It can hardly have escaped your notice that the last race of the season in Formula 1 car racing takes place in Abu Dhabi this weekend. It will be decided this Sunday whether Max Verstappen or Lewis Hamilton will become world champion.

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Let me state first that I am not a golfer. Of course I know that there are many enthusiasts among the foreigners who enjoy themselves from time to time on one of the more than 250 golf courses that Thailand has.

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The Formula 1 circus has returned to Zandvoort after an absence of 36 years. There, the battle for the world title between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton will continue this weekend

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Today, tomorrow and Sunday, the whole of the Netherlands is under the spell of the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix on the legendary circuit of Zandvoort. But something you probably didn't know is that in 1948 the first Grand Prix winner at Zandvoort was a Thai, namely the legendary Prince Birabongse Bhanudej, better known as Prince Bira of Siam.

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After the start of the 2021/2022 Thai football season had already been postponed twice due to corona, the President of the Football Association of Thailand has now announced the final start on September 3, 2021.

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In the eighties of the last century, the so-called Golden Age of Muay Thai, there were quite a few boxing schools in Bangkok, where young boxers were trained to become fighting machines with blood, sweat and tears. One of these was the Sor Thanikul gym, which opened in 1977, a small and simply set up gym in an inconspicuous area of ​​Bangkok. The owner was a shadowy Thai-Chinese businessman, Klaew Thanikul, who gradually became successful and, with important boxers such as Boonlai, Saming Noi, Sombat and Komkiat, became the most important boxing promoter in Thailand.

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Thailand has taken a new direction with the appointment of a female coach for the national football team. Nualphan Lamsam (Madam Pong) is probably the first woman in the world to train and coach a national men's soccer team.

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Sports participation of the Thais

By Chris de Boer
Posted in Background, Research, Sport
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19 August 2021

With just over 32 percent of Thailand's population being obese, and many more overweight, taking part in any kind of sport or exercise has never been more important. But according to research, participation in physical activities by Thai children is very low. And the number of Thai people active in sports is falling.

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Thailand at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

By Gringo
Posted in Background, Sport
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12 August 2021

With many hours of fun watching the performances of athletes from many countries at the Tokyo Olympics, you might have missed the fact that Thailand was also one of the participating countries. Thailand delegated 41 athletes, who had to compete for medals in 15 sports disciplines.

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The Football Association of Thailand on Thursday fired Japan's national team coach Akira Nishino after a two-year stint.

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Although the Dutch foot enthusiast closely follows the news of a new national coach (Louis van Gaal?) and the Belgians do the same with the question of whether or not Martinez will stay on as coach of the Red Devils, today all eyes are focused on the Euro 2020 England v Italy final.

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Referee in Thailand

By Gringo
Posted in Living in Thailand, Football
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May 11, 2021

Football is my sport. I played football myself, made my debut at the age of 16 in the first team of a fourth-grader and could kick a ball pretty well as a center forward - then it was called that.

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As the name suggests, walking football is a slower version of the beautiful game. It is designed to give people who may not be able to play regular football the chance to keep playing the game they love.

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The new cycling meeting point will be officially opened this Sunday at 9.00:XNUMX am in Lopburi. The meeting point was realized by a farang from the Netherlands.

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Nai Khanom Tom is considered the “Father of Muay Thai” who was the first to dignify Thai boxing with a reputation abroad.

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Yodsanklai Fairtex, the Muaythai legend from Thailand, quits. He thinks it's enough after 300 fights. Thai gym Fairtex publicly announced its retirement on social media. The 35-year-old multiple Muay Thai world champion is one of the most popular and experienced attackers in the world.

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Foot golf in Thailand

By Gringo
Posted in Sport
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February 15 2021

On Thaivisa, attention was recently paid to an increasingly popular sport, namely foot golf. I had never heard of it and upon further research on the internet I had to conclude that as a great fan of football I missed that development.

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