By Abdellatif Sharaa

KUWAIT: Ambassador of Thailand to Kuwait Rooge Thammongkol has lauded the idea of organizing Kuwait’s first Martial Arts Championship on September 24. This will include 13 bouts in Muay Thai and boxing for amateurs and professionals. The Ambassador spoke during his meeting with World Boxing Council (WBC) representative in Kuwait Mishal Al-Fajji and Chairman of Muay Thai Committee Abdelsalam Al-Sindi.

The Ambassador was pleased with organizing such major sports event - being the first of its kind in Kuwait. He said he will extend all types of support to ensure the success of the championship. “We are keen on a positive and effective participation in organizing the next Muay Thai championship. We will coordinate with related bodies in Thailand to organize training camps to train Kuwait National Muay Thai team,” he added.

Ambassador Thammongkol said the embassy plans a tour to promote the sport of Muay Thai next year and will have high level competitions for this ancient Thai sport with the participation of several champions and best coaches to celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations between Kuwait and Thailand. Meanwhile Mishal Al-Fajji said the organizing committee is keen on achieving success of Kuwait first Martial Arts Championship, to be an ideal start of organizing many international Muay Thai in the near future.