Petchyindee Academy Assists Gyms with Almost 1/2 Million Baht During COVID-19 Crisis Posted on March 31, 2020April 11, 2020 By Angela Chang On March 30, Boat, the manager and co-owner of Petchyindee Academy in Bangkok, posted on Facebook about how he is thinking of the best ways to help out the Muay Thai community and its gyms/fighters in Thailand. With COVID-19 forcing the government to shut down gyms and all sporting events, including fights, Muay Thai is suffering in so many ways in the motherland. Fighter, trainers, and gym owners have no income due to their fighters being unable to compete (and make money from their fights), and there is no income coming in from the tourist side, being as all gyms and fitness centers must be closed for at least the next couple of weeks (at the moment of writing, all gyms and fitness centers have been ordered to close until April 14, a change from the original April 1). For more details and a timeline of COVID-19’s impact on Muay Thai, click here.Please support the continuation of content on Muay Ying via Patreon Yesterday, on March 31, he released the details in another post of exactly how he, on behalf of Petchyindee Academy, was going to help. He has sent 10,000 baht to a list of 45 gyms in Thailand, each. This totals 450,000 baht. Most of the gyms are in Bangkok and the Northeastern provinces (“Isaan”), but there are gyms from the North and Southern regions included in the list as well:Central Thailand:Anuwat GymMeenayothinFA GroupWor. AruchaSasiprapaNumponthepSamart Payakaroon (Poptheeratham)Luksuan13 CoinsWor. Wang PhromNor. NaksinSitthepprathanSitcharoensapSor. WisetkitTor. SuratAyothaya Fight GymLukklongtanSouthern Thailand:SakwichianSor. ChaicharoenKiatichaiyutPor. PetchmakongSakpinyoSitkrunochKiatnadeeErawanRawai Muay ThaiSinghsorramNortheastern ThailandKiatmoo9Santi UbonEung UbonGratiemwitaya SchoolKiatfalikhitSittongbonJanwitgausrangT-Ded Lo NgernSor. JitphrasertSitdaukjitGor. KantiwongPrae TongcharoenyonSitjekanLukjaomaesaitongSitkrupianWor. WattanaWandeekasetNorthern Thailand:Kiatchatchai It’s with confidence to say that what Petchyindee Academy is doing at this time is being received with much gratitude. Some gym owners have used the money to send their trainers some money, as they’re out of work. Others are most likely going to use the money for rent and up-keeping the gym, with some of it going to the fighters and trainers.Boat included in the latest post that if any other gyms in the country need financial assistance during this time, they can request for help by providing the gym name and related documents to confirm the owner’s identity and bank account number (to prevent fraud). This means that there will be an updated list of gyms he will or has helped.During this difficult time, we need more people like Boat in this world, who are in a better position than the rest of us and are willing to help lift others up.Edit April 2: Petchyindee has helped these gyms and organizations, in addition to the ones mentioned before:Isaan Tractor – 5,000 bahtSor. Thanyalak (Denapho, Petch Thailand) – 10,000 bahtPhayanon Gym – 10,000 bahtThongnoi Village – 5,000 bahtSit. Pha Rang – 10,000 bahtSor. Phuangthong – 10,000 bahtAjarn Yuthachai – 10,000 bahtSit. Thailand – 10,000 bahtPetchtuangbay – 50,000 bahtKiat Pattarapan – 10,000 bahtBank Euro – 10,000 bahtCharinsak Co., Ltd. – 10,000 bahtSit. Khunwasan – 10,000 bahtAjarn Prasert – 10,000 bahtChang Mongkol Sports Center – 5,000 bahtMuay Thai Bicycles – 10,000 bahtIf you enjoyed this or found this useful, and want to continue seeing Muay Thai news (with focus on BOTH female and male fighters), training and fighting tips, gyms reviews, and general/miscellaneous content, please consider becoming a donor on Patreon. With donors, I will be able to deliver high quality content consistently as well as continue my fighting goals in Thailand. Muay Thai News Thailand assistancecovid19petchyindee
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