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International draughts governing body From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The World Draughts Federation (Fédération Mondiale du Jeu de Dames) FMJD, is the international body uniting national draughts federations. It was founded in 1947 by four Federations: France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland.[1]
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| Sport | Draughts |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | International |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Headquarters |  Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| President |  Jacek Pawlicki |
| Vice president(s) |  Richard Przewozniak |
| Director |  Clifton Agata,  Alexei Domchev |
| Secretary |  Roberts Misans |
| Official website | |
| www | |
Currently, the FMJD has more than 70 national federation members in 2021. Recently the FMJD has become a member of the Global Association of International Sports Federations and strives for Olympic recognition. The FMJD memberships is part of a more general movement toward integration of Mind Sports in the regular sports arena, a development that, in the vision of the FMJD, is to be lauded.
The FMJD is member of the:
Netherlands
Italy Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands
Soviet Union Netherlands (interim) Netherlands Soviet Union Netherlands Italy (interim) Netherlands
Ukraine
Russia Netherlands
Estonia PolandInternational draughts at 100 squares, Russian and Brazilian 64 and checkers:[2]
In June 2021 have 77 members:[11][12][13][14][15]
Africa (17) / Americas (14) / Asia (12) / Oceania (2) / Europe (32)
Members in 2014:
– Fédération Béninoise de Jeu de Dames (FEBEJED)
– Federation Burkinabe du Jeu de Dames
– Federation Camerounaise de Jeu de Dames
– Federation Congolaise du Jeu de Dames FNDA
– Federation Ivoirienne du Jeu de Dames
– Gambian National Draughts Federation
– Federation Guinéenne du Jeu de Dames et des Echecs
– Federation Malienne du Jeu de Dames
– Federation Mauritanienne du Jeu de Dames
– Association Nigérienne du jeu de Dames
– Federation Senegalaise du Jeu de Dames
– Somali Draughts Sport Association
– Mind Sports South Africa
– Association du jeu de Dames Togo
– Uganda Draughts Federation
– Barbados Draughts Association
– Confederacao Brasileira de Jogo de Damas
– Federation Canadienne du jeu de Dames
– Asociacion Costarricense del Juego de Damas – Curaçaose Dambond
– Federacion Dominicana de Juego de Damas
– Grenada Draughts Association
– Federation Haitienne du Jeu de Dames
– Jamaica Board Games Foundation
– Asociacion Panamena de Juego de Damas
– Surinaamse Dambond
– Trinidad and Tobago Draughts Association
– International Checkers Association of North America / The American Checker Federation / American Pool Checker Association
– Chinese Draughts Association
– Draughts Federation of India
– Japanese draughts association
– Draughts Federation of Kazachstan
– Mongolian Federation of Draughts
– Pak Draughts Federation
– Draughts Federation of Turkmenistan
– Uzbekistan Draughts Federation
– Australian Draughts Federation
– New Zealand Draughts Association
– Armenian Draughts Federation
– Azerbaijan Draughts Federation
– Belarus Draughts Federation
– Koninklijke Belgische Dambond
– Bulgarian Draughts Federation
– Croatian Draughts Federation
– Ceska Federace Damy
– English Draughts Association – Estonian Draughts Federation – Federation francaise du jeu de dames
– Georgian Draughts Federation
– Interessengemeinschaft Damespiel in Deutschland
– Hungary Draughts Federation
– Israeli Draughts Federation – Federazione Italiana Dama – Latvian Draughts Union – Lithuanian Draughts Federation
– Draughts Federation of Moldova – Koninklijke Nederlandse Dambond – Polish Draughts Federation
– Federação Portuguesa de Damas – The Draughts Federation of Russia
– Slovene Draughts Federation
– Federation Suisse du Jeu de Dames
– Türkiye Dama Federation – Ukrainian Draughts Federation
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