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Yoga Competition history



Swami Gitananda
Yoga competition is part of India's rich history. But Yoga Competions or Championships are not Asanas Competion.

It is said that the yoga asanas (postures) practice originated over 5,000 years ago. Yoga Competitions have been taking place for 3,000 years now, albeit in a more philosophical and spiritual form with anothers yoga angas. Today, it is estimated that the yoga competition in its current form began about 2000 years ago. 

And world or international yoga competions in its current from began in 1989 with the father of International Yoga Championships Dr. Swami Gitananda and the father of World Yoga Championships : Dharmachari Swami Maitreyananda (Fernando Estevez-Griego) who is the organizator of 40 world yoga championship all over the World and 40 International Yoga Championship, 50 International Yoga Asanas Championship, 60 Continental Yoga Championship. 



Swami Maitreyananda
Maitreyananda is the founder and creator of Artisic Yoga™ and Rhythmic Yoga the poem and nice art of yoga.

Dr. Swami Gitananda from India was the first Patron of Yoga Federation of India, and he was the leader behind International Yoga Sports Championships. In january 1989 he was the organizator of International Yoga Cup at Pondicherry in India., from 1989 to his mahasamadhi in 1993. Dharmachari Swami Maitreyananda the new Patron of Yoga Federation of India was the leader behind World Yoga Sports Championships.

Maitreyananda was the organizator of World Yoga Cup from 1989 in november at Uruguay, and after in Russia, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, U.S.A. Chile, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, etc. In this regard Swami Gitananda and Dharmachari Swami Maitreyananda considered the founding Fathers of the International Yoga Sports Movement. Due to their inspiration and support, the International Federation of Yoga Sports instituted an annual World Yoga Championship from January 1989 all over the World



K. C. Sharma

The aim of Yoga Sport, as the concept of competing not only in asanas. the competitions is Pranayama, Pratihara, Concentration, Meditation , Santosha, Maitri, Karuna, Jnana, Spirituality and all the yoga angas. Was to introduce young people to the art and science of yoga through competitions.

At the time, Yoga Sports was considered an ideal sport for India as no infrastructure or costly equipment was required, and people from all walks of life could achieve so much from it.

In India from 1971 the Yoga Federationf of India under the leadership of K. C. Sharma and Ashok Kumar Aggarwal www.yogafederationofindia.com.

K. C. Sharma with Ashok Kumar Aggarwal was the organizator of Natinal Yoga Championship of India




Ashok Kumar Aggarwal

The First World Yoga Championship was held in 1989 are in Montevideo  under the guidance of Maitreyananda.

Today, Tthe International Federation of Yoga Sports and International Yoga Sports Federation are the international governing bodies of Yoga Sport sand is based in South America, Asia and Europe


Yoga Asanas Competions and Yoga Competions

The First International Yoga Asanas Championship was held in 1989 in Pondicherry, India under the guidance of Swami Gitananda. After the mahasamadhi of Gitanandaji,  Bikram and Raj Choudury do from 2003 the International Yoga Asanas Championships in U.S.A. The First World Yoga Championship was held in 1989 in Montevideo, Uruguay under the guidance of Dharmachari Maitreyananda who do the world cups of Athletic Yoga, Asana Yoga (Hatha Yoga), Artistic Yoga, Rhythmic Yoga, Acrobatic Yoga and Yoga Dance

In Europe, there is the annual European Yoga Championships organized by the European Yoga Alliance and International Federation of Yoga Sports www.yogasports.org In America there is the annual American Yoga Championships organized by the Latin America Yoga Union and International Federation of Yoga Sports. Asia have annual Asian Yoga Championships organized by the Asian Yoga Federation www.asianyogafederation.com and International Federation of Yoga Sports.

Presidents and Patrons of International Yoga Sports Federation 1989 - 2016

M.S. Vishwanth
(India)
President IYSF
1989 - 1994
Swami Gitananda
Patron 1989 -1993
Yogacharya Fernando Estevez-Griego
Dharmachari Maitreyananda (Uruguay)
President IYSF
1994 - 2000
Yogshiromani
Dr. Gopal Ji (India)
President IYSF
2000-2009
 
Yogacharini Eugenia Salas (Mataji Lakshmi)
Argentina
President IYSF
2009-2016

K. C. Sharma
Patron 2009 -2016

Ashok Kumar Aggarwal
(India)
Director IYSF
2009 -2016

 

 



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