Muaythai at the 2023 European Games

Muaythai
at the 2023 European Games
Muaythai ; at the 2023 European Games
Venue	Myślenice Arena
Location	Myślenice, Poland
Dates	25–28 June
Competitors	80

The muaythai[lower-alpha 1] tournaments at the 2023 European Games in Myślenice, Małopolska, Poland will be held from 25 to 28 June 2023 at the Myślenice Arena.[4] Muaythai is one of ten new sports added to the European Games specifically for the 2023 edition.[5]

Competition format

Men will contest matches in these five weight classes:[6]

Women will contest matches in these five weight classes:

Flyweight (51 kg)
Bantamweight (54 kg)
Featherweight (57 kg)
Lightweight (60 kg)
Light welterweight (63.5 kg)

Qualification

A total of 80 athletes could qualify for muaythai at the 2023 European Games. Each National Olympic Committee could enter a maximum of 6 muaythai practitioners (one in each division). Host nation Poland has reserved a spot in each of all 10 events, while 10 are made available to NOCs through the universality places.

The remaining muaythai practitioners underwent a qualifying process to earn a spot for the Games through the qualifying event and ranking list prepared by the International Federation of Muaythai Associations on March 20, 2023, and finalized on 2 June.[6]

Medalists

Men

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
– 63.5 kg
– 67 kg
– 71 kg
– 81 kg
– 91 kg

Women

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
– 51 kg
– 54 kg
– 57 kg
– 60 kg
– 63.5 kg

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.
"Kraków-Małopolska 2023 muaythai and kickboxing to be held in Myślenice". Inside the Games. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
"Muaythai to make European Games debut at Kraków-Małopolska 2023". Inside the Games. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
"QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – 3RD EUROPEAN GAMES KRAKOW & MALOPOLSKA 2023" (PDF). European Olympic Committees. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[Muaythai-4] Muaythai is the official name of Muay Thai, recognized by the European Olympic Committees and the International Olympic Committee.[1][2][3]

[1] "Muaythai". 2023 European Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

[2] "International Federation of Muaythai Associations". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

[3] "International Federation of Muaythai Associations". Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

[5] "Kraków-Małopolska 2023 muaythai and kickboxing to be held in Myślenice". Inside the Games. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

[6] "Muaythai to make European Games debut at Kraków-Małopolska 2023". Inside the Games. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

[Qualification-7] "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – 3RD EUROPEAN GAMES KRAKOW & MALOPOLSKA 2023" (PDF). European Olympic Committees. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.