Muaythai at the World Combat Games


Muaythai was featured in the World Combat Games official programme for the first time at the 2010 World Combat Games in Beijing, China. 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, and the definition of each class has changed several times, as shown in the following table. Weights were measured in kilograms.
EventMenWomen
Flyweight–51 kg
Bantamweight–54 kg–54 kg
Featherweight–57 kg
Lightweight–60 kg
Light welterweight–63.5 kgrowspan=6
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.
GamesVenueOther sports hosted at venue for those gamesCapacityRef.
2010 BeijingOlympic Sports Center GymnasiumBoxing, Kickboxing7,000
2013 Saint PetersburgYubileyny Sports Complex Boxing, Kickboxing, Wushu7,000

Medal table

The numbers below are after the 2013 World Combat Games in Saint Petersburg, Russia.