Sport in Thailand
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This article presents an overview of the Sports in Thailand.
Types of sports
Football
Football has possibly overtaken Muayma Thai as the most widely followed sport in contemporary Thai society. Thailand national football team has played the AFC Asian Cup six times and reached the semifinals in 1972. The country has hosted the Asian Cup twice, in 1972 and in 2007. The 2007 edition was co-hosted together with Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. It is not uncommon to see Thais cheering their favourite English Premier League teams on television and walking around in replica kit. Another widely enjoyed pastime, and once a competitive sport, is kite flying
Volleyball
Thailand featured national teams in beach volleyball that competed at the 2018–2020 AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup in both the women's and the men's sections.[1]
Rugby union
Boxing
Muay Thai (Thai Kickboxing) is a Thai martial art.
Badminton
Tennis
Golf
Thailand has been called the golf capital of Asia[2] as it is a popular destination for golf. The country attracts a large number of golfers from Japan, Korea, Singapore, South Africa, and Western countries who come to play golf in Thailand every year.[3] The growing popularity of golf, especially among the middle classes and expats, is evident as there are more than 200 world-class golf courses nationwide,[4] and some of them are chosen to host PGA and LPGA tournaments, such as Amata Spring Country Club, Alpine Golf and Sports Club, Thai Country Club, and Black Mountain Golf Club.
Thai martial arts
Motorsport
Especially since the emergence of Birabongse Bhanudej, Motorsport has received a recent revival and become a popular sport in Thailand.
Esports
- Made in Thailand e-Sports
- MEGA Esports
- Definite Gaming
- Signature Gaming
- Neolution E-Sport
- BG.Neolution Esport FIFA
- Buriram United Esports
Original
Sport League in Thailand
Top Level Leagues
- Thai League 1
- Thai Women's League
- Futsal Thai League
- The Championship Women's Futsal
- Men's Volleyball Thailand League
- Women's Volleyball Thailand League
- Thailand Basketball League
- Women's Thailand Basketball League
- Thai World Hockey League
- Thailand Hockey League
- Takraw Thailand League
- Thailand Cricket League
- Softball Thailand League
- Thailand Baseball League (defunct)
- Water polo Thailand League
- Badminton Thai Premier League
- Muay Thai League
Youth/University Leagues
- Thailand Youth League - Football Youth Leagues
- Thailand University League - Football University Leagues
- Thailand Futsal University League - Futsal University Leagues
- Volleyball Academy League - Volleyball Youth Leagues
- Thailand Volleyball University League - Volleyball University Leagues
- Thailand Basketball University League - Basketball University Leagues
- THL U-League - Ice hockey University Leagues
Multi-sport event
Thailand National Games
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Thailand National Para Games
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Thailand National Youth Games
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Thailand University Games
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Thailand National Student Games
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Thailand National Student Para Games
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See also
- Thailand at the Olympics
- List of football stadiums in Thailand
- List of sporting events held in Thailand
References
- ^ "Continental Cup Finals start in Africa". FIVB. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Golf in Thailand by". Golfasia.com. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ Chawadee Nualkhair (10 July 2009). "Thailand woos foreign golfers with sun, sand traps". Reuters. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ "Why to book with golf2thailand.com : Thailand Golf Courses Thailand Golf Packages". Golf2thailand.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2010.