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Muaythai at the World Combat Games

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Muaythai at the World Combat Games
Governing bodyIFMA
Events11 (men: 8; women: 3)
Games

Muaythai[a] was featured in the World Combat Games official programme for the first time at the 2010 World Combat Games in Beijing, China.[4][5] It has been played at all editions since then. The International Federation of Muaythai Associations is governing body for muaythai at the World Combat Games.

Summary

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Games Year Events Best Nation
1 2010 11  Thailand
2 2013 11  Russia
3 2023 23  Saudi Arabia

Events

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The muaythai competition is organized as a set of tournaments, one for each weight class. The number of weight classes has never changed in the two editions (currently 8 for men and 3 for women), and the definition of each class has changed several times, as shown in the following table. Weights were measured in kilograms.

Event Men Women
Flyweight  – –51 kg
Bantamweight –54 kg –54 kg
Featherweight –57 kg  –
Lightweight  – –60 kg
Light welterweight –63.5 kg  –
Welterweight –67 kg
Light middleweight –71 kg
Middleweight –75 kg
Light heavyweight –81 kg
Heavyweight –91 kg

Venues

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For the World Combat Games, there have been two venues that have been or be used to host muaythai.

Games Venue Other sports hosted at venue for those games Capacity Ref.
2010 Beijing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium Boxing, Kickboxing 7,000 [6]
2013 Saint Petersburg Yubileyny Sports Complex (Arena 2) Boxing, Kickboxing, Wushu 7,000 [7]

Medal table

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The numbers below are after the 2013 World Combat Games in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Thailand74314
2 Russia44513
3 Ukraine32611
4 Belarus2226
5 Peru2002
6 Canada1124
7 Finland1012
 Norway1012
9 Spain1001
10 Sweden0213
11 Australia0145
12 Morocco0134
13 China0123
 Turkey0123
15 Great Britain0101
 Italy0101
 Uzbekistan0101
18 France0022
 Iran0022
 Kazakhstan0022
21 Brazil0011
 Germany0011
 Israel0011
 Kyrgyzstan0011
 Malaysia0011
 South Korea0011
Totals (26 entries)22224488

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "International Federation of Muaythai Associations". Global Association of International Sports Federations. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ "International Federation of Muaythai Associations". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ "International Federation of Muaythai Associations". Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ^ "15 Martial Arts and Combat Sports Meeting at the World Combat Games". International Federation of Muaythai Associations. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Muaythai – World Combat Games 2010". World Combat Games. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ "2010年北京首届世界武搏运动会" (in Chinese). Sogou Baike. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Muaythai – World Combat Games 2013". World Combat Games 2013. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2022.