KANGEIKO1985 KODOKAN                    Iranian National Team 1986 KODOKAN     The Statue of Prof. Jigoro Kano in front of Kodokan Judo Institute(Tokyo)                Dr.Keyvan Dehnad         in Tokyo KODOKAN    Prof. Kano promoted judo as a physical   exercise from a wide national point of view.   Proceeding with the organization of the Kodokan   and enacting the regulations of Judo,   he became the first Asian member of the   International Olympic Committee   in 1909 and worked for the spread of Judo world-wide.   Judo became an official event in the Olympic Games   of 1964, backed by  Judo fans   and sport promoters all over the world.   It is now a very popular sport almost anywhere   in the world.     NEXT