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Dr. Sakchye Tapsuwan Re-elected as IFMA President

September 26th, 2011

Dr. Tapsuwan, President of the AMTAT under Royal Patronage and IFMA has been re-elected for a 3rd term in the office of IFMA President. The Grand Ballroom of the Radisson SAS Hotel in Tahskent was the venue for the 2011 IFMA General Assembly, at which the IFMA board was re-elected. Stephan Fox was re-elected as the General Secretary of IFMA while Mr. Kajorn Prowsri was re-elected as Treasurer. Karim Massimov, PM of Kazakhstan was re-elected as Vice ...

Thai Senators Visit – IFMA World Championships 2011

September 24th, 2011

The Thai Senate delegation under the chairmanship of Mrs. Narumon Siriwat, visited the IFMA World Championships. At the opening ceremony, the Chairman of the Senate’s Sports Committee expressed her gratitude to the Uzbekistan Government for organizing such a spectacular opening ceremony. She also said that she is extremely surprised on the popularity of the sport of Muaythai outside the country of Thailand. In a special meeting with the IFMA leadership, she promised to go back to the ...

IFMA Meetings at World Championships 2011

September 24th, 2011

The 2011 IFMA World Championships in Uzbekistan is not just a competition and cultural exchange, it is also where the leaders and executives of the National and Continental Federations meet together with the IFMA Executives to network and make important decisions. Besides all the Continental meetings (FAMA, EMF, OMF), the IFMA Executive Board got together and the various commission meetings, such as the Female Commission Meeting. The next one coming up is the IFMA Annual General Meeting.

Opening Ceremony – IFMA World Championships 2011

September 22nd, 2011

Tashkent greeted the world muaythai community with a spectacular opening ceremony. The Tashkent Sporting Palace was filled to capacity and over 10,000 eager fans had to be turned away. Hats are off to the Uzbekistan Amateur and Professional Muaythai for organizing one of the most spectacular and entertaining opening ceremonies in the history of IFMA world championships. Guests arrived at the venue to an interactive and colourful cultural display of local crafts, traditional music and dance. The event ...

Muaythai Cultural Exchange – IFMA World Championships 2011

September 22nd, 2011

Muaythai is more than just a fighting sport, it’s a martial art form and a science. Muaythai is a unique in its kind, whether it is practiced as a form of self-defense, health or fitness training, or for competition. Sports of any type has an extremely important moral value, especially for the younger generation. Particularly in times of instability, sport has the power to let us put aside our differences and focus on common understanding and good ...

DAY 1 – IFMA World Championships 2011

September 22nd, 2011

The first day of the Uzbekistan’s IFMA World Championships was an extremely busy one. 75 countries have arrived in Tashkent in the past couple of days and have all been transported to their 4* hotels. All officials, Presidents and VIPs are transported in style with their own drivers and interpreters to facilitate the smooth running of the event. The day started early for all the athletes who were at the weigh-in from 7am. Everything was more than ...

The Challenger Muaythai Premiere

September 12th, 2011

The Challenger Muaythai is the biggest muaythai reality TV show ever staged. It is more than just a TV program, it’s a sport event which is aimed to promote muaythai for what it really stands for and showcase the athletes and their sacrifices on their journeys to become champions. The long waited for The Challenger Muaythai is brought to you by AXN, every Thursday, for 13 weeks, at 9pm (GMT +7).  Don’t miss out on the premiere ...

MPL Stars & Stripes – Results

September 6th, 2011

Forty of the world’s best male and female athletes have started their road to the World Muaythai Council (WMC) World Title and MPL Championship in an exciting league format. The first event was staged on the 2nd of September in Los Angeles, USA, and from now on every month the athletes will be moving to a different country fighting for their place into the big finals. Eight competitors are in fact participating in each division and ...

MPL Stars & Stripes – Weigh-in Photos

September 3rd, 2011

Enjoy a selection of photos from the weigh-in for the first appointment with the Muaythai Premier League, in Los Angeles! Heaps of celebrities and K1 Champions like Ernesto Hoost were present and all fighters looked to be in perfect shape. For further information on the event refer to MPL Stars & Stripes – Los Angeles, USA and MPL Stars & Stripes - Arrival Photos    

MPL Stars & Stripes – Arrival Photos

September 2nd, 2011

Enjoy a first selection of photos from the arrival of the fighters in Los Angeles, for the long waited start of the Muaythai Premier League! For further information on the event refer to MPL Stars & Stripes – Los Angeles, USA

In Memory of Mark Fowler

August 18th, 2011

On behalf of the World Muaythai Council and the world muaythai community, we wish to express our sincere condolences for the recent passing of Mark Fowler. His death is a great loss. We wish to extend our hearts, filled with sympathy, to his family, friends and colleagues who have been affected, so greatly, by his passing. He has made many contributions to the world of muaythai, where he proudly represented his country, in several occasions, such as the ...

Turkish University National Team

August 15th, 2011

The Latvian Muaythai Federation has held the East European Cup and European Muaythai Clubs’ Cup 2011 in Leipaja from the 29th and the 31st of July, 2011, under directive of the EMF and sanctioning of IFMA. The event was held as a team competition, in which 10 countries took part: Belarus, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Poland, Russia, and Turkey. The Muaythai Federation of Turkey would like to express their happiness, as it was the first ...

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