Movement of the Muay Thai competition in honor of His Majesty the King’s 72nd Birthday Anniversary, Muay Thai Youth Amateur World Championship 2024 “IFMA Youth World Championships 2024” at Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon, between 13-19 September, free admission for boxing fans. The International Federation of Muay Thai Associations (IFMA) in collaboration with the Amateur Muay Thai Association of Thailand (AMTAT) and the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) organized the competition to expand the base of Muay Thai sports worldwide. It also supports the policy of the Thai government under the leadership of Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, Prime Minister, to push “Muay Thai sports” to become soft power. There are young Thai boxers from around the world, members of IFMA, joining the competition, more than 100 countries, approximately 2,000 athletes and 1,500 related people, totaling approximately 3,500 people. It is expected that this event will create economic value for Thailand of 500-1,000 million baht. As for young Th
ai boxers, 26 people will join the competition, divided into 13 men and 13 women. Thai boxing fans can watch for free at Siam Paragon.

On September 18, we entered the final round. On the first day, Thai boxers competed in 9 categories and won 4 gold medals. The highlight was the 30 kg category for women aged 10-11 years. “Party Nakhon Si Sports School” Panthita Petchkhum, the real granddaughter of Worapot Petchkhum, Thailand’s Olympic hero, defeated Jessica Martinez from the United States and won the gold medal.

Pandita said that she was delighted to have successfully won the championship. She wanted to be as good as her uncle, Woraphon Petchkhum. She wanted to be in the senior national team and win an Olympic medal like her uncle. From now on, she will train with full determination.

The other three gold medals came from the 52kg category for men aged 10-11, where Suphadet Wangmu defeated Andrea Katamaychay from the neutral nation 29-28 points.

48 kg. Female, age 10-11 years, Chawannat Khruengkham defeate
d Samiyi Khajehas from Iran 30-27.

38 kg. Male, age 12-13 years, “Achariya A. Uud Udon” Kritsana Hoykaew defeated Alexander Perevsenziev, a boxer from a neutral country, 30-27 points.

While the other 5 silver medalists from Thailand were in the 50 kg category, women aged 10-11 years, Wimwipa Sancharnkoksung lost to Arianna Cheripano from Kazakhstan 27-30 points.

50kg Men’s 10-11 years old Thanapat Rattanawilai lost to RSC Mikhail Sudakov from the neutral nation.

58 kg. Female, 12-13 years old Suchawi Wangmu lost to RSC Lulian Niktina from the neutral country.

58 kg. Men’s 12-13 years old category, Phuthanet Mathong lost to Ivani Ivanov from Neutral Nation 27-30.

38 kg. Female, age 12-13 years, “Angkor Sor.Jitsanong” Siwapreeya lost to Serafima Kostyakova, a boxer from a neutral country, 28-29.

Summary of the first day of the finals: The Thai boxing team won 4 gold medals and 5 silver medals. On the last day, September 19, there are still 5 Thai boxers who have a chance to compete in the finals.

Dr. Sa
kchai Tapsuwan, President of IFMA, said that it is a great pleasure for the Muay Thai sports industry, as Thailand is truly considered the mother country to host the 72nd Anniversary Muay Thai Championship for Youth Amateurs in 2024 at Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon, where young Muay Thai boxers from over 100 countries around the world will compete. Everyone highly praises Thailand’s hosting standards, including accommodation, food, competition venues, transportation, security measures, athlete rooms, spectators, and spectacular lighting and sound systems. Importantly, all the Muay Thai boxers who compete are children and youths, so they must have their parents and families travel to Thailand with them. This makes the event the most concrete and clear answer to the issue of generating income for the country through Muay Thai. Another important thing is that after the competition, the Muay Thai boxing families plan to visit important places in Thailand before returning, which will greatly stimulate the tourism sec
tor of Thailand.

Dr. Sakchai continued that in order to further develop the development of young Muay Thai boxers from around the world to have a stage to develop their skills, he has collaborated with the Ambassador Hotel, Sukhumvit 11, to renovate the 5th floor of the hotel into a boxing competition ring for boxers aged 14-15 years old. The competition will be held every week and there will be scholarships for the athletes. He will discuss with the Boxing Commission of the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) to proceed as soon as possible. In addition, IFMA also has a plan to organize a Muay Thai club competition (Club) representing various countries at the international level, which will have prize money for the winning teams as well.

For tomorrow (19 Sept. 2024), Channel 9 MCOT HD No. 30 will broadcast live as usual, starting at 4:00 p.m. onwards.

Source: Thai News Agency