Muaythai at the World Games

Muaythai at the World Games
Governing body	IFMA
Events	12 (men: 6; women: 6)
Games
1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2022
Medalists

Muaythai^[a] was featured in the World Games official programme for the first time at the 2017 World Games in Wrocław, Poland.^[4][5][6] It has been played at all editions since then. Muaythai was added to the World Games following the decision of the IWGA Annual General Meeting in May 2013.^[7][8]

The International Federation of Muaythai Associations is governing body for muaythai at the World Games.

Summary

Games	Year	Events	Best Nation
10	2017	11	Ukraine
11	2022	12	United States

Events

The muaythai competition is organized as a set of tournaments, one for each weight class. The number of weight classes has changed over the years (currently 6 for men and 6 for women), and the definition of each class has changed several times, as shown in the following table. Weights were measured in kilograms.

From the 2022 World Games, muaythai events achieved full gender equality.^[9]

Men's weight classes 2017 2022–onward Heavyweight (81–91 kg) Light heavyweight (75–81 kg) Light heavyweight (71–81 kg) Middleweight (71–75 kg) Light middleweight (67–71 kg) Welterweight (63.5–67 kg) Light welterweight (57–63.5 kg) Featherweight (54–57 kg) Featherweight (–57 kg) Bantamweight (–54 kg) 8 6

Women's weight classes 2017 2022–onward Light welterweight (60–63.5 kg) Lightweight (54–60 kg) Lightweight (57–60 kg) Featherweight (54–57 kg) Bantamweight (51–54 kg) Flyweight (–51 kg) Flyweight (48–51 kg) Light flyweight (–48 kg) 3 6

Medal table

See also: List of World Games medalists in muaythai

The numbers below are after the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.^[10]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Ukraine	6	2	1	9
2	Thailand	4	2	1	7
3	United States	3	2	4	9
4	Vietnam	2	0	0	2
5	Russia	1	3	2	6
6	Kazakhstan	1	1	1	3
	Sweden	1	1	1	3
8	Australia	1	0	1	2
	Belarus	1	0	1	2
	Turkey	1	0	1	2
11	Great Britain	1	0	0	1
	Slovakia	1	0	0	1
13	Iran	0	2	0	2
	Morocco	0	2	0	2
15	Poland	0	1	3	4
16	Israel	0	1	1	2
17	Canada	0	1	0	1
	Finland	0	1	0	1
	France	0	1	0	1
	Mexico	0	1	0	1
	Portugal	0	1	0	1
	Spain	0	1	0	1
23	Hungary	0	0	2	2
	United Arab Emirates	0	0	2	2
25	Czech Republic	0	0	1	1
	Peru	0	0	1	1
Totals (26 entries)		23	23	23	69

Number of Muay Thai practitioners by nation

The number in each box represents the number of Muay Thai practitioners the nation sent.

Nation	81	85	89	93	97	01	05	09	13	17	22	Years
Afghanistan											2	1
Australia											2	1
Austria										1	2	2
Belarus										6		1
Brazil											2	1
Bulgaria										1		1
Canada										1	2	2
China										1		1
Chinese Taipei										1		1
Cyprus										1		1
Czech Republic										2	2	2
Finland										1	1	2
France										3	3	2
Germany										1	1	2
Great Britain											2	1
Greece											1	1
Hong Kong											1	1
Hungary											2	1
Iran										1	3	2
Iraq										1	2	2
Israel										1	2	2
Italy										1	2	2
Jordan										1		1
Kazakhstan										4	2	2
Lebanon										1		1
Malaysia										2	2	2
Mauritius											2	1
Mexico										1	1	2
Morocco										3	4	2
New Zealand										1		1
Peru										3	1	2
Philippines										1	2	2
Poland										11	3	2
Portugal										2	2	2
Russia										2		1
Saudi Arabia											2	1
Singapore											2	1
Slovakia											2	1
Slovenia										1		1
South Africa										1		1
South Korea										1	1	2
Spain										2	1	2
Sweden										3	3	2
Thailand										5	5	2
Turkey										3	4	2
Ukraine										6	5	2
United Arab Emirates											4	1
United States										2	12	2
Uzbekistan											3	1
Vietnam										2	2	2
Nations	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	37	39
Athletes	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	87	96
Year	81	85	89	93	97	01	05	09	13	17	22

Notes

1. Muaythai is the official name of Muay Thai, recognized by International World Games Association and International Olympic Committee.^[1][2][3]

References

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7. Duncan, Mackay (27 May 2013). "Lacrosse, floorball and muaythai voted in as part of International World Games Association". Inside the Games. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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9. "Official Divisions for the World Games 2021". Federation of Asian Muaythai Associations. 20 March 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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