Muaythai at the European Games
Muaythai[lower-alpha 1] was featured in the European Games official programme for the first time at the 2023 European Games in Małopolska, Poland.[4]
| Muaythai at the European Games | |
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| Governing body | EMF |
| Events | 10 (men: 5; women: 5) |
| Games | |
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The European Muaythai Federation is governing body for muaythai at the European Games.
Events
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
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
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
- Muaythai is the official name of Muay Thai, recognized by the European Olympic Committees and the International Olympic Committee.[1][2][3]
References
- "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. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- "Muaythai to make European Games debut at Kraków-Małopolska 2023". Inside the Games. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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