Throughout the week, Mansour—along with three other professional fighters—were trained by the hands of “Kru Kae”, one of Thailand’s most prominent Muay Thai trainers. “Despite the large base of Egyptian Muay Thai players, we barely find any sort of backing either from the Egyptian government or from the local sports federation. Moreover, in some of the poor rural villages, some Muay Thai camps requested that families put their children up for adoption so that the children would become professional Muay Thai fighters. The annual celebration welcomes hundreds of Muay Thai fighters who attend in order to show their respect to their teachers and past Muay Thai masters. “The annual World Wai Kru Muay Thai Ceremony has become a fixed date on the calendar for Muay Thai practitioners all over the world.

Source: Daily News Egypt April 04, 2017 11:15 UTC