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International Federation of Muaythai Associations

The International Federation of Muaythai Associations, or IFMA, called the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur until 27 July 2019, is a sport governing body of amateur and professional Muay Thai and Muay boran consisting of 140 member countries worldwide with 5 continental federations after unification of International Federation of Muaythai Amateur and World Muaythai Council. IFMA is officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF),[2] the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF), the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA),[3] World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)[4] International World Games Association (IWGA),[5] and Trim and Fitness International Sport for All Association (TAFISA).[6] Muaythai has been included in many official sport programs such as the World Games, World Combat Games, Arafura Games, TAFISA Games, SEA Games, Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, Asian Beach Games,[7] Demonstration Sport in the Asian Games.

International Federation of Muaythai Associations
SportMuay Thai
CategoryCombat sport
JurisdictionInternational
Membership140 national associations[1]
AbbreviationIFMA
Founded1993 (1993)
AffiliationAssociation of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations
Affiliation date6 December 2016
HeadquartersBangkok, Thailand
Lausanne, Switzerland
PresidentSakchye Tapsuwan
SecretaryStephan Fox
Official website
muaythai.sport

History

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The International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA) was officially inaugurated in 1993 as the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur, a small federation with several enthusiastic member countries. IFMA has grown to 128 member countries worldwide with 5 continental federations under a single, unified regulatory body. In 1998, IFMA was formally recognized by the Olympic Council of Asia. IFMA's objective is the total unification of all 128 member national federations, working mutually for the sport and the athletes. The enthusiasm and commitment of the members, boxers and officials is one of the greatest assets that IFMA brings to the ancient sport of Muaythai. [1]

 
FISU President Gallien & IFMA President Sakchye Tapsuwan sign the collaboration convention

At the IFMA Royal World Cup in Bangkok the AIMS conference took place gathering all 23 presidents from its members as well as representatives of IOC, FISU, IWGA, Peace and Sport, TAFISA and many others.[8] The 2015 IFMA Royal World Cup displayed the rapid popularity of women competing in muaythai as the stadium quickly reached capacity during female bouts that displayed courage and heart.[8] 93 countries participated in this event.[citation needed]

In December 2015 AIMS received provisional recognition by the IOC. The following year in December 2016 at the annual meeting of the IOC Executive Board, Muaythai with IFMA as the governing body, was granted provisional IOC recognition for a period of three years. This allows IFMA to receive funding from the IOC and apply for development programmes.[citation needed]

Timeline

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Some of IFMA's milestones:[9]

IOC recognition

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On December 6, 2016, the IOC Executive Board had provisionally recognised muaythai following an executive board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland.[citation needed]

Governance

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Area associations

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International Federation of Muaythai Associations has a total of 122 member federations divided into 5 area associations.[12]

  EMF – European Muaythai Federation in Europe
  FAMA – Federation of Asian Muaythai Associations in Asia
  Africa
  OMF – Oceania Muaythai Federation in Oceania
  PAMU – Pan-American Muaythai Union in the Americas
Code Country Federation Website Note
European Muaythai Federation
ALB   Albania Provisional Member
AND   Andorra Provisional Member
ARM   Armenia Armenian Muaythai Federation armeniamuaythai.com
AUT   Austria Austrian Kickboxing and Thai Boxing Association ifmamuaythai.at
AZE   Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Muaythai and Thaiboxing Federation
BLR   Belarus Belarusian Muaythai Federation kickthai.by[permanent dead link]
BEL   Belgium Belgian Muaythai Organisation bkbmo.be
BIH   Bosnia and Herzegovina Muay Thai Union BiH
BUL   Bulgaria Bulgarian National Muay Thai Federation muaythai.bg Archived 2017-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
CRO   Croatia Croatian Muaythai Federation hoo.hr
CYR   Cyprus Cyprus Muaythai Federation cyprusmuaythai.org
CZE   Czech Republic Czech Muay Thai Association czechmuaythai.cz
DEN   Denmark Danish Muay Thai Federation dkmf.dk
EST   Estonia Eesti Muay Thai Föderatsioon thaiboxing.ee
FIN   Finland Muaythai Association of Finland muaythai.fi
FRA   France Fédération française de kick boxing, muay thaï et disciplines associées ffkmda.fr
GEO   Georgia Thaiboxing Georgian Federation geonoc.org.ge
GER   Germany Muaythai Bund Deutschland e.V. mtbd.de
GRE   Greece Panhellenic Muaythai Federation pmf.gr
HUN   Hungary Hungarian Muaythai Federation muaythai.hu
ISL   Iceland Provisional Member
IRL   Ireland Irish Muaythai Council muaythaiireland.com Archived 2017-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
ISR   Israel Muaythai Ring and Combat Sport Association muaythai.co.il
ITA   Italy Federazione Italiana Muay Thai fikbms.net
KOS   Kosovo Kosovo Federation of Muaythai noc-kosovo.org
LAT   Latvia Latvian Muaythai Federation muaythai.lv
LIE   Liechtenstein Provisional Member
LTU   Lithuania Lithuanian Muaythai Federation muaythai.lt
LUX   Luxembourg Federation Luxembourgeoise des Arts Martiaux - FLAM [1] Provisional Member
MKD   North Macedonia Muay Thai and Kickboxing Federation of Macedonia
MLT   Malta Malta Muay Thai
MDA   Moldova Federation of Muaythai of Republic of Moldova thaiboxclub.md Archived 2014-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
MON   Monaco Fédération Monégasque de Muaythai et Disciplines Associées federation-muaythai.mc
MNE   Montenegro Montenegrin Mauy Thai Federation
NED   Netherlands Muaythai Organisation Netherlands mon-ifma.org
NOR   Norway Norwegian Muaythai Association nmta.no
POL   Poland Polish Muaythai Federation pzmuaythai.pl
POR   Portugal Portuguese Muaythai Federation fpkmt.pt
ROM   Romania Romanian Federation of Contact Martial Arts - FRAMC [2] Provisional Member
RUS   Russia Russian Muaythai Federation rmtf.ru
SMR   San Marino Provisional Member
SRB   Serbia Provisional Member
SVK   Slovakia Slovak Muaythai Association smta.sk
SLO   Slovenia Slovenian Muay thai Federation olympic.si
ESP   Spain Federacion Española de Kickboxing y Muaythai spainmuaythai.com
SWE   Sweden Svenska Muaythai Förbundet muaythai.se
SUI    Switzerland Swiss Muaythai League Provisional Member
TUR   Turkey Turkish Muaythai Federation muaythai.gov.tr
UKR   Ukraine Ukraine National Muaythai Federation muaythai.org.na[permanent dead link]
GBR   United Kingdom United Kingdom Muaythai Federation ukmtf.com
Federation of Asian Muaythai Associations
AFG   Afghanistan Afghanistan National Federation of Muaythai muaythai.org.af Archived 2018-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
BRN   Bahrain Bahraini Federation of Muaythai Provisional Member
BAN   Bangladesh Provisional Member
CHN   China China Muaythai Association olympic.cn
TPE   Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Muaythai Association sanda.org.tw
HKG   Hong Kong Hong Kong Muay Thai Association hkmuaythai.org
IND   India United Muaythai Association of India www.olympic.org/india
INA   Indonesia Indonesian Muaythai Federation nocindonesia.or.id Archived 2013-11-14 at the Library of Congress Web Archives Provisional Member
IRI   Iran I.R. IRAN National Muaythai Association olympic.ir
IRQ   Iraq Iraqi Muaythai Federation nociraq.iq Archived 2019-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
JPN   Japan All Japan Muaythai Federation ifma-j.org Archived 2013-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
JOR   Jordan Jordan Muay Thai Association joc.jo
KAZ   Kazakhstan Muaythai Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan olympic.kz Archived 2013-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
KOR   South Korea Korea Muaythai Association sports.or.kr/eng Archived 2012-12-19 at archive.today
KUW   Kuwait Kuwait Muaythai Committee kuwaitolympic.com Archived 2014-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
KGZ   Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz Muaythai Federation kyrgyzmuaythai.org Archived 2018-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
LAO   Laos Laos Muaythai Provisional Member
LBN   Lebanon Lebanese Muaythai Federation lebolymp.org
MAC   Macau Macau Muaythai Association macauolympic.org
MAS   Malaysia Malaysia Muaythai Association muaythaimalaysia.org Archived 2016-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
MGL   Mongolia Muaythai Federation of Mongolia fight.mn Archived 2019-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
MYA   Myanmar Provisional Member
NEP     Nepal Nepal Muay Thai Association
OMA   Oman Provisional Member
PAK   Pakistan Pakistan Federation Amateur Muaythai pfampk.com
PLE   Palestine Palestine Federation of Muaythai poc.ps Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
PHI   Philippines Muaythai Association of the Philippines olympic.ph
QAT   Qatar Provisional Member
KSA   Saudi Arabia Saudi Muaythai and Kickboxing Federation
SGP   Singapore Muaythai Association Singapore (MAS) amas.org.sg Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
SRI   Sri Lanka Muayhai Association of Sri Lanka mtaslb.com
SYR   Syria Provisional Member
TJK   Tajikistan Muaythai Federation of Tajikistan olympic.tj
THA   Thailand Amateur Muaythai Association of Thailand (AMTAT) olympicthai.or.th Archived 2001-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
TLS   Timor-Leste Provisional Member
TKM   Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Muaythai Federation
UAE   United Arab Emirates UAE Muaythai Federation mkfed.ae
UZB   Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Amateur and Professional Muaythai Association muaythai-ifma.uz Archived 2015-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
VIE   Vietnam Vietnam Muay Federation muayviet.com
YEM   Yemen Yemen Federation of Muaythai
Africa
ALG   Algeria Algeria Full Contact Kickboxing, Muaythai and Related Disciplines Federation
ANG   Angola Provisional Member
CMR   Cameroon Federation camerounaise de muaythai et disciplines affinitaires
EGY   Egypt Egyptian Muaythai Federation
ETH   Ethiopia Provisional Member
GAM   Gambia Provisional Member
GHA   Ghana Ghana Muaythai Federation
GUI   Guinea Guinea Federation of Muaythai and associated Disciplines
CIV   Ivory Coast Federation Ivoirienne de Muaythai et Disciplines Assimilees fimt-muaythai.com
KEN   Kenya Provisional Member
LBA   Libya Libyan Union for Kickboxing and Similar Sports olympic.ly Archived 2018-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
MDA   Madagascar Provisional Member
MAU   Mauritania Provisional Member
MRI   Mauritius Mauritius Muaythai Federation nocmauritius.org Archived 2011-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
MAR   Morocco Federation Royale Marocaine de Muay Tai cnomaroc.org
MOZ   Mozambique Provisional Member
NAM   Namibia Provisional Member
NGR   Nigeria Nigeria Muaythai Federation
SEN   Senegal Provisional Member
SLE   Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Muaythai Association
RSA   South Africa South African Amateur Muaythai Federation muaythai.org.za Archived 2019-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
TUN   Tunisia
UGA   Uganda Provisional Member
Oceania Muaythai Federation
AUS   Australia Muaythai Australia muaythaiaustralia.com.au
COK   Cook Islands Provisional Member
FIJ   Fiji Provisional Member
PYF   French Polynesia Fédération Polynésienne Boxe Thaïlandaise et Disciplines Associées
NZL   New Zealand New Zealand Muaythai Federation
PNG   Papua New Guinea Provisional Member
SAM   Samoa Provisional Member
TGA   Tonga Provisional Member
Pan American Muaythai Union
ARG   Argentina Federación Argentina de Muaythai muaythai.com.ar
ARU   Aruba Muay Thai Federation Aruba
BAR   Barbados Provisional Member
BOL   Bolivia Federacion Boliviana de Muaythai Membership in process
BRA   Brazil Confederacao Brasileira de Muaythai Tradicional cbmttbrasil.com
CAN   Canada Muaythai Canada muaythaicanada.org Archived 2020-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
CHI   Chile Provisional Member
COL   Colombia Federation Colombiana De Muaythai
CRC   Costa Rica Federacion Costarricense de Muaythai
DOM   Dominican Republic Federacion Dominicana de Muaythai
ECU   Ecuador Federación Ecuatoriana de Muaythai
SLV   El Salvador Provisional Member
GUA   Guatemala Provisional Member
HON   Honduras Federacion Hondurena De Muaythai muaythaihn.blogspot.com
JAM   Jamaica Provisional Member
MEX   Mexico Mexican Muaythai Federation femem.mx Archived 2017-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
PAN   Panama Provisional Member
PAR   Paraguay Federacion Paraguaya de Muaythai
PER   Peru Peruvian Muaythai Federation muaythaiperu.com
PUE   Puerto Rico Provisional Member
SUR   Suriname Surinamese Thaiboxing Association (Suthaibo)
TTO   Trinidad and Tobago Trinbago Muaythai
USA   United States United States Muaythai Federation unitedstatesmuaythaifederation.org
URU   Uruguay Federacion Uruguaya de Muaythai Tradicional fumtt.com.uy
VEN   Venezuela Provisional Member

Events

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International

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Denotes inaugural event
Year World Games World Combat Games World University Championships World Martial Arts Masterships World Championships / Cup World Youth Championships
1993   Bangkok
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998   Bangkok
1999   Bangkok
2000   Bangkok
2001   Bangkok
2002   Bangkok
2003   Almaty
2004
2005   Bangkok   Bangkok
2006   Bangkok[13]   Bangkok[13]
2007   Bangkok[14]   Bangkok[14]
2008   Busan[15]   Busan[15]
2009   Bangkok[16]   Bangkok[16]
2010   Beijing   Bangkok[17]   Bangkok[17]
2011   Tashkent[18]   Tashkent[19]
2012   Saint Petersburg[20]   Saint Petersburg[21]
2013   Saint Petersburg   Istanbul[22]
2014   Langkawi[23]   Langkawi[24]
2015   Bangkok[25]   Bangkok[26]
2016   Cheongju   Jönköping[27]   Bangkok[28]
2017   Wrocław   Minsk[29]   Bangkok[30]
2018   Bangkok   Cancún[31]   Bangkok[32]
2019   Chungju   Bangkok[33]   Antalya[34]
2020   Nur-Sultan   Abu Dhabi[35]   TBA[36]
2021   Birmingham   Nur-Sultan   Bangkok
2022   Ekaterinburg

Continental

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Denotes inaugural event
Year European Championships Asian Championships African Championships Oceanian Championships Pan American Championships
2008   Zgorzelec
2010   Velletri
2011   Antalya
2013   Lisbon

Professional rankings

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As of 10 April 2020[37]

Men's divisions

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Rank Mini flyweight Flyweight Bantamweight Super bantamweight
C N/A N/A N/A N/A
1   Netipong Phrommakhot   Charak Murtuzaliev   Detrak Kulsena   Buengon Leknakhonsiri
2   Ovsep Aslanyan   Chanalert Meenayothin   Kumandoi Petcharoenvit   Kompatak Sinbimuaythai
3   Petchdech Wor.Sangbrapai   Satanmuanglek PetchyindeeAcademy   Ronachai Tor.Ramintra   Ponsanae Sor.Pumiphat
4   Yodkla Isantractor   PetchAnuwat Nor.Anuwatgym   Saotho Sitchefboontham   Petchhuahin Bor.Petchkaikaew
5   Watcharapon Meenayothin   Peerapat Muayded789   Petchmuangsiri Odtukdaeng   Kongthoranee Sor.Sommai
6   Koemrieng Him   Sakaengam Jitmuangnon   Chartpet Sor.Poonsawat   Chailar Por.Lakboon
7   Soulixay Singsavath   Malaynguen Somwang Gai Yang   Ariel Lee Lampacan   Tepthaksin Sor.Sonsing
8   Zubeyr Barin   Luo Chenghao   Nicolas Young   Nicolas Young
9   Mashal Islamzai   Mikita Mironchyk   Kholmurod Rakhimov   Kholmurod Rakhimov
10   Nadaka Eiwasportsgym   Bakytzhan Arifkhanov   Yelaman Sayassatov   Yelaman Sayassatov
Rank Featherweight Super featherweight Lightweight Super lightweight
C N/A N/A   Savvas Michael N/A
1   Almaz Sarsembekov   Superlek Kiatmuu9   Aik Begian   Igor Liubchenko
2   Kiewpayak Jitmuangnon   Yodtongtai Sor.Sommai   Kaona SorJor.Tongprachin   Abdulmalik Mugidinov
3   Phetpangan Mor.Ratanabandit   Yodkritsada Yutthichonburi   Rodtang Jitmuangnon   Nuenglanlek Jitmuangnon
4   Messi Pangkongprab   Mongkolkaew Sor.Sommai   Tiradet Chor.Hapayak   Chamuaktong Fightermuaythai
5   Samingdet Nor.Anuwatgym   Lamnamoonlek Or.Atchariya   Sittisak Sengchimyou Yim   Shadow Suanahanpiekmai
6   Chalam Parunchai   Thanupetch Wor.Sangprapai   Extra Rongsamak OBJ Udon   Sangmanee Sathian
7   Alexsandr Abramov   Alexsandr Abramov   Petchmanee Por.Lakboon   Mohd Fazzatki bin Mohd Zaki
8   Nicholas Bryant   Tananchai Somwang Gai Yang   Sercan Koç   Ryan Jakiri
9   Vladyslav Mykytas   Arthur Meyer   Daniil Yermolenka   Kittipop Mueangprom
10   Tagir Khalilov   Jonathan Haggerty   Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất   Yousef Jahangir
Rank Welterweight Super welterweight Middleweight Super middleweight
C   Bobo Sacko   Oleksandr Moisa   Jimmy Vienot   Yohan Lidon
1   Thanet Nitutorn   Khunsuk Sitchefboontham   Ilya Balanov   Jimmy Vienot
2   Pongsiri P.K.Saenchaigym   Talaytong Sor.Thanapetch   Capitan PetchyindeeAcademy   Vladimir Moravcik
3   Yodlekpet Or.Pitisak   Saenpon PetchpacharaAcademy   Yodwicha Banchamek   Toby Smith
4   Rafi Singpatong   Bangpleenoi Sor.Jitpadana   Superbon Banchamek   Samy Sana
5   Liam Harrison   Nacheer KiatcamtonGym   Youssef Boughanem   Mansurbek Tolipov
6   Dmitry Varats     Oleh Huta   Khompikad Sor Tawnrung
7   Speth Norbert Attila   Wanchalerm Nuantongsnooker   Andrei Kulebin   Volodymyr Baryshev
8   Charlie Peters   Artem Pashporin   Sorgraw PetchyindeeAcademy   Nayanesh Parikh Bumba
9   Erdem Dincer   Liam Nolan   Gabriel Mazzetti   Youssef Abboud
10   Chadd Collins   George Mann   Amine El Moatassime   Anton Sjoqvist
Rank Light heavyweight Cruiserweight Heavyweight Super heavyweight
C N/A N/A N/A N/A
1   Gadzhi Medzhidov   Oleh Primachov   Bugra Tugay Erdogan
2   Mikita Shostak   Yavheni Vavchok   Dzianis Hanchanarok   Yasin Petchsaman MT
3   Vasyl Sorokin   Anatolii Sukhanov   Jakub Klauda   Amine Kebir
4   Simon Marcus   Lukasz Radosv   Weerasinghe Madushanka   Viktor Torkotluk
5   Tengnueng Sitjaesairoong   Nathaniel Gaston   Zabit Samedov   Steve Banks
6   Jake Lund   Lorenzo Jiminez Martinez   Nadir Iskhanov   Chelli Kahin
7   Surik Magakian   Alexandr Tsarikov   Syed Asrar Hussain Sha   Michal Reissinger
8   Nicolai Woltmeijer Bartholin   Milos Cvjeticanin   Brice Guiden   Matuesz Duczmal
9   Ilyas Hbibali   Benkerrov Messaoud   Miguel Fuerte   Vinicius Silva Novaes De Souza
10   Miguel Angel Padilla   Cengaver Taylan Kemik   Raffaele Vitale   Soleymani Safakhaneh Seyed Kaveh

Women's divisions

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Rank Pinweight Mini flyweight Flyweight
C N/A N/A   Ticha Wor Por Sukothai RR Kila Korat
1   Alena Liashkevich   Tessa Kakkonen   Bùi Yến Ly
2   Samtiya Bor Buayboonpuet   Sze Sze Rowlinson   Ekaterina Gurina
3   Pluengwaree Sor Boonchay   FahChiangRai Sor Sakunthong   Funda Alkayis
4   Satu Mykkanen   Gulabdam Sit Sor Nor   Ploykiaw Sakchad
5   Tawanchai Dabhanyim   Gaewda Wor Muangpetch   Sommanee Wor Santai
6   Pawida Sor Pongsakon   Gulistan Turan   Rungnapa Por Muangpetch
7   Yuliia Diachenko   Suphisara Konlak   Petchiruang Wor Woragon
8   Vera Negodina   Myriame Djedidi   Monika Chochlikova
9   Huỳnh Hà Hữu Hiếu   Cheryl Gwa   Lisa Brierly
10   Yuliia Diachenko   Hanna Avakova   Yumiko Kawano
Rank Bantamweight Featherweight Lightweight
C   Sofia Olofsson   Pecthdabi Mor Krungtep Thonburi N/A
1   Almira Tinchurina   Maria Klimova   Nili Block
2   Jitti Sor Sor Chiang Mai   Yolanda Schmidt   Isa Tidblad
3   Kwanjai Sor Tawanrung   Candice Mitchell   Ekaterina Vinnikova
4   Wondergirl Fairtex   Sayfa Sor Suparat   Darya Bialkova
5   Sylvie Petchrungruang   Nongurn Sor Konggrapan   Janjeira Wankrue
6   Liya Sinbi Muaythai Gym   Jomyutting Sor Engineer Concrete   Mariana Ramirez Sanchez
7   Jenelyn Olsim   Anaelle Angerville   Mariya Valent
8   Coral Carnicella   Taylor McClatchie   Nina Scheucher
9   Yadrung “Chomanee” Tehiran   Karolina Klusova   Oleksandra Pecheniuk
10   Viktorie Bulinova   Patricia Axling   Gia Winberg
Rank Lightweight Welterweight Middleweight
C   Claire Baxter N/A N/A
1   Zoe Putorak   Bediha Taçyıldız   Anna Rantanen
2   Angela Whitley   Emma Stonegård Abrahamsson   Angela Mamic
3   Sara Matsson   Anastasiia Nepianidi   Genah Fabian
4   Veronika Profeva   Ilmira Kunakhunova   Charmaine Tweet
5   Isa Tidblad   Alexsandra Sitnikova   Mahsa Salehpour
6   Svetlana Vinnikova   Alena Artemova   Helena Jurišić
7   Erica Björnestrand   Riikka Järvenpää   Anna Tarasava
8   Sabina Mazo   Maria Eugenia Gonzalez Sanquis   Michelle Lanna MT
9   Kübra Akbulut   Georgia Smith   Gradai Noi Wor Por Sukhothai
10   Anita Khodieieva   Tatiana Sharkova   Tersi Rookwood

Criticism

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The Ukrainian and Finnish national teams boycotted the 2022 IFMA Youth World Championships held in Malaysia due to IFMA reversing their decision of not allowing the Russian and Belarusian national teams to participate in the competition.[38][39]

At the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh, the boxing style commonly practiced in Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand was named Kun Khmer. The decision led to a severe backlash in Thailand.[40] The sport has already been renamed Muay Lao once when the event was hosted in Vientiane in 2009, sparking no reactions from Thailand at that time.[41] In 2023, the IFMA threatened six member-countries from Southeast Asia - Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore - with a two-year ban on any IFMA competitions and activities should they join the competition.[42] Eventually only Thai athletes boycotted the competition.[43]

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