History will be made in 2022 in the beautiful city of Yekaterinburg, Russia when for the first time FISU will organise a cluster event for combat sports. 6 combat sports have been selected to be part of this event with boxing, karate, wrestling, wushu, sambo and muaythai. IFMA and muaythai got recognised by FISU in […]
With exactly two years to go to the opening ceremony of The World Games 2022, a detailed Sports Programme for the official sports, including disciplines and events, has been published. IFMA President stated, muaythai is looking forward towards The World Games 2022 and IFMA is proud to be part of The World Games. It is […]
Montreal, 7 July 2020 – The World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) President, Witold Bańka, has kickstarted a series of meetings with athletes and athlete groups, following up on his personal pledge to engage meaningfully with the athlete community and on WADA’s overall commitment to being more athlete-centered as outlined within the Agency’s recently published Five-Year Strategic Plan. Witold Bańka, a […]
Many states of India have delegated their youth and senior participants for the first Indian Virtual Championships. The Virtual Competition started to roll all over the world with Russia concluding their virtual nationals and India taking over bringing it to the next level with ceremonies held live after the competition was concluded. With the […]
The Muaythai Association of the Philippines, which is fully recognised by the highest Sport Authority and the National Olympic Committee of the Philippines has done inspirational work to help their members to keep moving forward in a positive way, despite the challenges brought on by the pandemic. COVID-19 has forced the world into […]
Muaythai connects the IFMA initiative which have been running for the last four months to ensure the IFMA athletes continue to engage in muaythai and practice a healthy lifestyle and stay positive in mind and body. It is also important that we continue to promote cultural understanding, inclusion, non-discrimination, and peace. Some have been […]
June 23rd the entire world took part in the largest 24hr Olympic digital workout. Olympic Athletes of all sports disciplines came together as one to celebrate and promote the Spirit of Olympism in Action Through the campaign over 240 Million People from all walks of life joined the activities. The IFMA Family proudly recognised by […]
Covid-19 forced the world into lockdown, all major sporting events have been cancelled or postponed including the Olympic Games 2020. The IOC “Stay Strong Stay Active Stay Healthy” campaign where close to 5,000 Olympians had engaged reached a remarkable 243000 people across the world. IFMA is proud to be recognised by the IOC and over […]
Over 300 Judges and officials from over 100 countries participated in this important online briefing on rules regulations and judging for the upcoming Virtual IFMA World Championships. The seminar was opened by IFMA Director Charissa Tynan thanking all delegates for participating in this challenging time. She thanked everyone who contributed to ensure that IFMA athletes […]
As the world celebrates the United Nations World Refugee Day, every action counts. We reflect back on many precious memories over the last few years and our work towards using the platform of sports to give opportunity, inspiration and hope to those who are in search of a better life and a safe place to […]