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Sport | Muay Thai |
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Category | Combat sport |
Jurisdiction | International |
Membership | 140 national associations [1] |
Abbreviation | IFMA |
Founded | 1993 |
Affiliation | Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations |
Affiliation date | 6 December 2016 |
Headquarters |
Bangkok,
Thailand Lausanne, Switzerland |
President | Sakchye Tapsuwan |
Secretary | Stephan Fox |
Official website | |
muaythai |
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.
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]
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]
Some of IFMA's milestones: [9]
On December 6, 2016, the IOC Executive Board had provisionally recognised muaythai following an executive board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland.[ citation needed]
Executive committee
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President’s Advisory Council
Commissions
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International Federation of Muaythai Associations has a total of 122 member federations divided into 5 area associations. [12]
Code | Country | Federation | Website | Note |
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European Muaythai Federation | ||||
ALB | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
AND | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
ARM | ![]() |
Armenian Muaythai Federation | armeniamuaythai.com | |
AUT | ![]() |
Austrian Kickboxing and Thai Boxing Association | ifmamuaythai.at | |
AZE | ![]() |
Azerbaijan Muaythai and Thaiboxing Federation | ||
BLR | ![]() |
Belarusian Muaythai Federation | kickthai.by[ permanent dead link] | |
BEL | ![]() |
Belgian Muaythai Organisation | bkbmo.be | |
BIH | ![]() |
Muay Thai Union BiH | ||
BUL | ![]() |
Bulgarian National Muay Thai Federation | muaythai.bg Archived 2017-09-25 at the Wayback Machine | |
CRO | ![]() |
Croatian Muaythai Federation | hoo.hr | |
CYR | ![]() |
Cyprus Muaythai Federation | cyprusmuaythai.org | |
CZE | ![]() |
Czech Muay Thai Association | czechmuaythai.cz | |
DEN | ![]() |
Danish Muay Thai Federation | dkmf.dk | |
EST | ![]() |
Eesti Muay Thai Föderatsioon | thaiboxing.ee | |
FIN | ![]() |
Muaythai Association of Finland | muaythai.fi | |
FRA | ![]() |
Fédération française de kick boxing, muay thaï et disciplines associées | ffkmda.fr | |
GEO | ![]() |
Thaiboxing Georgian Federation | geonoc.org.ge | |
GER | ![]() |
Muaythai Bund Deutschland e.V. | mtbd.de | |
GRE | ![]() |
Panhellenic Muaythai Federation | pmf.gr | |
HUN | ![]() |
Hungarian Muaythai Federation | muaythai.hu | |
ISL | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
IRL | ![]() |
Irish Muaythai Council | muaythaiireland.com Archived 2017-06-13 at the Wayback Machine | |
ISR | ![]() |
Muaythai Ring and Combat Sport Association | muaythai.co.il | |
ITA | ![]() |
Federazione Italiana Muay Thai | fikbms.net | |
KOS | ![]() |
Kosovo Federation of Muaythai | noc-kosovo.org | |
LAT | ![]() |
Latvian Muaythai Federation | muaythai.lv | |
LIE | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
LTU | ![]() |
Lithuanian Muaythai Federation | muaythai.lt | |
LUX | ![]() |
Federation Luxembourgeoise des Arts Martiaux - FLAM | [1] | Provisional Member |
MKD | ![]() |
Muay Thai and Kickboxing Federation of Macedonia | ||
MLT | ![]() |
Malta Muay Thai | ||
MDA | ![]() |
Federation of Muaythai of Republic of Moldova | thaiboxclub.md Archived 2014-10-18 at the Wayback Machine | |
MON | ![]() |
Fédération Monégasque de Muaythai et Disciplines Associées | federation-muaythai.mc | |
MNE | ![]() |
Montenegrin Mauy Thai Federation | ||
NED | ![]() |
Muaythai Organisation Netherlands | mon-ifma.org | |
NOR | ![]() |
Norwegian Muaythai Association | nmta.no | |
POL | ![]() |
Polish Muaythai Federation | pzmuaythai.pl | |
POR | ![]() |
Portuguese Muaythai Federation | fpkmt.pt | |
ROM | ![]() |
Romanian Federation of Contact Martial Arts - FRAMC | [2] | Provisional Member |
RUS | ![]() |
Russian Muaythai Federation | rmtf.ru | |
SMR | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
SRB | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
SVK | ![]() |
Slovak Muaythai Association | smta.sk | |
SLO | ![]() |
Slovenian Muay thai Federation | olympic.si | |
ESP | ![]() |
Federacion Española de Kickboxing y Muaythai | spainmuaythai.com | |
SWE | ![]() |
Svenska Muaythai Förbundet | muaythai.se | |
SUI | ![]() |
Swiss Muaythai League | Provisional Member | |
TUR | ![]() |
Turkish Muaythai Federation | muaythai.gov.tr | |
UKR | ![]() |
Ukraine National Muaythai Federation | muaythai.org.na[ permanent dead link] | |
GBR | ![]() |
United Kingdom Muaythai Federation | ukmtf.com | |
Federation of Asian Muaythai Associations | ||||
AFG | ![]() |
Afghanistan National Federation of Muaythai | muaythai.org.af Archived 2018-09-11 at the Wayback Machine | |
BRN | ![]() |
Bahraini Federation of Muaythai | Provisional Member | |
BAN | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
CHN | ![]() |
China Muaythai Association | olympic.cn | |
TPE | ![]() |
Chinese Taipei Muaythai Association | sanda.org.tw | |
HKG | ![]() |
Hong Kong Muay Thai Association | hkmuaythai.org | |
IND | ![]() |
United Muaythai Association of India | www.olympic.org/india | |
INA | ![]() |
Indonesian Muaythai Federation | nocindonesia.or.id Archived 2013-11-14 at the Library of Congress Web Archives | Provisional Member |
IRI | ![]() |
I.R. IRAN National Muaythai Association | olympic.ir | |
IRQ | ![]() |
Iraqi Muaythai Federation | nociraq.iq Archived 2019-05-30 at the Wayback Machine | |
JPN | ![]() |
All Japan Muaythai Federation | ifma-j.org Archived 2013-06-04 at the Wayback Machine | |
JOR | ![]() |
Jordan Muay Thai Association | joc.jo | |
KAZ | ![]() |
Muaythai Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan | olympic.kz | |
KOR | ![]() |
Korea Muaythai Association | sports.or.kr/eng | |
KUW | ![]() |
Kuwait Muaythai Committee | kuwaitolympic.com Archived 2014-02-28 at the Wayback Machine | |
KGZ | ![]() |
Kyrgyz Muaythai Federation | kyrgyzmuaythai.org Archived 2018-08-10 at the Wayback Machine | |
LAO | ![]() |
Laos Muaythai | Provisional Member | |
LBN | ![]() |
Lebanese Muaythai Federation | lebolymp.org | |
MAC | ![]() |
Macau Muaythai Association | macauolympic.org | |
MAS | ![]() |
Malaysia Muaythai Association | muaythaimalaysia.org Archived 2016-02-09 at the Wayback Machine | |
MGL | ![]() |
Muaythai Federation of Mongolia | fight.mn Archived 2019-01-25 at the Wayback Machine | |
MYA | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
NEP | ![]() |
Nepal Muay Thai Association | ||
OMA | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
PAK | ![]() |
Pakistan Federation Amateur Muaythai | pfampk.com[ permanent dead link] | |
PLE | ![]() |
Palestine Federation of Muaythai | poc.ps | |
PHI | ![]() |
Muaythai Association of the Philippines | olympic.ph | |
QAT | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
KSA | ![]() |
Saudi Muaythai and Kickboxing Federation | ||
SGP | ![]() |
Muaythai Association Singapore (MAS) | amas.org.sg Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine | |
SRI | ![]() |
Muayhai Association of Sri Lanka | mtaslb.com | |
SYR | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
TJK | ![]() |
Muaythai Federation of Tajikistan | olympic.tj | |
THA | ![]() |
Amateur Muaythai Association of Thailand (AMTAT) | olympicthai.or.th Archived 2001-01-24 at the Wayback Machine | |
TLS | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
TKM | ![]() |
Turkmenistan Muaythai Federation | ||
UAE | ![]() |
UAE Muaythai Federation | mkfed.ae | |
UZB | ![]() |
Uzbekistan Amateur and Professional Muaythai Association | muaythai-ifma.uz Archived 2015-11-24 at the Wayback Machine | |
VIE | ![]() |
Vietnam Muay Federation | muayviet.com | |
YEM | ![]() |
Yemen Federation of Muaythai | ||
Africa | ||||
ALG | ![]() |
Algeria Full Contact Kickboxing, Muaythai and Related Disciplines Federation | ||
ANG | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
CMR | ![]() |
Federation camerounaise de muaythai et disciplines affinitaires | ||
EGY | ![]() |
Egyptian Muaythai Federation | ||
ETH | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
GAM | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
GHA | ![]() |
Ghana Muaythai Federation | ||
GUI | ![]() |
Guinea Federation of Muaythai and associated Disciplines | ||
CIV | ![]() |
Federation Ivoirienne de Muaythai et Disciplines Assimilees | fimt-muaythai.com | |
KEN | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
LBA | ![]() |
Libyan Union for Kickboxing and Similar Sports | olympic.ly Archived 2018-03-10 at the Wayback Machine | |
MDA | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
MAU | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
MRI | ![]() |
Mauritius Muaythai Federation | nocmauritius.org | |
MAR | ![]() |
Federation Royale Marocaine de Muay Tai | cnomaroc.org | |
MOZ | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
NAM | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
NGR | ![]() |
Nigeria Muaythai Federation | ||
SEN | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
SLE | ![]() |
Sierra Leone Muaythai Association | ||
RSA | ![]() |
South African Amateur Muaythai Federation | muaythai.org.za Archived 2019-07-21 at the Wayback Machine | |
TUN | ![]() |
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UGA | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
Oceania Muaythai Federation | ||||
AUS | ![]() |
Muaythai Australia | muaythaiaustralia.com.au | |
COK | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
FIJ | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
PYF | ![]() |
Fédération Polynésienne Boxe Thaïlandaise et Disciplines Associées | ||
NZL | ![]() |
New Zealand Muaythai Federation | ||
PNG | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
SAM | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
TGA | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
Pan American Muaythai Union | ||||
ARG | ![]() |
Federación Argentina de Muaythai | muaythai.com.ar | |
ARU | ![]() |
Muay Thai Federation Aruba | ||
BAR | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
BOL | ![]() |
Federacion Boliviana de Muaythai | Membership in process | |
BRA | ![]() |
Confederacao Brasileira de Muaythai Tradicional | cbmttbrasil.com | |
CAN | ![]() |
Muaythai Canada | muaythaicanada.org Archived 2020-08-15 at the Wayback Machine | |
CHI | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
COL | ![]() |
Federation Colombiana De Muaythai | ||
CRC | ![]() |
Federacion Costarricense de Muaythai | ||
DOM | ![]() |
Federacion Dominicana de Muaythai | ||
ECU | ![]() |
Federación Ecuatoriana de Muaythai | ||
SLV | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
GUA | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
HON | ![]() |
Federacion Hondurena De Muaythai | muaythaihn.blogspot.com | |
JAM | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
MEX | ![]() |
Mexican Muaythai Federation | femem.mx Archived 2017-07-08 at the Wayback Machine | |
PAN | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
PAR | ![]() |
Federacion Paraguaya de Muaythai | ||
PER | ![]() |
Peruvian Muaythai Federation | muaythaiperu.com | |
PUE | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
SUR | ![]() |
Surinamese Thaiboxing Association (Suthaibo) | ||
TTO | ![]() |
Trinbago Muaythai | ||
USA | ![]() |
United States Muaythai Federation | unitedstatesmuaythaifederation.org | |
URU | ![]() |
Federacion Uruguaya de Muaythai Tradicional | fumtt.com.uy | |
VEN | ![]() |
Provisional Member |
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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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Since then, it has also appeared at the 2007, 2013, 2017, and 2019 Games – being dropped in favour of muay Lao (Laotian boxing) in 2009 and excluded completely in 2011 and 2015.
In February, the International Federation of Muaythai Associations (Ifma) warned six member-countries from Southeast Asia -- Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore -- not to send their Muay Thai athletes to the 2023 SEA Games to compete in the Kun Khmer competition or risk being banned from Ifma competitions and activities for two years.
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Sport | Muay Thai |
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Category | Combat sport |
Jurisdiction | International |
Membership | 140 national associations [1] |
Abbreviation | IFMA |
Founded | 1993 |
Affiliation | Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations |
Affiliation date | 6 December 2016 |
Headquarters |
Bangkok,
Thailand Lausanne, Switzerland |
President | Sakchye Tapsuwan |
Secretary | Stephan Fox |
Official website | |
muaythai |
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.
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]
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]
Some of IFMA's milestones: [9]
On December 6, 2016, the IOC Executive Board had provisionally recognised muaythai following an executive board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland.[ citation needed]
Executive committee
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President’s Advisory Council
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International Federation of Muaythai Associations has a total of 122 member federations divided into 5 area associations. [12]
Code | Country | Federation | Website | Note |
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European Muaythai Federation | ||||
ALB | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
AND | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
ARM | ![]() |
Armenian Muaythai Federation | armeniamuaythai.com | |
AUT | ![]() |
Austrian Kickboxing and Thai Boxing Association | ifmamuaythai.at | |
AZE | ![]() |
Azerbaijan Muaythai and Thaiboxing Federation | ||
BLR | ![]() |
Belarusian Muaythai Federation | kickthai.by[ permanent dead link] | |
BEL | ![]() |
Belgian Muaythai Organisation | bkbmo.be | |
BIH | ![]() |
Muay Thai Union BiH | ||
BUL | ![]() |
Bulgarian National Muay Thai Federation | muaythai.bg Archived 2017-09-25 at the Wayback Machine | |
CRO | ![]() |
Croatian Muaythai Federation | hoo.hr | |
CYR | ![]() |
Cyprus Muaythai Federation | cyprusmuaythai.org | |
CZE | ![]() |
Czech Muay Thai Association | czechmuaythai.cz | |
DEN | ![]() |
Danish Muay Thai Federation | dkmf.dk | |
EST | ![]() |
Eesti Muay Thai Föderatsioon | thaiboxing.ee | |
FIN | ![]() |
Muaythai Association of Finland | muaythai.fi | |
FRA | ![]() |
Fédération française de kick boxing, muay thaï et disciplines associées | ffkmda.fr | |
GEO | ![]() |
Thaiboxing Georgian Federation | geonoc.org.ge | |
GER | ![]() |
Muaythai Bund Deutschland e.V. | mtbd.de | |
GRE | ![]() |
Panhellenic Muaythai Federation | pmf.gr | |
HUN | ![]() |
Hungarian Muaythai Federation | muaythai.hu | |
ISL | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
IRL | ![]() |
Irish Muaythai Council | muaythaiireland.com Archived 2017-06-13 at the Wayback Machine | |
ISR | ![]() |
Muaythai Ring and Combat Sport Association | muaythai.co.il | |
ITA | ![]() |
Federazione Italiana Muay Thai | fikbms.net | |
KOS | ![]() |
Kosovo Federation of Muaythai | noc-kosovo.org | |
LAT | ![]() |
Latvian Muaythai Federation | muaythai.lv | |
LIE | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
LTU | ![]() |
Lithuanian Muaythai Federation | muaythai.lt | |
LUX | ![]() |
Federation Luxembourgeoise des Arts Martiaux - FLAM | [1] | Provisional Member |
MKD | ![]() |
Muay Thai and Kickboxing Federation of Macedonia | ||
MLT | ![]() |
Malta Muay Thai | ||
MDA | ![]() |
Federation of Muaythai of Republic of Moldova | thaiboxclub.md Archived 2014-10-18 at the Wayback Machine | |
MON | ![]() |
Fédération Monégasque de Muaythai et Disciplines Associées | federation-muaythai.mc | |
MNE | ![]() |
Montenegrin Mauy Thai Federation | ||
NED | ![]() |
Muaythai Organisation Netherlands | mon-ifma.org | |
NOR | ![]() |
Norwegian Muaythai Association | nmta.no | |
POL | ![]() |
Polish Muaythai Federation | pzmuaythai.pl | |
POR | ![]() |
Portuguese Muaythai Federation | fpkmt.pt | |
ROM | ![]() |
Romanian Federation of Contact Martial Arts - FRAMC | [2] | Provisional Member |
RUS | ![]() |
Russian Muaythai Federation | rmtf.ru | |
SMR | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
SRB | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
SVK | ![]() |
Slovak Muaythai Association | smta.sk | |
SLO | ![]() |
Slovenian Muay thai Federation | olympic.si | |
ESP | ![]() |
Federacion Española de Kickboxing y Muaythai | spainmuaythai.com | |
SWE | ![]() |
Svenska Muaythai Förbundet | muaythai.se | |
SUI | ![]() |
Swiss Muaythai League | Provisional Member | |
TUR | ![]() |
Turkish Muaythai Federation | muaythai.gov.tr | |
UKR | ![]() |
Ukraine National Muaythai Federation | muaythai.org.na[ permanent dead link] | |
GBR | ![]() |
United Kingdom Muaythai Federation | ukmtf.com | |
Federation of Asian Muaythai Associations | ||||
AFG | ![]() |
Afghanistan National Federation of Muaythai | muaythai.org.af Archived 2018-09-11 at the Wayback Machine | |
BRN | ![]() |
Bahraini Federation of Muaythai | Provisional Member | |
BAN | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
CHN | ![]() |
China Muaythai Association | olympic.cn | |
TPE | ![]() |
Chinese Taipei Muaythai Association | sanda.org.tw | |
HKG | ![]() |
Hong Kong Muay Thai Association | hkmuaythai.org | |
IND | ![]() |
United Muaythai Association of India | www.olympic.org/india | |
INA | ![]() |
Indonesian Muaythai Federation | nocindonesia.or.id Archived 2013-11-14 at the Library of Congress Web Archives | Provisional Member |
IRI | ![]() |
I.R. IRAN National Muaythai Association | olympic.ir | |
IRQ | ![]() |
Iraqi Muaythai Federation | nociraq.iq Archived 2019-05-30 at the Wayback Machine | |
JPN | ![]() |
All Japan Muaythai Federation | ifma-j.org Archived 2013-06-04 at the Wayback Machine | |
JOR | ![]() |
Jordan Muay Thai Association | joc.jo | |
KAZ | ![]() |
Muaythai Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan | olympic.kz | |
KOR | ![]() |
Korea Muaythai Association | sports.or.kr/eng | |
KUW | ![]() |
Kuwait Muaythai Committee | kuwaitolympic.com Archived 2014-02-28 at the Wayback Machine | |
KGZ | ![]() |
Kyrgyz Muaythai Federation | kyrgyzmuaythai.org Archived 2018-08-10 at the Wayback Machine | |
LAO | ![]() |
Laos Muaythai | Provisional Member | |
LBN | ![]() |
Lebanese Muaythai Federation | lebolymp.org | |
MAC | ![]() |
Macau Muaythai Association | macauolympic.org | |
MAS | ![]() |
Malaysia Muaythai Association | muaythaimalaysia.org Archived 2016-02-09 at the Wayback Machine | |
MGL | ![]() |
Muaythai Federation of Mongolia | fight.mn Archived 2019-01-25 at the Wayback Machine | |
MYA | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
NEP | ![]() |
Nepal Muay Thai Association | ||
OMA | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
PAK | ![]() |
Pakistan Federation Amateur Muaythai | pfampk.com[ permanent dead link] | |
PLE | ![]() |
Palestine Federation of Muaythai | poc.ps | |
PHI | ![]() |
Muaythai Association of the Philippines | olympic.ph | |
QAT | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
KSA | ![]() |
Saudi Muaythai and Kickboxing Federation | ||
SGP | ![]() |
Muaythai Association Singapore (MAS) | amas.org.sg Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine | |
SRI | ![]() |
Muayhai Association of Sri Lanka | mtaslb.com | |
SYR | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
TJK | ![]() |
Muaythai Federation of Tajikistan | olympic.tj | |
THA | ![]() |
Amateur Muaythai Association of Thailand (AMTAT) | olympicthai.or.th Archived 2001-01-24 at the Wayback Machine | |
TLS | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
TKM | ![]() |
Turkmenistan Muaythai Federation | ||
UAE | ![]() |
UAE Muaythai Federation | mkfed.ae | |
UZB | ![]() |
Uzbekistan Amateur and Professional Muaythai Association | muaythai-ifma.uz Archived 2015-11-24 at the Wayback Machine | |
VIE | ![]() |
Vietnam Muay Federation | muayviet.com | |
YEM | ![]() |
Yemen Federation of Muaythai | ||
Africa | ||||
ALG | ![]() |
Algeria Full Contact Kickboxing, Muaythai and Related Disciplines Federation | ||
ANG | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
CMR | ![]() |
Federation camerounaise de muaythai et disciplines affinitaires | ||
EGY | ![]() |
Egyptian Muaythai Federation | ||
ETH | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
GAM | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
GHA | ![]() |
Ghana Muaythai Federation | ||
GUI | ![]() |
Guinea Federation of Muaythai and associated Disciplines | ||
CIV | ![]() |
Federation Ivoirienne de Muaythai et Disciplines Assimilees | fimt-muaythai.com | |
KEN | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
LBA | ![]() |
Libyan Union for Kickboxing and Similar Sports | olympic.ly Archived 2018-03-10 at the Wayback Machine | |
MDA | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
MAU | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
MRI | ![]() |
Mauritius Muaythai Federation | nocmauritius.org | |
MAR | ![]() |
Federation Royale Marocaine de Muay Tai | cnomaroc.org | |
MOZ | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
NAM | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
NGR | ![]() |
Nigeria Muaythai Federation | ||
SEN | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
SLE | ![]() |
Sierra Leone Muaythai Association | ||
RSA | ![]() |
South African Amateur Muaythai Federation | muaythai.org.za Archived 2019-07-21 at the Wayback Machine | |
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UGA | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
Oceania Muaythai Federation | ||||
AUS | ![]() |
Muaythai Australia | muaythaiaustralia.com.au | |
COK | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
FIJ | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
PYF | ![]() |
Fédération Polynésienne Boxe Thaïlandaise et Disciplines Associées | ||
NZL | ![]() |
New Zealand Muaythai Federation | ||
PNG | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
SAM | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
TGA | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
Pan American Muaythai Union | ||||
ARG | ![]() |
Federación Argentina de Muaythai | muaythai.com.ar | |
ARU | ![]() |
Muay Thai Federation Aruba | ||
BAR | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
BOL | ![]() |
Federacion Boliviana de Muaythai | Membership in process | |
BRA | ![]() |
Confederacao Brasileira de Muaythai Tradicional | cbmttbrasil.com | |
CAN | ![]() |
Muaythai Canada | muaythaicanada.org Archived 2020-08-15 at the Wayback Machine | |
CHI | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
COL | ![]() |
Federation Colombiana De Muaythai | ||
CRC | ![]() |
Federacion Costarricense de Muaythai | ||
DOM | ![]() |
Federacion Dominicana de Muaythai | ||
ECU | ![]() |
Federación Ecuatoriana de Muaythai | ||
SLV | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
GUA | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
HON | ![]() |
Federacion Hondurena De Muaythai | muaythaihn.blogspot.com | |
JAM | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
MEX | ![]() |
Mexican Muaythai Federation | femem.mx Archived 2017-07-08 at the Wayback Machine | |
PAN | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
PAR | ![]() |
Federacion Paraguaya de Muaythai | ||
PER | ![]() |
Peruvian Muaythai Federation | muaythaiperu.com | |
PUE | ![]() |
Provisional Member | ||
SUR | ![]() |
Surinamese Thaiboxing Association (Suthaibo) | ||
TTO | ![]() |
Trinbago Muaythai | ||
USA | ![]() |
United States Muaythai Federation | unitedstatesmuaythaifederation.org | |
URU | ![]() |
Federacion Uruguaya de Muaythai Tradicional | fumtt.com.uy | |
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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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Since then, it has also appeared at the 2007, 2013, 2017, and 2019 Games – being dropped in favour of muay Lao (Laotian boxing) in 2009 and excluded completely in 2011 and 2015.
In February, the International Federation of Muaythai Associations (Ifma) warned six member-countries from Southeast Asia -- Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore -- not to send their Muay Thai athletes to the 2023 SEA Games to compete in the Kun Khmer competition or risk being banned from Ifma competitions and activities for two years.