The Mu Pa (Wild Boars) riveted world attention in June when they were trapped for almost two weeks inside a cave in Chiang Rai province. The team would also play a friendly game of either football or futsal with a Youth Olympic team in Argentina. “The IOC passed on the invitation through me,” explained Patama, who is also the Thailand president of the Badminton Association. The IOC member also insisted that media would not be allowed to reach the Mu Pa players. Like the Summer Olympics, the Youth Olympics are organised every four years, but for athletes age 14-18 only.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 24, 2018 12:00 UTC