
A long journey from refugee to muaythai athlete!
One sixteen year old athlete at the European Championships has been on a longer journey than most to reach the rings for his bout tomorrow.
One sixteen year old athlete at the European Championships has been on a longer journey than most to reach the rings for his bout tomorrow.
Today saw 36 bouts across two rings in male and female divisions, with a defending champions including Patricia Axling and Vasyl Sorokin advancing again. (video below)
Today the first bouts got underway in Paris starting after the opening ceremony with a cracking bout between host France and Portugal.
A spectacular opening ceremony launched the European Muaythai Championships 2017 in Paris today, attended by dignitaries from the world of sport and with the athletes leading the way.
This evening national coaches from all teams gathered to find out who their athletes will meet during the six days of muaythai competition in Paris.
Muaythai is the first IOC recognized federation to put on a major event in France just four weeks after Paris was awarded the 2024 Olympic Games. Starting today the IFMA […]
Twenty-four bouts were held today with medals going a-begging across male and female bouts, as well as spots in the eleven World Games weight divisions The winning athletes entered the […]
The World Games mascots Hansel and Gretel have been visiting with us here in Croatia for the European Championships, and they bravely hopped over the ropes yesterday for their first […]