Dear all,
On behalf of Mr. Euncheon Jeong, the Chairman of Technical Committee of the Asian Kickboxing Confederation, we would like to inform and clarify that in Asia, the Kickboxing sport was recognized by Olympic Council of Asia on 9 September 2005 which is governing body of all sport in Asia.
Therefore Asian Kickboxing Confederation has been recognized by Olympic Council of Asia as body in charge of Kickboxing in Asia and Kickboxing has been included in the different Asian Games under auspices of the Olympic Council of Asia and therefore considerate as Olympic Games in Asia :
– 2nd Asian Indoor Games in 2007 in Macau,
– 1st Asian Martial Arts Games in 2009 in Thailand,
– 3rd Asian Indoor Games in 2009 in Vietnam,
After these games, which were held every two years, the Olympic Council of Asia decided to merge the Asian Indoor Games and the Asian Martial Arts Games, which since 2013 have been held every four years in which Kickboxing under the governance of Asian Kickboxing Confederation:
– 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games in 2013 in South Korea,
– 5th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games in 2017 in Turkmenistan,
– 6th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games win 2021 in Thailand.
The Asian Kickboxing Confederation filed application for inclusion of Kickboxing sport in in South East Asian Games unknow as SEA Games in 2015 and after many years efforts Kickboxing was included in 2019 SEA Games in Philippine and now in 2021 Vietnam SEA Games (postponed to 2022).
The SEA Games is a prestigious Game in South East Region founded on 22 May 1958, which eligibility of participation is reserved only to the teams of the sports representing the national Olympic committee of the 11 countries of the South East Region.
The SEA Games is a regional multi-sports events and has been considerate as regional Olympic Games for south East Asian Games.
The participation in the above-mentioned games should be done mandatory through the concerned National Olympic Committees in Asia and the participant teams representing the National Olympic Committee of their respective countries.
Therefore, these games are considerate for Asian sport federations, and for Asian Olympic Committee as Olympic Games in Asia.
Olympic Council of Asia – Wikipedia
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Asian Kickboxing Confederation
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