The sixth Asian Yogasana Championship commenced on ninth August 2025 on the Zayed Sports activities Advanced in Fujairah, UAE, gathering 160 athletes from 16 international locations. Organised underneath the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, the championship displays the UAE’s rising prominence as a hub for yoga sport, alongside a number of key initiatives, trainings, and management developments inside the Asian Yogasana Sports activities Federation (AYSF).
A continental showcase of Yogasana excellence
The sixth Asian Yogasana Championship (UAE 2025) is being held over two days on the Zayed Sports activities Advanced, Fujairah. The occasion is performed underneath the aegis of the UAE Ministry of Sports activities, in partnership with the Asian Yogasana Sports activities Federation (AYSF), the UAE Sports activities for All Federation, and the UAE Yoga Committee. This 12 months’s theme, “Yoga Throughout Borders”, underscores the unifying ethos of yoga by bringing collectively cultures, nations, and communities to have a good time peace, inclusivity, and shared well-being via yogasana sport. The championship has attracted 160 athletes from 16 nations together with India, Syria, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Palestine, Iraq, Pakstan, Indonesia, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Iran, the Philippines, and others. Attending dignitaries included Mohammed Al Dhahouri and Sheikha Al Kaabi (Federal Nationwide Council members), Salem Yousef Al Qaseer (President, Emirates Sports activities for All Federation), and Nouf Marwaai (President, AYSF). The venue, Zayed Sports activities Advanced, is thought for its high-end services and has hosted quite a few worldwide sporting occasions, making it a becoming stage for this prestigious championship.
AYSF’s increasing footprint and management evolution
The Asian Yogasana Sports activities Federation (AYSF), the governing physique for yogasana sport in Asia, was formally established in 2019, following a long time of foundational work led by founders Dr. Gopal Ji and Shri Ramesh Lohan since 1992. At present, AYSF contains over 15 nationwide yoga federations, together with from Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Nepal, Iran, and Indonesia. A landmark improvement occurred in November 2024, when AYSF held its sixth Basic Meeting in Dubai. In the course of the meeting:
- Nouf Al-Marwaai, head of the Saudi Yoga Committee, was elected President of AYSF.
- The AYSF worldwide headquarters was formally relocated to the UAE.
- The Federation launched its inaugural Asian Excellence Award Ceremony throughout this meeting.
- Fifteen nationwide federations participated, reaffirming regional collaboration in yoga sport.
These selections have strategically positioned the UAE as a key participant within the international yogasana motion, fostering partnerships, youth engagement, and intercontinental trade.
Strengthening the game: Coaching and certification initiatives
Consistent with AYSF’s mission to raise requirements and construct elite-level capability throughout Asia, Africa, and the Arab world, the 2nd AYSF Yogasana Coaches and Referees Coaching Camp was hosted in Dubai from sixteenth to 18th Might 2025 on the UAE Centre for Sports activities Sciences and Sports activities Drugs. This system catered to contributors from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, India, Egypt, Tunisia, Palestine, Syria, and different nations. The camp supplied internationally recognised certification tracks:
- Yogasana Teaching Certification: Targeted on AYSF’s official aggressive syllabus, athlete preparation, biomechanics, and security.
- Yogasana Referees Certification: Coated judging protocols, scoring techniques, and moral frameworks according to AYSF’s international requirements.
Led by professional trainers from India, the birthplace of yoga, the coaching ensured rigorous instruction {and professional} excellence for national-level officiating and training.
Recognising excellence and legacy in Yogasana
Parallel to the two-day championship, the Asian Yoga Excellence Awards ceremony is happening, honouring six outstanding people from throughout Asia who’ve performed key roles in advancing yoga inside their communities and contributing to international wellness, peace, and cultural preservation. Nominations closed on thirtieth Might 2025, and recipients are being chosen by a world panel of specialists to make sure merit-based recognition in fields comparable to innovation, management, youth empowerment, and worldwide cooperation.AYSF additionally continues to have a good time its legacy moments. Notably, the first-ever Asian Yogasana Sports activities Championship was held on 26–27 July 2019 in Dhaka, the place Indian athletes received the inaugural trophy with a exceptional haul of twenty-two gold, 4 silver, and a pair of bronze medals. This milestone occasion was organised by the Bangladesh Yogasana Affiliation underneath the authority of the World Yoga Alliance.
