Thai officials resent change to the name ‘Muay Thai’

In Thailand, Muay Thai is huge. The well-known combat sport, with its punches, hard elbow jabs and knee strikes, is a major source of cultural pride. Thailand’s best Muay Thai fighters are now training hard for the upcoming Southeast Asia Games — a regional Olympics-style competition. But they might not get to compete. The organizers of the games in Cambodia have changed the name “Muay Thai” to something else. Outraged Thai officials are threatening a boycott. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Patrick Winn from Bangkok. 

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