World Draughts Federation
The Fédération Mondiale du Jeu de Dames (FMJD, World Draughts Federation) is the international body uniting national draughts federations. It was founded in 1947 by four Federations: France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland.
Currently, the FMJD has more than 50 national federation members. Recently the FMJD has become a member of the GAISF 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:
- General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF)
- International Mind Sports Association (IMSA)
Members
Africa
- Bénin – Fédération Béninoise de Jeu de Dames (FEBEJED)
- Burkina Faso – Federation Burkinabe du Jeu de Dames
- Cameroon – Federation Camerounaise de Jeu de Dames
- Congo – Federation Congolaise du Jeu de Dames FNDA
- Côte d'Ivoire – Federation Ivoirienne du Jeu de Dames
- Gambia – Gambian National Draughts Federation
- Guinea – Federation Guinéenne du Jeu de Dames et des Echecs
- Lebanon – Federation Libanaise du Jeu de Dames (expatriot)
- Mali – Federation Malienne du Jeu de Dames
- Mauritania – Federation Mauritanienne du Jeu de Dames
- Niger – Association Nigérienne du jeu de Dames
- Senegal – Federation Senegalaise du Jeu de Dames
- Somalia – Somali Draughts Sport Association
- South Africa – South African Wargames Union
- Togo – Association du jeu de Dames Togo
- Uganda – Uganda Draughts Federation
Americas
- Barbados – Barbados Draughts Association
- Brazil – Confederacao Brasileira de Jogo de Damas
- Canada – Federation Canadienne du jeu de Dames
- Costa Rica – Asociacion Costarricense del Juego de Damas
- Curaçao – Curaçaose Dambond
- Dominican Republic – Federacion Dominicana de Juego de Damas
- Grenada – Grenada Draughts Association
- Haiti – Federation Haitienne du Jeu de Dames
- Jamaica – Jamaica Board Games Foundation
- Panama – Asociacion Panamena de Juego de Damas
- Suriname – Surinaamse Dambond
- Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad and Tobago Draughts Association
- USA – American Pool Checkers Association / International Checkers Association of North America
Asia
- China – Chinese Draughts Association
- India – Draughts Federation of India
- Japan – Japanese draughts association
- Kazakhstan – Draughts Federation of Kazachstan
- Mongolia – Mongolian Federation of Draughts
- Pakistan – Pak Draughts Federation
- Turkmenistan – Draughts Federation of Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan Draughts Federation
Oceania
- Australia – Australian Draughts Federation
Europe – (European Draught Confederation)
- Armenia – Armenian Draughts Federation
- Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan Draughts Federation
- Belarus – Belarus Draughts Federation
- Belgium – Koninklijke Belgische Dambond
- Bulgaria – Bulgarian Draughts Federation
- Croatia – Croatian Draughts Federation
- Czech Republic – Ceska Federace Damy
- England – English Draughts Association
- Estonia – Estonian Draughts Federation
- France – Federation francaise du jeu de dames
- Georgia – Georgian Draughts Federation
- Germany – Interessengemeinschaft Damespiel in Deutschland
- Hungary – Hungary Draughts Federation
- Israel – Israeli Draughts Federation
- Italy – Federazione Italiana Dama
- Latvia – Latvian Draughts Union
- Lithuania – Lithuanian Draughts Federation
- Moldavia – Draughts Federation of Moldavia
- Netherlands – Koninklijke Nederlandse Dambond
- Poland – Polish Draughts Federation
- Portugal – Federação Portuguesa de Damas
- Russia – The Draughts Federation of Russia
- Slovenia – Slovene Draughts Federation
- Switzerland – Federation Suisse du Jeu de Dames
- Turkey – Türkiye Dama Federation
- Ukraine – Ukrainian Draughts Federation
- Wales – Cymdeithas Draffts Cymru
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