The World Draughts Federation (Fédération Mondiale du Jeu de Dames) FMJD, is the international body uniting national draughts federations. It was founded in 1947 by four Federations: France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland.[1]
Members
Currently, the FMJD has more than 70 national federation members in 2021.
Recently the FMJD has become a member of the Global Association of International Sports Federations 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.