The world’s biggest Muaythai Championship has begun , the IFMA Championships

Over 1,200 athletes, coaches and representatives of 100 Muaythai countries marched into Thailand for the biggest single sporting event ever staged in the Kingdom. To the cheers of a packed stadium, the teams made a colorful entrance with national dress and large delegations from all five continents.

Large teams from Brazil, USA, Canada, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, England, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa – the list goes on and on – filled the ground floor area of the stadium.

A representative of the Royal Household opened the event and present also was the Privy Councilor to His Majesty the King of Thailand, General Pichitr    Kullivanaijaya as the event will be held in honor of His Majesty’s 80th birthday.

T he A-class male boxers kicked off the event – giving the crowd a taste of the excitement to come! With only one ring in action, it was still clear that this would be a great tournament when the three rings will take centre stage for the remainder of the tournament.

The event, which was televised live, made news all over Thailand as the Thai people proudly welcomed all the delegates from around the globe.

The event will go on for the next nine days, concluding with finals held outside the Grand Palace with an estimated audience of over 300,000 people.

Results – Day 1