The International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA), the Muaythai international body, which couple of days ago united under one organisation amateurs and professionals took the next step in drive to the gender equality and safeguarding of the Muaythai family members. IFMA believes that everyone has a role to play in championing gender equality and in […]
The 2019 IFMA Muaythai Awards Ceremony gathered all delegates of the World Championships to celebrate the virtues of Olympism in its various forms and philosophies; honour the Spirit of Sport; and pay tribute to the outstanding sport personalities, from the legends of the past, to today’s heroes and tomorrow’s champions. The event welcomed many delegates […]
Born in Bac Giang, Vietnam and only 24 years old, the hard working and ever talented Bui Yen Ly took her division by storm in this year’s IFMA World Championships. Bui Yen graciously thanked IFMA for the opportunities that have been made for her to compete and prestigious accolades and win medals not only in […]
Twice a year, the IFMA Medical Commission meets to discuss important topics on the well-being of the athletes and this year it was co-chaired by Dr Chaturaporn, former Vice Governor of the Sport Authority of Thailand and Chair of IFMA Medical Commission Dr Erdogan Aydin. Many key issues were on the agenda, including protocols about […]
Representatives from over 100 countries convened for the 2019 General Assembly at which in IFMA tradition, the first half was dedicated to various speakers. The Governor of the Sport Authority of Thailand Dr Kongsak Yodmanee welcomed all delegates informing the floor about the continued close cooperation between the Royal Thai Government and IFMA where he […]
Jimmy Vienot is the perfect example of why IFMA and WMC have unified as one world body. Jimmy has already the European IFMA World Champion and WMC World Champion. This year, he became part of the French National Team and winning the IFMA World championship in the middleweight division and also being voted by the […]
Many VIPS from the Olympic movement travelled to Bangkok to be part of the IFMA 2019 elections. The three main positions of stood unopposed and the General Assembly unanimously elected and confirmed Dr. Sakchye Tapsuwan as IFMA President, Stephan Fox and Secretary General and Charissa Tynan as Director. Also, as of the unification of IFMA […]
212 delegates from 102 countries came together for the 2019 IFMA General Assembly, and after last year’s successful conference in Mexico, the conference was held again in the motherland, Thailand. Many important decisions and presentations have been made at this year’s GA. The conference also welcomed from the IOC, Andrew Hofer IOC Recognised IFs and […]
102 member countries came together for the closing ceremony of the 2019 IFMA World Championships and joined the nation in the well wishes of His Majesty King Rama the 10th. Many sporting personalities joined this occasion, the world Taekwondo President Choue Chung-Won, the international Jiu Jitsu Federation President Panagiotis Theodoropoulos with the IOC being represented […]
It was a decisive day for many athletes as the world’s best stayed in the race for the gold medals of the biggest senior international muaythai event – the IFMA World Muaythai Championships. It was sad moments to see so many outstanding athletes leaving the competition as each bout was worth a final; each athlete […]