Bambous Martial Arts Sports Club
BMA
The grassroots home of the championship, known for free training and for developing world champion Ranini Cundasawmy.
Compassion Unites presents
Champions of Compassion
A world-class Kun Khmer championship in Mauritius, built for mental resilience that lasts long after the final bout.
Saturday 11 July 20261pm to 6pmCote d'Or National Sports ComplexFree entry, all welcome
The Championship
The first championship of its kind, built to strengthen young minds
Champions of Compassion brings the Kun Khmer championship to Mauritius. Compassion Unites treats sport as a domain of mental health in its own right, and it is the first time a championship has been designed to produce wellbeing that holds long after the crowd goes home.
- World champions meet in the ring.
- Homegrown musicians and a live DJ light up the complex.
- Every young person watching sees, up close, what discipline, focus and the right support can build.
The Day
One afternoon, full of proof
From 1pm, the Cote d'Or National Sports Complex comes alive. Ten Kun Khmer bouts bring twenty athletes head to head before a national audience. Between the action:
A conversation between Dr. Ishan Shivanand and world champion Ranini Cundasawmy
An address from Dr. MEAM Ra, Honorary President of the Kun Khmer International Federation
Live performances from Denis Claude Gaspard, Warren Permal, and other artists
DJ Ejilen throughout the day
Finale gala and prize-giving
It is free, it is family-friendly, and it is open to all.
You can also become, what you are watching
A Champion's Story
From Bambous to the world, and back to her community
Ranini Cundasawmy is a multiple-time Kun Khmer and Muay Thai world champion from Bambous. She was trained in mental resilience by Dr. Ishan Shivanand, and she now lifts the next generation, running free sessions for women and children in her own community and offering young people a stronger path forward.
She is at once an athlete the Compassion Unites model raised, and a force now raising others. Her story is an inspiration for the next generation.
How It Works
Compassion Unites is an infinity loop
Champions of Compassion runs on a model that keeps giving back. An athlete who trains in mental resilience competes with composure, and composure lifts performance. Strong performance earns recognition, and recognition opens real opportunities: a scholarship, a pathway, a future to build toward. Opportunity steadies wellbeing, and a settled mind returns to training as sharper focus.
The competitor who was once lifted becomes the mentor who lifts the next, and every young person raised can grow into someone who raises others. With each athlete and partner joining the infinity loop, the progress is faster, and the impact is higher.
1
Train in resilience
Composure built in practice, before it is ever tested.
2
Compete and perform
A settled mind lifts performance in the ring.
3
Earn recognition
Recognition opens a scholarship and a pathway forward.
4
Lift the next
The athlete once raised becomes the mentor who raises others.
A future worth wanting is built through presence, purpose and practice, and on this day it is within reach of everyone in the room.
A doorway to living a fulfilled life
The championship award unlocks a scholarship, access to opportunities, and continued support for mental resilience from Compassion Unites.
Lasting Impact
The day carries forward, long after the final bout
The event draws young people toward the resilience programs CU already runs in Mauritian schools with the Ministry of Education. The day is organised to inspire young people, and for them to have fun in a safe, alcohol-free environment.
It becomes an entry point into a life-long practice, a profession, and a route to maintain good mental health, and that is where the lasting impact is made.
Organisers and Partners
Convened by Compassion Unites
Compassion Unites is a cross-sector mental health alliance founded by Dr. Ishan Shivanand, connecting the expertise and reach of different sectors around a coordinated response to the mental health crisis. Champions of Compassion is the first time that sport as a sector has been given a stage to be a solution for mental ill health.
We are grateful to our partners
Universal Integrative Health Foundation
UIHF
Brings integrative health and charitable outreach to the event.
Kun Khmer International Federation
KIF
Provides the championship's international standing, with Dr. MEAM Ra as Honorary President.
Plan Your Visit
Everything you need to know
A free national event, designed to encourage and inspire. Bring the whole family.
EventChampions of Compassion, a Kun Khmer championship
DateSaturday 11 July 2026
Time1pm to 6pm
VenueCote d'Or National Sports Complex, Mauritius
AdmissionFree, ticketing managed by OTAYO
For familiesAll welcome, designed to encourage and inspire
Partners and Press
Stand with the next generation
Champions of Compassion places its partners alongside world champions, homegrown talent and a globally recognized voice in mental health, at a free national event reaching young people across Mauritius. For press and media requests, contact us.
Be there on 11 July
Free entry. World champions. One afternoon that shows every young person what they can build.
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