Mr. Tan not only came to visit Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee but also made his effort to visit us at headquarter of Chinese Taipei Muaythai Association to have a meeting with our president and general secretary. Mr. Tan pointed out that by the promotion of our president, more and more people devoted themselves to train in Muaythai and estimated that Taiwan has a great chance to host Asian Championships in Taiwan in just a few years.
秘書長為華裔新加坡人,姓氏 TAN 即為陳的閩南語發音。
會談中,秘書長分享了他在新加坡推廣泰拳的經驗,談到了泰拳之所以能夠在新 加坡興盛的契機,是因為當時知名電視頻道 AXN 到新加坡拍攝泰拳訓練的實境 節目「The Challenger」,當時的製作人,同時也是現任 IFMA 秘書長 Stephan Fox 找上了他協助協調劇組與政府關於拍攝地點的事宜。當時拍攝地點位於海灘,訓 練期間大量的曝光,加上近距離目睹泰拳選手訓練時打靶的震撼,吸引了群眾圍 觀,從此開始了新加坡的泰拳發展。
Mr. Tan shared his experience of promoting Muaythai in Singapore, mentioned that the reason why Muaythai is now a popular combat sport in Singapore was because of a TV program called “the Challenger” produced by a famous TV channel AXN. With the help of Mr. Tan, the producer, who is now the general secretary of IFMA, Stephan Fox successfully cooperated with the Singapore government for the shooting schedule of the program. Recorded at a beach, with a great chance of exposure, especially the first time people see the impact of athletes landing their kicks and punches on Thai pads, the show successfully attracted thousands of curious onlookers. Since then, Muaythai spread its seeds to develop in Singapore.
After the meeting, Mr. Tan approved our president’s effort in promoting Muaythai in Taiwan and showed his gratefulness by awarding us with a certificate of appreciation and a hard cover edition of “History of Muaythai” published by Department of Physical Education of Thailand. Mr. Tan hoped that in the near future, Taiwan will have the ability to host Asian Championships. By then, over 20 delegations from all around Asia and over 200 athletes will come to Taiwan. It will definitely be a great chance for our citizens to see such high-level Muaythai competitions and to meet athletes from world power countries like Thailand, Vietnam and Kazakhstan.
The 2019 Asian Muaythai Championships will be hosted in Abu Dhabi from December 16th to 22nd. Our president will lead our delegation to the event and also attend the annual general meeting of FAMA.
泰國曼谷於2018年11月6日經國際業餘泰拳總會（IFMA）正式宣布2019世界錦標賽由達吉斯坦共和國更改活動主辦城市至曼谷，並於2019年2月15日寄發邀請函及競賽規章以”Muaythai is Coming Home”做為口號。本屆世界錦標賽包括慣例的菁英（Elite Deivisions）組別及年齡23歲以下的競爭組（Competitive Class B），同時2019國際業餘泰拳總會世界錦標賽（2019 IFMA World Championship）被列為2021世界運動會的正式資格賽，參賽選手依資格認證系統取得2021伯明翰世界運動會（The World Games 2021 Birmingham）參賽資格
