BANGKOK (NNT) – After the International Olympic Committee in June 2021 recognized Muaythai as an international sport and the International Federation Of Muaythai Associations as a permanent Olympic member, the National Olympic Committee of Thailand has been putting in the work to promote Muaythai at international events such as the Asian Games. At the Sports […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has announced that all staff in the boxing industry will get their COVID-19 vaccinations soon. Minister Phlipat Ratchakitprakarn said a vaccine station will be set up at the Sports Authority of Thailand. The ministry has also asked provincial sports authorities to submit a list of boxing […]
Muay Thai, the popular kickboxing martial art and combat sport, regarded as Thailand’s national sport, will be a competitive event at the European Games, in Kraków, Poland in June 2023, after approval from the European Olympic Committees (EOC), according to the International Federation of Muay Thai Associations (IFMA). “It is wonderful news that the EOC […]
The world’s best amateur boxers will soon be arriving in Bangkok to compete in the Thailand Open at Nimibutr Stadium. The event from July 20-27 will for the first time include both male and female categories says the Amateur Boxing Association of Thailand (ABAT). Full story: The Nation By The Nation
Phuket: A famous Muay Thai fighter has died in a road accident in Thalang after his motorbike collided with a 10 wheel truck in the early hours of this morning (Mar 22). Capt Eakkasak Kwanwan of Thalang Police who was on duty at the time was notified of the accident at around 3am on Friday […]
AYUTTHAYA, March 18 (TNA) – Over 1,500 of Muay Thai boxers from around the world have participated in the 15th World Wai Kru Muay Thai Ceremony in the ancient city of Ayutthaya. Muay Thai practitioners attended the event to pay respects to their masters at the ceremony held in Ayutthaya Historical Park on Saturday and […]
RATCHABURI: The parents of the World Muay Thai women’s champion found hanged in her rented room on Monday suspect it was murder, saying a rope mark on her neck is too low. After arriving from Roi Et province, Suriyant Srisalai, 51, and his wife Kingkaeo, 48, expressed their doubt that 22-year-old Nitiyaporn Srisalai, a fourth-year […]
SAMUT PRAKAN, Nov 14 (TNA) – A 13-year-old boy has died of brain haemorrhage after he was knocked out in a Thai boxing fight on Saturday night. His family received the boy’s body on Tuesday for religious rites. Anucha Tasako or Nong Lek alias Phetmongkol Sor Wilaithong,the young boxer was knocked out in the fourth […]
