Thanks Pete

Sport Relief gets an extra kick!

12th Feb 2010

It’s an ancient sport with a fantastic future – and now Muay Thai, also known as Thai Boxing, is giving Sport Relief 2010 a fantastic kick-start.

On March 27th, the MSA Muay Thai Premier League will burst its way into The MEN Arena in Manchester, with the best of British fighters meeting top Thai exponents head-to-head – and all the proceeds will help to raise much-needed funds for Sport Relief.

At the same time, its sister organisation Master Sken Academy (MSA) is kicking off a major new programme to help give young people a way to get fit, a source of discipline and a strict moral code of conduct.

Master Sken Academy is starting out by rising to the challenge at the Sport Relief Mile in Manchester and Leeds on Sunday 21st March.

Dozens of young Muay Thai exponents will join leading fighters and take part in the Mile to help burn more than a million calories as a team.

Swee Lip Quek, Head of the MSA Muay Thai Premier League said: “It is wonderful that we are able to help Sport Relief in their momentous efforts – and I am delighted that they recognise our fast emerging sport. I look forward to a long and successful partnership.”

If you would like to rise to the challenge for Sport Relief, you can choose to do 1, 3 or 6 Miles at Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile events across the length and breadth of the UK