Here’s what you  need to do to vote Svetlana to the top of the 25 sports competing for this prestigious title:


1. Go to The World Games website: Online Voting for Athlete of the Year IWGA


2. Scroll to find Muaythai and a photo of Svetlana Vinnikova  – it’s blue!


3. Click on Vote. If you register you can vote twice daily but you don’t have to do it.


4. Repeat every day in January … and that’s it.





Some Svetlana Facts:


  • She is twice a World Champion with IFMA at 63.5kg; in 2018 and 2017.
  • She won gold at The World Games 2017 … at 60kg.
  • She is European champion at 63.5kg , two times.
  • She is Female Martial Artist of the Year in Russia for this year.
  • Svetlana is also a Muaythai coach  – 100% Muaythai.
  • Her sister Ekaterina Vinnikova is also a Muaythai champion!


Svetlana says: “Muaythai is my life. I can’t imagine my life without Muaythai. People ask me what hobbies I have. And when I think about it, it’s simple – training, eating and competing.”


Follow Svetlana Vinnikova on Instagram to see her training regime in Moscow and in Thailand!  @svetlanni


Watch Svetlana Vinnikova’s Muaythai bouts on the IFMA Youtube Channel


Follow IFMA to get all the news of the campaign on social media:

IFMA Facebook            IFMA Instagram            IFMA Twitter          

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