Muaythai at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Muaythai at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Governing bodyIFMA
Events21 (men: 12; women: 9)
Games

Muaythai [a] (known as Muay[b] until 2017) was featured in the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games official programme for the first time at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games in Bangkok, Thailand. It has been played at all editions since then.

The International Federation of Muaythai Associations is governing body for muaythai at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.

Summary

Games Year Events Best Nation
1 2005 17  Thailand
2 2007 9  Thailand
M 2009 15  Thailand
3 2009 9  Thailand
4 2013 9  Thailand
5 2017 14  Thailand
6 2021 21

Events

Fighting

The muaythai fighting competition is organized as a set of tournaments, one for each weight class. The number of weight classes has changed over the years (currently 10 for men and 7 for women), and the definition of each class has changed several times, as shown in the following table. Weights were measured in kilograms.

Men's weight classes
2017 2021
Cruiserweight
(81–86 kg)
Light heavyweight
(75–81 kg)
Middleweight
(71–75 kg)
Light middleweight
(67–71 kg)
Welterweight
(63.5–67 kg)
Light welterweight
(60–63.5 kg)
Lightweight
(57–60 kg)
Featherweight
(54–57 kg)
Bantamweight
(51–54 kg)
Flyweight
(48–51 kg)
Light flyweight
(–48 kg)

Waikru

The muaythai waikru competition will be featured for the first time at the 2021 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Bangkok, Thailand.

Notes

  1. ^ Muaythai is the official name of Muay Thai, recognized by Olympic Council of Asia and International Olympic Committee.[1][2][3]
  2. ^ Muay is the alternative name of muaythai, by deleting the world of "thai", for avoiding the dispute of Mainland Southeast Asia martial arts between Southeast Asian nations.[4][5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Muaythai". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ "International Federation of Muaythai Associations". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ "International Federation of Muaythai Associations". Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ^ "ยก"สหพันธ์" ชี้ ใช้คำ"มวยไทย" แข่งซีเกมส์ลาว". Kom Chad Luek. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Minutes of the 6th Meeting of the SEAGF Office Working Group" (PDF). Southeast Asian Games Federation. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Muay Thai hit by controversy again". Bangkok Post. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ^ "จับตา "มวยไทยในซีเกมส์" หลังชาติสมาชิกเห็นต่างบรรจุในการแข่งขัน". Thai PBS. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2022.