✍️Gender & Ethics in Muay Thai 🥊Former Fighter | Athlete Survivor | Advocate 📚Sports Ethics & Integrity Erasmus Mundus '23-25
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In the latest Safeguarding Matters podcast, Emma Thomas of @SafesportInt and @UndertheRopes discusses how we can eliminate gender-based violence in sport: anncrafttrust.org/eliminatin…
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📌 Call for participants: We are inviting people over 18 who have experienced abuse in sport to participate in our research project in collaboration with Thomas More University.
Learn more below & if interested, please contact [email protected].
Somrak Khamsing has been handed a prison sentence of 3 years, 1 month and ten days today for the attempted rape of a 17-year-old girl in 2023.
More info: instagram.com/p/DFLQUUMIlgq/…
IFMA Vice President and Gender Equality Commission chair Sue Glassey writes about the process of the federation's inclusion of the hijab, in which she played a key role. 1/
'Fighting for Inclusion: The Journey to Allow Hijab and Body Covering in Muaythai'
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Prohibiting religious attire is a violation of athlete's human rights & in conflict with the principles of Olympism, which state that everyone has the right to practice sport without discrimination of any kind. Key for IFMA's mission to include the sport in the games 4/
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Trans, gender diverse and intersex inclusion in sports is a human right. ✊
Join us in signing a collective statement supporting the rights of trans, gender diverse, and intersex people in sports, where discrimination has no place.
Sign the statement ⬇️
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This was a great find at the Muay Thai: Hard Wonder, Soft Power exhibition at Museum Siam.
Women have a much longer and richer history in Muay Thai than most of us realise, it's just that much of it hasn't been documented, publicised or celebrated.
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Some info on Thai Olympic boxer Janjaem's background in Muay Thai, her upcoming fight against Imane Khelif, and the implications of the misguided narratives surrounding both fighters on social media:
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Athletes fear retribution for speaking up. Our survey found 75% are afraid to share:
- Health concerns
- Injury fears
- Mental health issues
- Verbal/physical abuse
- Sexual abuse
- Unfair selection
For a safer future, athletes' voices and rights must be prioritized.
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"Apparently there's no joie de vivre allowed for you in sports if you are a Muslim woman who chooses to cover."
My latest for @cbcsports is on the hijab ban in France and how gender parity at the Olympics is selective at best.
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🚨 The IOC should prohibit 🇳🇱Dutch volleyball player Steven van de Velde, a convicted child sex offender, from participating at #Paris2024.
Statement by the Sport & Rights Alliance Athletes Network for Safer Sports, @survivorsarmy, & @kyniskaadvocacy ⤵️
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Sam Tokita has shared her story of being sexually assaulted by a teammate at her Muay Thai gym on Instagram. She talks about how the trauma affected her wellbeing and her fight training, and the awful response she received from a coach. 1/4
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Muay Thai gyms and federations continue to fail athletes by neglecting to implement safeguarding measures that protect them from abusers and support survivors. 3/4
Rajadamnern Stadium will host Cops Combat, a strange new fighting competition for Royal Thai Police officers as part of the 2024 Police Games. There are 14 different weight classes (from 56-94kg+ for men and 45-70kg+ for women).
Each fight will consist of one three-minute round, and officers will be required to wear their police uniforms as well as shin guards and full head guards with plastic face shields.
According to reports, the competition was created to "encourage police officers to improve their self-defence skills that can be used in their work and to inspire them to exercise more". It will take place on May 28th, and will be free to watch.
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