Muaythai at the World Combat Games
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| Muaythai at the World Combat Games | |
|---|---|
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| Governing body | IFMA |
| Events | 11 (men: 8; women: 3) |
| Games | |
Muaythai[a] was featured in the World Combat Games official programme for the first time at the 2010 World Combat Games in Beijing, China.[4][5] It has been played at all editions since then. The International Federation of Muaythai Associations is governing body for muaythai at the World Combat Games.
Events
The muaythai competition is organized as a set of tournaments, one for each weight class. The number of weight classes has never changed in the two editions (currently 8 for men and 3 for women), and the definition of each class has changed several times, as shown in the following table. Weights were measured in kilograms.
| Event | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Flyweight | – | –51 kg |
| Bantamweight | –54 kg | –54 kg |
| Featherweight | –57 kg | – |
| Lightweight | – | –60 kg |
| Light welterweight | –63.5 kg | – |
| Welterweight | –67 kg | |
| Light middleweight | –71 kg | |
| Middleweight | –75 kg | |
| Light heavyweight | –81 kg | |
| Heavyweight | –91 kg |
Venues
For the World Combat Games, there have been two venues that have been or be used to host muaythai.
| Games | Venue | Other sports hosted at venue for those games | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Beijing | Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium | Boxing, Kickboxing | 7,000 | [6] |
| 2013 Saint Petersburg | Yubileyny Sports Complex (Arena 2) | Boxing, Kickboxing, Wushu | 7,000 | [7] |
