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CAJ — Confederación Argentina de Judo

Argentina’s national judo body, which describes itself as the governing entity for formative, Olympic and Paralympic judo in Argentina; the IJF lists it as the country’s member federation.
✓ Last reviewed: October 2026
HeadquartersAndres Lamas 3121, 5009 Córdoba, as listed by the IJF[1]
International federationInternational Judo Federation, which lists it as “Confederacion Argentina de Judo”[1]
Affiliations it states“Afiliada IJF, CPJ & COA”, in the banner of its home page[2]
PresidentOscar Cassinerio, as listed by the IJF (“CASSINERIO Oscar”, October 2026)[1]

What is the CAJ?

The Confederación Argentina de Judo (CAJ) is the national body for judo in Argentina. It describes itself as the “Entidad rectora del judo formativo, olímpico y paralímpico en la República Argentina.”[2] Its home-page banner reads “Entidad Rectora Oficial • Afiliada IJF, CPJ & COA”.[2] The International Judo Federation lists it as Argentina’s member, the “Confederacion Argentina de Judo”, with Oscar Cassinerio as president and judoargentina.org as its website.[1]

What does the CAJ govern or do?

The confederation’s site carries a national ranking (“Ranking Nacional”), a national competition calendar (“Calendario Nacional”), tournament rules and an online athlete record accessed by login.[2] It prepares the national team: its technical secretariat (Secretaría Técnica CAJ) reported on 24 May 2026 a training camp of the senior squad at the CeNARD ahead of the 2026 South American Grand Prix.[3] Its site names the support of the Ente Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo (ENARD) and of the Secretaría de Turismo, Ambiente y Deportes de la Nación.[2]

When was the CAJ founded and where is it based?

The IJF lists the confederation’s address as Andres Lamas 3121, 5009 Córdoba, with the telephone number +543514825005.[1] Its home page refers to judo in “las 24 provincias” and gives the figure “+25” for its provincial federations (Federaciones Provinciales).[2]

How is the CAJ recognised?

International federation. The International Judo Federation lists the Confederacion Argentina de Judo on its Argentina country page.[1] The IJF’s member list gives “All Members (205)” and groups its members into continental unions, among them “Panamerica (PJC)”.[4]

Continental body and Olympic committee. The CAJ states on its home page that it is affiliated with the IJF, with the CPJ, the Pan American Judo Confederation, and with the COA, the Comité Olímpico Argentino.[2]

What does the CAJ organise?

National championships. The confederation’s home page announces the “CAMPEONATO NACIONAL CLAUSURA SAN JUAN 2026” at the Estadio Aldo Cantoni in San Juan, listed for 19 November 2026, and links its “Calendario de Competencias 2026”.[2]

National teams. Its technical secretariat reported the senior squad’s May 2026 training camp at the CeNARD, held in preparation for the 2026 South American Grand Prix.[3]

Who are its members?

The confederation’s home page gives, in October 2026, “+25” Federaciones Provinciales and “+960” Atletas Federados, registered athletes, and refers to judo in “las 24 provincias”.[2] It is itself one of the 205 members of the IJF, as the IJF’s member list counts them.[4]

References

  1. International Judo Federation — Argentina (ARG) country page: member federation details. Accessed 2026-10-10.
  2. CAJ — Confederación Argentina de Judo, home page (self-description, affiliations, figures, events). Accessed 2026-10-10.
  3. CAJ — Noticias: “Concentración en el CeNARD: El seleccionado mayor afina detalles para el Grand Prix Sudamericano 2026” (24 May 2026). Accessed 2026-10-10.
  4. International Judo Federation — Countries (member list and continental unions). Accessed 2026-10-10.