IN BRIEF
4 local fighters in the quarters
Four Thai boxers stormed into the quarter-finals of the World Amateur Muaythai Championships yesterday at the Mall Bang Kapi's MCC Hall.
Featherweight Satit Kaowprapai beat Baskakov Maksym of the Ukraine 3-2, and super lightweight Vuttirong Pramaree defeated France's Zatout Mchdi by the same score. In the women's competition, Prakaydaw Pakmalee defeated Amy Davis of the United States in the 48-kg class, while Nutrujar Pradubmook outclassed Laha Zaharja Minodora of Romania in the 60-kg division. Today is a rest day and the quarter-final round will continue tomorrow. - The Nation. ---------------------------------------------------------- All over The Thai challenge in the US$250,000 (Bt9.5-million) Indonesia Open came to an end yesterday, with Saralee Thoungthongkam going down in the semifinals both in the women's doubles and mixed doubles. World No-8 Saralee and Sathinee Chankrachangwong lost to Chinese Wei Yili and Zhang Yawen, current world No-39, 14-21 15-21. Later, Saralee and Sudket Prapakamol lost to China's Xie Zhongbo and Zhang Yawen 20-22 12-21 in the mixed doubles. - The Nation.
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