Muaythai
at the 2023 European Games
VenueMyślenice Arena
LocationMyślenice, Poland
Dates25–28 June
Competitors80 from 23 nations

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:

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]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Poland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Ukraine3126
2 Turkey2226
3 Poland*1225
4 Belgium1113
5 Sweden1012
6 Estonia1001
 Moldova1001
8 Portugal0202
9 Czech Republic0123
10 Italy0101
11 Azerbaijan0033
12 Finland0022
 France0022
14 Armenia0011
 Georgia0011
 Greece0011
Totals (16 entries)10102040

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 kg
 Gianny De Leu
 Belgium		 Sercan Koç
 Turkey		 Vladyslav Mykytas
 Ukraine
Narek Khachikyan
 Armenia
67 kg
 Igor Liubchenko
 Ukraine		 Oskar Siegert
 Poland		 Linus Bylander
 Sweden
Khayal Aliyev
 Azerbaijan
71 kg
 Oleksandr Yefimenko
 Ukraine		 Gonçalo Noite
 Portugal		 Messie Kubila
 France
Jakub Rajewski
 Poland
81 kg
 Artiom Livadari
 Moldova		 Yehor Skurikhin
 Ukraine		 Ondřej Malina
 Czech Republic
Enis Yunusoğlu
 Turkey
91 kg
 Oleh Pryimachov
 Ukraine		 Enrico Pellegrino Pellegri
 Italy		 Jakub Klauda
 Czech Republic
Kyriakos Bakirtzis
 Greece

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
51 kg
 Gülistan Turan
 Turkey		 Roksana Dargiel
 Poland		 Anastasiia Mykhailenko
 Ukraine
Myriame Djedidi
 France
54 kg
 Martyna Kierczyńska
 Poland		 Axana Depypere
 Belgium		 Ezgi Keleş
 Turkey
Elene Loladze
 Georgia
57 kg
 Patricia Axling
 Sweden		 Matilde Melo
 Portugal		 Aysu Devrishova
 Azerbaijan
Miina Sirkeoja
 Finland
60 kg
 Astrid Johanna Grents
 Estonia		 Kübra Kocakuş
 Turkey		 Sara Piccirillo
 Belgium
Dominika Filec
 Poland
63.5 kg
 Bediha Tacyıldız
 Turkey		 Tereza Štechová
 Czech Republic		 Emili Rzayeva
 Azerbaijan
Chonlathorn Mingsupphakun
 Finland

Notes

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

References

  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.
  4. ↑ "Kraków-Małopolska 2023 muaythai and kickboxing to be held in Myślenice". Inside the Games. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Muaythai to make European Games debut at Kraków-Małopolska 2023". Inside the Games. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  6. 1 2 "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – 3RD EUROPEAN GAMES KRAKOW & MALOPOLSKA 2023" (PDF). European Olympic Committees. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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