The Judo Federation of India (JFI) is the national sports federation for

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. The JFI was established in 1965, and received affiliation from the

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during the same year. The JFI organized the first National Judo Championship at Hyderabad in 1966. An Indian team participated in an international judo competition for the first time at the

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, which was also the first time judo was included as an event at the

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. India won four bronze medals in its debut international judo tournament. Indian judokas have also participated at the

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. The JFI opened its first Judo Academy in Sonepat, Haryana. The JFI opened its second training centre at the Anantapur Sports Academy on 30 May 2015. The third Judo Academy was opened at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya in Haridwar, Uttarakhand in July 2015. A JFI training center was opened in Zemabawk North, Mizoram in May 2017. The JFI, in association with the IJF, organized a two-week judo development programme in October 2016 across 9 North Indian cities.

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