Buriram Expats
Buriram Province - General Category => Sports, Hobbies & Activities in Buriram => Topic started by: Admin on April 10, 2011, 09:53:55 AM
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The gore & the glory
When two 500kg titans face each other in the ring, the crowd goes wild
Published: 10/04/2011 at 12:00 AM
Bangkok Post: Newspaper section: Spectrum
The shouts of the 1,000 strong crowd builds to a single roar. The tormented wail of a recorded pi chawa (a reed pipe), surges around the Mae Sot bullring. Sweat-soaked men hurry to level sand and prepare the ring for the next contestants. The fight organiser, Sutat, looks relieved as he surveys the packed stadium.
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http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/investigation/231256/the-gore-the-glory (http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/investigation/231256/the-gore-the-glory)
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