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From sports star to coach
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 17/05/2022
» The significance of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games for Thai athletes varies from person to person. For Thai-American Trecia Roberts, a former national 100m hurdles star-turned-coach, it launched her dream to have Thai athletics represented at the Olympics -- a tribute to the nation her mother is from.
Maradona's Mexican dance
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 11/12/2020
» Netflix documentary series Maradona In Mexico takes audiences back to a time when the Argentine football hero, now deceased, had a high-profile coaching stint with Mexican second division team Dorados De Sinaloa about two years ago.
The blanket that protects
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 19/02/2020
» Quilts as an art form to address human rights is a novel way to encourage society to stand up and collectively fight for a social cause that impacts people from all walks of life.
A gaping hole in our knowledge base
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/07/2018
» When the cave crisis began and the search for the 12 boys and their football coach commenced, Anukoon Sorn-ek was one of the first persons to share basic information about Tham Luang Cave in Chiang Rai, where the victims are still trapped. Anukoon, a nature explorer and professional outdoor guide, went into the cave several years ago to map its system in the initial phase to develop it as a tourist attraction.
Thailand's bumpy road to the World Cup
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 25/06/2018
» As a football-loving nation, qualifying for the World Cup has been the ultimate dream for Thailand.
Football forecasts from afar
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 15/06/2018
» The World Cup has begun. Life talked with four foreigners who coach in the Thai League about their home countries' chances of winning it all
Golden boy
Muse, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 29/07/2017
» London 2012 Paralympic gold medallist Rungroj Thainiyom has never allowed being born with muscular dystrophy, a condition marked by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles, to stand in his way of reaching his life's goals.
A special kind of glory
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 29/08/2016
» After the high-profile Rio Olympic Games, a much-less-publicised event follows. The Paralympic Games will take place from Sept 7-18, also in Rio. Forty-six Thai athletes with disabilities will be going all out to clinch a podium finish, while the Paralympic Committee of Thailand has a set an initial target of four gold medals, the same number they won in London four years ago.
Forging relations with Brazil is no Olympian task
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 16/08/2016
» The 2016 Rio Olympics is in full swing, with six more day to Sunday's closing ceremonies. Watching the games from Bangkok is Gilberto Fonseca Guimaraes de Moura, Brazilian ambassador to Thailand.
All the way to the Olympics
Muse, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/07/2016
» Thai-American marathoner and 2016 Olympics qualifier Jane Vongvorachoti aims to give her best performance to date at the Rio Games, which run from Aug 5-21.