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01.12.2016
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On the 28th November, IFMA attended the Asia- Pacific Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women at Unite Nations ESCAP in Bangkok, Thailand. The opening address was delivered by Dr Shamshad Akhtar, Under-Secretary General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP. IFMA Sport Director Mrs Tynan stated that,” […]
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01.12.2016
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On behalf of the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur and the world muaythai community, we wish to express our sincere condolences for the recent passing of Nilar Win who lost his battle with cancer. A beloved member of the IFMA Technical Officials, his death is no doubt a great loss, as he touched the lives […]
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30.11.2016
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Lima, the host of the 2017 IOC Congress is in muaythai fever as the teams from across the Pan American countries arrive for the Pan American Championship 2016. This event is held under the Peruvian Institute of Sport and will be the official qualifier for the 2017 World Games Elisa Salinas, the president of the […]
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29.11.2016
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It goes without saying that the five foundational pillars in the sport of Muaythai of Respect, Tradition, Honour, Excellence and FairPlay go beyond the field of play. IFMA prides itself in it’s social projects, initiatives and collaborations, with it’s main campaign Sport Is Your Gang, under patronage of Peace and Sport spanning 70 countries across […]
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28.11.2016
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FAIRPLAY is one of the five pillars in Muaythai and the mantra in muaythai is “to rather lose in honour than win in dishonesty.” IFMA for many years, prides itself on its anti-doping policies, educational programmes and workshops where prevention is the key, but at the same time are not afraid to admit that offenders can […]
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27.11.2016
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Finals day at the IFMA World Cup in Kazan, with 11 spots for The World Games 2017 up for grabs across male and female places. After a long and exciting day we had eight new athletes to add to the IFMA roster for The World Games as three of the gold medal winners previously qualified […]
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26.11.2016
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A special day of cultural exchange was part of the muaythai world cup, where all visiting countries congregated to hear about IFMA’s projects on Gender Equality and Non-discrimination in sport and life and specially IFMA’s cooperation with UN Women and UNESCO. The day ended with an excursion where all the visiting athletes enjoyed a trip […]
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24.11.2016
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Today was all about the beauty of the Kazan Kremlin and marking IFMA’s partnership with UN Women Asia-Pacific to stop violence against women. Tomorrow the final bouts are upon – it always happens so fast! Up eleven of our athletes across the male and female divisions will take their place on the Road to Wroclaw […]
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24.11.2016
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Day Three already at the IFMA World Cup in Kazan and we are as they say approaching the business end of the tournament with The World Games places looming large! Today also saw awards for the junior athletes even though they are not preparing for next year’s Games. But as Stephan Fox IFMA general secretary […]
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24.11.2016
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The Philippines hold their national championships on December 15th and the countdown is on now for athletes around the country. Organised by the Muaythai Association of the Philippines, names are flooding in said the head of MAP Pearl Manguelod. MAP is one of the oldest IFMA federations, and always sends a compeditive team of men […]
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