Some of the milestones which IFMA has achieved throughout the years:
1993 – Inauguration of IFMA
1995 – First inclusion in the 18th South-East Asian Games (SEA Games)
1998 – Inclusion as a demonstration sport in the Asian Games
1998 – Recognition from the Olympic Council of Asia
2005 – Inclusion in the 23rd SEA Games as a fully recognised medal sport
2005 – Inclusion in the Asian Indoor Games
2006 – Recognition from the GAISF (SportAccord)
2008 – Inclusion in the TAFISA Games and as a full member of the TAFISA Sport for All Organisation
2009 – Inclusion in the Arafura Games
2010 – Participation at the 1st Edition of the SportAccord World Combat Games, Beijing, China
2011 – IFMA signs agreement with Peace and Sport launching Sport Is Your Gang
2012 – Official ceremony with Letter of Intent applying for IOC recognition
2013 – Submitted application to the International World Games Association (IWGA)
2013 – Inclusion in the International World Games Association (IWGA)
2013 – Participation at the 2nd Edition of the SportAccord World Combat Games, St Petersburg, Russia
2014 – Inclusion of Muaythai as a full medal sport in the World Games
2014 – Inclusion of Muaythai in the Asian Beach Games
2014 – Muaythai signed an MoU with UN Women
2014 – Muaythai won the Spirit Of Sport Award
2015 – International University Sports Federation (FISU) gives its patronage for 1st University Muaythai Cup 2015 held in Bangkok 16–23 March 2015
2015 – International University Sports Federation (FISU) has officially recognised muaythai signing the agreement between FISU and IFMA.
2016 – IFMA signs MoU with UNESCO
2016 – International Olympic Committee has officially recognised muaythai on December 6th
Major Events for 2013:
2013 – IFMA World Kids & Junior Muaythai Championships, Istanbul, Turkey
2013 – Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games, Incheon, Korea
2013 – 2nd Edition of the SportAccord World Combat Games, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2013 – IFMA Youth World Conference, Istanbul, Turkey
2013 – Muaythai Sport Integrity Conference, Bangkok, Thailand
Major Events for 2014:
2014 – IFMA World Championships, Langkawi, Malaysia
2014 – Muaythai Youth & Sport World Conference, Langkawi, Malaysia
2014 – Asian Beach Games, Phuket, Thailand
2014 – European Championships, Krakow, Poland
2014 – Pan American Championships, Brazil
2014 – Arabic Championships, Jordan
2014 – Signing with UN Women
Major Events for 2015:
2015 – The first Muaythai University World Cup is held in Bangkok under the patronage of FISU
2015 – Muaythai Royal World Cup under the Patronage of His Majesty the King of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
Major Events for 2016:
2016 – World Muaythai Championships, Jonkoping, Sweden
2016 – Youth World Championships, Bangkok, Thailand
2016 – Asian Beach Games, Danang, Vietnam
2016 – European Championships, Split, Croatia
2016 – Kazan World Cup, Kazan, Russia
2016 – Signing with UNESCO
Up-coming events:
2017 – The World Games, Wroclaw, Poland
2017 – World Championships, Minsk, Belarus
2017 – Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
2017 – FISU University World Cup
2017 – South East Asian Games, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2017 – Youth World Championships, Bangkok, Thailand
IFMA World Championships:
IFMA has held 18 World Championships, starting with the first in 1993, with only around twenty countries participating. At the most recent edition, in 2016, almost one hundred thirty countries took part.
Over the years, World Championships have been held in countries like Thailand, Singapore, Kazakhstan, Korea, Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Russia, and Sweden.
