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Sham? Pimol to haul Muay Thai bosses
Bangkok Post
|December 24, 2025
The President of the Thai Olympic Committee has pledged to summon the Amateur Muay Thai Association of Thailand for clarification in early January, following mounting complaints that results at the recent SEA Games were manipulated to favour foreign competitors.
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Pimol Srivikorn, who chairs the committee under royal patronage, said he had received formal grievances from leading promoter Nattadej Wachirattanawong and national team fighter Arissara "Mongkutpetch" Noon-eiad. Both allege that Thai athletes were denied fair results in several contests at the 33rd SEA Games, with medals effectively "shared out" among other nations.
The controversy has drawn attention from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), whose representatives were present at the events and reportedly expressed confusion at the judging.
This story is from the December 24, 2025 edition of Bangkok Post.
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