IFMA prides itself on its youth development ensuring that the athletes and the youth are at the centre of IFMA’s work. The values of Muaythai and IFMA focus on youth development and social exchange. IFMA as an IOC recognised organisation promotes the Olympic spirit of excellence, friendship and respect. The IFMA youth world championship, in which discrimination of any kind has no place is a festival of unity in diversity, respect for all. The 2019 IFMA youth world championship took place in Antalya, Turkey in a beautiful beach side resort with a convention centre, where the athletes regardless of social background, race or religion lived together, trained together, competed, took part in a talent show and social initiative and above all had fun making new friendships.
As after every event IFMA ran a survey with all participating organisations and most importantly the athletes and officials as they have an important voice. We want to ensure that they have experience staying in their memories for a life time. Only from this service we can learn and improve. As the athletes develop we as an organisation must do the same. The survey concluded that the athletes enjoyed the 2019 youth world championships and there we would like to thank everyone who has contributed to this important result, especially the Turkish Muaythai federation, the city of Antalya, the officials, the medics, the staff, the IFMA team and certainly the many volunteers bringing smiles and wiping tears when the result was not in favour. Thank you Turkey, on behalf of the IFMA youth.
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Muaythai is built on the 5 important pillars of honour, tradition, respect, excellence and fair play. Every stakeholder, regardless of whether they are a fan, an official administrator, an event promoter, or simply a one-off spectator at an event, has the right to see transparency upheld.
At IFMA we are committed to ensuring our standards meet a high level of ethical accountability, because that is the foundation of our legitimacy as a governing body for the sport. Fair play must be guaranteed.
When unlawful violations of IFMA’s standards occur, individuals may feel that there are barriers to voicing their concerns. Barriers can include, but are not limited to:
However, without the active participation of those who can provide credible information regarding any unlawful violations of IFMA’s ethical standards, IFMA cannot adequately exercise its governing duties. Please help us as we continue to strive to meet the highest ethical standard among the world’s martial arts and combat sports.
Please report, regardless of whether a violation involves those in high positions of leadership, including within IFMA. Please inform yourselves of what IFMA’s ethical standards, codes and commitments are and report any type of violation that you observe, such as improper financial dealings, violations of the code of ethics, and allegations of discrimination, harassment or abuse.
IFMA condemns all forms of discrimination, harassment, abuse and violence, especially against women, young boys and girls. We offer you our guarantee that individuals who report complaints or violations in good faith will not, as a result, be subject to retaliation or harassment from IFMA. Our continuous development as a sport and as a federation includes building a transparent and accountable community.
All allegations will be treated seriously and investigated. If you have evidence of a violation, please let us know about the specifics of the complaint with all relevant details. Our Ethics Committee will conduct a discreet and objective enquiry based on your complaint. The identity of those reporting violations will be kept confidential and treated as anonymous during the course of an investigation. We will contact you discreetly via email to request further information if required.
It is our hope that working together with you will ensure that everyone can enjoy the beauty of sport with fairness and equality.