Thailand: increasingly recognized female "Muay Thai"
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Two female Muay Thai fighters in a ring in Thailand.
This national martial art is now combined with women in the country.
(Illustrative image) LightRocket via Getty Images - Guillaume Payen
By: Vincent Souriau
Lumpinee Stadium, the temple of Thai boxing in Bangkok, has just hosted a women's fight for the first time in its history.
We are still far from parity, but Thai fighters, who practice this national martial art as much as men, are slowly starting to gain visibility.
French boxer Souris Manfredi in turn became the first foreign fighter to enter Lumpinee last month.
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