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Yoga Competition
history
Swami
Gitananda |
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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 |
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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
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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
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Ashok Kumar Aggarwal |
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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
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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
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