The
muaythai tournaments at the
2023 European Games
The 3rd European Games ( pl, III Igrzyska Europejskie, Igrzyska Europejskie 2023), informally known as Kraków-Małopolska 2023, is a scheduled international sporting event to be held in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland in 2023. All Olympic sports h ...
in
Myślenice
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,
Małopolska,
Poland will be held from 25 to 28 June 2023 at the Myślenice Arena. Muaythai is one of ten new sports added to the
European Games specifically for the 2023 edition.
Competition format
Men will contest matches in these five weight classes:
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Light welterweight
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(60 kg)
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Welterweight (67 kg)
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Light middleweight
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Boxing
The light middleweight division (also known as junior middleweight in the IBF or super welterweight in the WBA an ...
(71 kg)
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Light heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
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(81 kg)
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Heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
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(91 kg)
Women will contest matches in these five weight classes:
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Flyweight (51 kg)
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Bantamweight (54 kg)
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Featherweight (57 kg)
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Lightweight (60 kg)
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Light welterweight
Light welterweight, also known as junior welterweight or super lightweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional boxing
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(63.5 kg)
Qualification
A total of 80 athletes could qualify for muaythai at the 2023 European Games. Each
National Olympic Committee
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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.
Medal table
Medal summary
Men
Women
Notes
References
{{Muaythai at the European Games
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Events
Predicted and scheduled events
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