Muaythai at the World Combat Games
Muaythai[a] was featured in the World Combat Games official programme for the first time at the 2010 World Combat Games in Beijing, China.[4][5] It has been played at all editions since then. The International Federation of Muaythai Associations is governing body for muaythai at the World Combat Games.
Summary
Games | Year | Events | Best Nation |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 2010 | 11 | ![]() |
2 | 2013 | 11 | ![]() |
3 | 2023 | 23 | ![]() |
Events
The muaythai competition is organized as a set of tournaments, one for each weight class. The number of weight classes has never changed in the two editions (currently 8 for men and 3 for women), and the definition of each class has changed several times, as shown in the following table. Weights were measured in kilograms.
Event | Men | Women |
---|---|---|
Flyweight | – | –51 kg |
Bantamweight | –54 kg | –54 kg |
Featherweight | –57 kg | – |
Lightweight | – | –60 kg |
Light welterweight | –63.5 kg | – |
Welterweight | –67 kg | |
Light middleweight | –71 kg | |
Middleweight | –75 kg | |
Light heavyweight | –81 kg | |
Heavyweight | –91 kg |
Venues
For the World Combat Games, there have been two venues that have been or be used to host muaythai.
Games | Venue | Other sports hosted at venue for those games | Capacity | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2010 Beijing | Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium | Boxing, Kickboxing | 7,000 | [6] |
2013 Saint Petersburg | Yubileyny Sports Complex (Arena 2) | Boxing, Kickboxing, Wushu | 7,000 | [7] |
Medal table
The numbers below are after the 2013 World Combat Games in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (26 entries) | 22 | 22 | 44 | 88 |
Notes
- ^ Muaythai is the official name of Muay Thai, recognized by Global Association of International Sports Federations and International Olympic Committee.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ "International Federation of Muaythai Associations". Global Association of International Sports Federations. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "International Federation of Muaythai Associations". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "International Federation of Muaythai Associations". Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "15 Martial Arts and Combat Sports Meeting at the World Combat Games". International Federation of Muaythai Associations. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Muaythai – World Combat Games 2010". World Combat Games. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "2010年北京首届世界武搏运动会" (in Chinese). Sogou Baike. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Muaythai – World Combat Games 2013". World Combat Games 2013. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2022.