Thailand
Land: 513,115km2 population: 54,532,000
SPORT IN THE COUNTRY
1. TRADITIONAL SPORT AND GAMES
1) Thai Boxing: Sport of Thai Fighting with the fists and performed around bare feet, laid on the ground with Thai music.
2) Kabee Kabong: Any dance by couple of men involving the use of sword and bamboo stick performed with Thai music.
2. POPULAR PARTICIPATION SPORT
1) Football (Approx. 2 million)
2) Boxing (Approx. 1 million)
3) Tennis (Approx. 1 million)
4) Swimming (Approx. 200,000)
5) Traditional games and sports
(Approx. 100,000)
3. POPULAR SPECTATOR SPORT
1) Boxing
2) Tennis
3) Football
4) Swimming
5) Traditional games and sports
4. SPORT LEGISLATION
Sports Authority of Thailand Act B.E. 2528 (1985)
Boxing Act B.E. 2542 (1999)
5. SPORT INFORMATION CENTER
Sport Information Center of Sports Authority of Thailand
Address: 2088 Ramkamhang Road Huamark Bangkapi Bangkok 10240
Tel: (662)3142255 Fax: (662)3142255
6. SPORT PARTICIPATION SURVEY
NA
7. NUMBER OF SPORT CLUB
We are still on the process of finding data. Notice that mostly sport club or health club in Thailand is one of necessary item of hotel accommodation, which are about 2,000 hotels in Thailand.
8. FITNESS TESTING PROGRAM
"Sport Performance Section of Sport Science Center" in Sports Authority of Thailand conducts a fitness testing.
ORGANIZATION PROFILE
Sport Authority of Thailand
Address: 2088 Ramkamhang Road Huamark
Bangkapi Bangkok 10240
Tel: (662)3142255/318940
Fax: (662)3142255
1. FOUNDED YEAR
September, 1964
2. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE
Dr. Charoentasn Chintanaseri
Title: Governor
3. NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION
Non-governmental organization
(State enterprise)
4. OBJECTIVES AND MISSIONS
1) To promote the sports for health education, including the proper concept of exercise in order to be safe and healthy.
2) To promote physical and mental healthy performance of the people.
3) To provide promotion and prevention of health care for persons who lack of exercise, and in order to promote moral religious, standard culture and the good model of society.
4) To facilitate private sector to be involved and participate in exercise for all of population.
5) To encourage the people to perform in group dynamics in order to promote personal and community health.
5. NUMBER OF STAFF
Full-time staff: 549
6. ANNUAL BUDGET
Approx. US$ 9 million (1999)
Approx. US$ 10 million (2000)
7. SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
International Challenge Day
Sports for Health Promotion
Sports for All of the Leadership Training
8. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE TARGET GROUPS
Programs available for all the target groups.
9. LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
Sports for All of the Leadership Training
Type: Sports for health promotion
Level: National certification
10. NATIONAL PARTNERS
Ministry of Public Health
Department of physical education
The Interior Ministry
11. AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
TAFISA
12. PRESENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
1) Insufficiently of the budget due to the limit of budget constraint of program of Sport for All.
2) Insufficiently of manpower to work and take responsibility for Sport for All.
