Thailand Hosts Royal Princess Cup for Closer Diplomatic Ties | Be Korea-savvy

Thailand Hosts Royal Princess Cup for Closer Diplomatic Ties


AKR20190511038200076_02_i_org

SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) In Thailand, the land of Muay Thai, a taekwondo competition – the Royal Princess Cup – was held successfully.

The Thailand Taekwondo Masters’ Association held the “International Taekwondo Competition, the Royal Princess Cup” at the Thammasat University gymnasium in Bangkok on May 11 in cooperation with the Korean Community Association in Thailand and the Gyeonggi-do Taekwondo Association.

Celebrating its ninth anniversary this year, the competition is the one and only in Thailand with the royal title at stake.

According to the association, about 1,000 athletes from nine countries, including South Korea, participated in this year’s competition.

Prior to the competition, South Korea’s Mirme Taekwondo team showed off its colorful taekwondo skills, drawing loud applause from athletes and spectators.

AKR20190511038200076_09_i_org

Image Credit: Yonhap / photonews@koreabizwire.com

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>