The Royal Thai Army Sports Centre has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Sport Authority of Thailand (SAT) to officially recognise and promote Muay Thai as a national sport.
On Tuesday afternoon, army chief Gen Narongphan Jitkaewtae, in his capacity as chairman of the board members of the sport centre, and SAT governor Kongsak Yodmanee put the finishing touch to a policy set out by the Royal Thai Army to give Muay Thai a firm footing as a popular sport.
Both the army and the SAT agreed the cooperation would work pragmatically toward achieving the goal of lifting the standards of Muay Thai as a sport in various aspects so that it can eventually be named as the kingdom’s…
