat. Bhankrota jaipur.
  2. ↑ "About JFI". Judo Federation of India. Retrieved 5 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ Chakrabarty, Rakhi (29 September 2010). "India's first-ever judo WC medalist returns home unnoticed". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 November 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.

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