IFMA European Championships in Paris: bronze for Hotovčin, four Slovaks reach finals

The 2026 IFMA European Muaythai Championships took place from 17 to 25 October at the Halle Georges-Carpentier in Paris. Slovakia sent eight athletes from three clubs. According to available reports, the team has a bronze medal and four finalists, but we have not yet been able to confirm the final results from two independent sources.

Medals and finalists

• Tomáš Hotovčin (U24, 71 kg) – bronze
• Iveta Srncová (Elite A, 71 kg) – reached the final, guaranteed at least silver
• Linda Predanocy (U24, 51 kg) – reached the final, guaranteed at least silver
• Nina Korušiaková (U24, 63.5 kg) – reached the final, guaranteed at least silver
• Stanislav Afanasiev (U18, 75 kg) – reached the final, guaranteed at least silver

Other Slovak athletes

• Ondrej Kusko (U24, 63.5 kg) – lost in the quarter-finals
• Martin Soták (U18, 67 kg) – lost in the quarter-finals
• Ivan Špilda (U18, 63.5 kg) – lost in the round of 16

Not yet confirmed

The results of the finals for Srncová, Predanocy, Korušiaková and Afanasiev are not yet confirmed. IFMA’s official report on the final day lists nine nations that won gold (Belarus, Finland, EMR, Moldova, Poland, France, Ukraine, Hungary and Russia) and does not mention Slovakia. We will update this article once results are confirmed by the Slovak federation or IFMA.