Important — General Instructions for Participants
Read these instructions carefully before registering. The form requires confirmation that you have read and accepted these rules.
Important: By registering you confirm that you accept the rules and that you are responsible for compliance and medical fitness.
Note
- The organizer will not be liable for injury or accident of the participant during the championship — the respective team coach/guardian/participant is responsible for such injury/accident.
- Maintain good conduct and discipline. Participants who breach conduct rules may be suspended for 5–10 years.
- The committee reserves the right to add, alter, amend rules, programmes, dates, and venue at its sole discretion without prior notice.
- Eligibility requirement: Participants must participate in Traditional or Own Choice events to be allowed to participate in Artistic, Artistic Pair, Rhythmic, or Artistic Group events.
- Submission deadline: Submit the Entry Form and Entry Fee to the given email on or before April 10th, 2026, with a scanned copy of your passport.
Entry Form
- The Entry Form should be written legibly or typed in CAPITAL LETTERS and duly signed by the Head of the Institution, President/Secretary of the Association, and competitors.
- No last-minute entries will be accepted.
Medical Fitness Certificate
Two attachments are required here:
- Medical Fitness Certificate
- Risk Declaration Form
Medical requirement: Every player must provide a Medical Fitness Certificate issued by at least an M.B.B.S. doctor (or equivalent) to the Scorer before participating. The Yogasana Sports Federation Hong Kong is not responsible for medical emergencies. All participants must have their own medical insurance. Players must also submit Risk Certificate / Declaration / Undertaking Forms duly filled and signed — for minors, parents must sign and the form must be countersigned by the group teacher/leader.
Risk Certificate/Declaration/Undertaking by the Competitor:
Players will have to submit Risk Certificate / Declaration / Undertaking Forms duly filled out and signed.
(In the case of minor participants, the parents of minor participants will sign the risk certificate / Declaration
Certificate) and countersigned by the group teacher/leader, to the scorer before their performance during the
competition.
Photographs
Each Player should have 10 and each Official should have 4 Latest Colored Passport Size Photographs. While
coming for their performance during the Championship, the same must be passed on for the Participation/Merit
Certificate of the player/souvenir.
Rules & Regulations
Eligibility
The competition is open to individuals and members of clubs, schools, colleges, educational institutions, and Yoga Federations/Associations.
Time & Date
Please be punctual
- Inauguration: May 9th, 2026, 9:00 AM.
- Official meeting: May 9th, 2026, 8:00 AM.
- Closing ceremony: May 10th, 2026, 2:00 PM.
- Foreign participants should arrive before the evening of May 8th, 2026, to settle into their accommodation
Accommodation
Accommodation and travel allowances are not provided. We can recommend nearby hotels on request.
Judging
- Judges' decisions are final. Judges will be appointed by the Organizing Committee.
- Marking penalties: . Two (2) marks will be deducted from an asana score if the competitor fails to complete that asana on the
first attempt. No marks will be awarded if the competitor fails to complete the asana on the second attempt.
- Champions Challenge: In the Champions Challenge Round, no second attempt will be given. Champions must perform the asanasuccessfully on the first attempt.
- The Judges will consider: Proportion of the body, dress, smartness, and appearance.
- Performance regarding grace in execution and steadiness of posture.
- The micro-marking system for the Traditional Yoga Asana Championship is as follows: 6 marks for the
final position of the asana, 2 marks for grace, execution, and steadiness of posture, and 2 marks for the process
followed to reach and return from the posture. The total is 10 marks per asana.
Prohibition
The use of any pain relief balm, spray, oil, stimulating drug, or alcoholic beverage before or during the competition is
strictly prohibited and will be treated as a violation of the rules.
The Organizing Committee reserves the right to suspend a competitor for up to 10 years as a disciplinary action.
Logistics & Entry
Food: Lunch and High Tea/Coffee will be served on the day of the championship 9th May 2026. Lunch and High Tea/Coffee will be served on the day of the championship 10th May 2026 for participants, one official,
one Team manager, Jury and Invitees.
Date of Birth: Cut-off date is April 30th, 2026 . Passport or government-issued DOB proof required. Competitors without these certificates will not be allowed to participate in the competition.
Number of Entries: The best Yogasana players (no limit) from each Country Federation/ Association/ Club/ Institution can participate in the
Traditional Yogasana Sports Championship. Only those players participating in the International Traditional Yogasana
Sports Championship can participate in the Artistic Yogasana Sports Championship (Boys and Girls Separate
Competition), Artistic Pair Yogasana Sports Championship, Rhythmic Yogasana Sports Championship, and Artistic
Group Yogasana Sports Championship.
Dress Code:
- Male competitors will wear skintight sports shirts and shorts in the Yoga Competition and attractive costumes in the
Artistic and Rhythmic Yoga Competition.
- Female competitors will wear skintight sports shirts and shorts/gymnastics costumes and attractive costumes in the Artistic
and Rhythmic Yoga Competition.
- However, female competitors in the age groups of 28-35 years, 35-42 years, 42-50 years, and above 50 years may wear
tight track bottoms and tight sports shirts.
- No competitor will be allowed to participate without adhering to the above-said dress code.
Conatct
In any condition, if there is a change of venue or dates of the Championship, the Yogasana Sports Federation
Hong Kong will not be responsible for any financial loss.
Any other queries can be asked by email - info@yasfhk.com, or by WhatsApp +852 6917 0765/
+852 68756289.