Muaythai at the European Games
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| Muaythai at the European Games | |
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| Governing body | EMF |
| Events | 10 (men: 5; women: 5) |
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Muaythai [a] was featured in the European Games official programme for the first time at the 2023 European Games in Małopolska, Poland.[4]
The European Muaythai Federation is governing body for muaythai at the European Games.
Summary
[edit ]| Games | Year | Events | Best Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2023 | 10 | Ukraine |
Events
[edit ]The muaythai competition is organized as a set of tournaments, one for each weight class. The number of weight classes has currently 5 for men and 5 for women, as shown in the following table. Weights were measured in kilograms.
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Medal table
[edit ]The numbers below are after the 2023 European Games in Myślenice, Małopolska, Poland.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Turkey | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Moldova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Portugal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 | Armenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Georgia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | |
Number of Muay Thai practitioners by nation
[edit ]The number in each box represents the number of Muay Thai practitioners the nation sent.
| Nation | 15 | 19 | 23 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 4 | 1 | ||
| Austria | 1 | 1 | ||
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1 | ||
| Belgium | 3 | 1 | ||
| Croatia | 3 | 1 | ||
| Czech Republic | 6 | 1 | ||
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | ||
| Estonia | 1 | 1 | ||
| Finland | 2 | 1 | ||
| France | 5 | 1 | ||
| Georgia | 3 | 1 | ||
| Germany | 2 | 1 | ||
| Greece | 3 | 1 | ||
| Hungary | 1 | 1 | ||
| Italy | 5 | 1 | ||
| Moldova | 1 | 1 | ||
| Poland | 10 | 1 | ||
| Portugal | 4 | 1 | ||
| Slovenia | 2 | 1 | ||
| Spain | 4 | 1 | ||
| Sweden | 3 | 1 | ||
| Turkey | 6 | 1 | ||
| Ukraine | 6 | 1 | ||
| Nations | – | – | 23 | |
| Athletes | – | – | 80 | |
| Year | 15 | 19 | 23 |
Notes
[edit ]- ^ Muaythai is the official name of Muay Thai, recognized by the European Olympic Committees and the International Olympic Committee.[1] [2] [3]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Muaythai". 2023 European Games Organizing Committee . Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "International Federation of Muaythai Associations". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "International Federation of Muaythai Associations". Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Muaythai to make European Games debut at Kraków-Małopolska 2023". Inside the Games. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2023.