Traditionally, female Thai boxers must enter the ring by crawling under the lowest rope, whilst men stride over the top rope. Thai boxing, also known as Muay Thai, is Thailand's national sport and ...

Thailand's popular national sport, the martial art Muay Thai, remains male-dominated. Yet as more and more girls and women pursue careers in the ring, the traditions of the sport are being challenged.

Boxing is a national passion in Thailand, offering a path to the Olympics and lucrative careers in a country with one of the world’s widest income divides. By Hannah Beech and Muktita Suhartono ...

As my 30th birthday approached, my fear of becoming a middle-aged woman plagued with mystery ailments, huffing and puffing up flights of stairs, finally started to outweigh my exercise phobia. So I ...

You’ve likely heard about Muay Thai at some point recently; the national sport of Thailand is fast becoming the workout du jour of wellness models like Gracie Carvalho and Mia Kang and the all-body ...

Coach Samah founded the Monsters Academy to teach Muay Thai in to Egyptian women and girls after being sexually harassed ABU ZAABAL, Egypt, April 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Four young Egyptian ...

On a typical wet English November night, a bell rings sharply in an old church in Hackney. But instead of signalling the start of mass, it pulls Muay Thai kickboxer Georgie Starkie, 23, into a corner ...

A female Muslim kickboxer in Milton Keynes is training other Muslim girls and women in Muay Thai boxing and self-defence. Khadijah Safari holds a black belt in the martial art, and says many of her ...