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
2013 – Inclusion in the International World Games Association (IWGA)
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
Up-coming events:
2015 – Royal World Cup, Bangkok, Thailand
IFMA World Championships:
IFMA has held 16 World Championships, starting with the first in 1993, with only around twenty countries participating. At the most recent edition, in 2014, almost one hundred countries took part.
Over the years, World Championships have been held in countries like Thailand, Kazakhstan, Korea, Uzbekistan and Russia.
