Asian Gymnastics Union Explained

Asian Gymnastics Union
Abbr:	AGU
Logosize:	200px
Url:	www.agu-gymnastics.com
Sport:	Gymnastics
Historytitle:	History
Founded:	in Tokyo, Japan
Demographicstitle:	Demographics
Membership Size:	37 members
Affiliationstitle:	Affiliations
If:	International Gymnastics Federation
If Abbr:	FIG
If Joined:	1966
Other Aff1:	Olympic Council of Asia
Electedtitle:	Governance
President:	Abdulrahman Ben Saad Al-Shathri
Sectitle:	Headquarters
Address1:	Al-Bidda Tower - 5th Floor, Al-Corniche, Doha
Country:	Qatar
Secretary General:	Mohamed Saed
Staff Pos2:	Official language(s)
Staff Name2:	English
Financetitle:	Finance

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.