VIDEO: Thailand's former Olympic badminton team brawls at competition, acts like children
By Coconuts Bangkok

VANCOUVER: -- A spat between two of Thailand's top badminton players turned ugly Sunday when Bodin "Art" Issara and Maneepong "A" Jongjit started a fistfight during an international competition in Vancouver, Canada.

Reports said Art and A glared at each other and exchanged heated words mid-match at the Canada Open 2013 Badminton Men's Double Final.

The brawl, which was captured on camera and uploaded to Youtube, shows Art suddenly letting go of his racket and chasing A into another court. Art then threw punches and kicked his former playing partner until tournament staff intervened.

The match official disqualified the two athletes.

According to medical staff, A received two stitches to his ear.

Art was partnering with Pakkawat "Top" Wilailak in the match and A's partner was Nipitphon "Tonnam" Puangpuapech.

After the fight the blame for the embarrassment devolved into a grade school he-said she-said.

A told reporters on Monday that Art started the fight and also gave him the middle finger.

Read More: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2013/07/22/video-thailands-former-olympic-badminton-team-brawls-competition-acts-children

-- Coconuts Bangkok 2013-07-22

That is insane. The guy in orange drops his knee onto the head of the guy who is already flat out on the floor. Lengthy ban no doubt will be handed out by the international federation to this <deleted>.

Thainess, oh sweet Thainess!

(Happens all over the world...blah blah...)

Is this what Yingluck means by promoting Thainess abroad? These jerks are representatives for their countries and should be banned from international tournaments!

should be acts like most Thais, kids have more sense

Thank goodness no one came back with a gun.

Wow that was a decent whack when he got him on the ground; you could actually hear the thwack of it really clearly.

Thank goodness no one came back with a gun.

That comes after they return to Thailand.

anger management ?

social skills?

TIE I TIE (own translation.....Hit brother Hit)

SHAMEFUL

Thailand should be proud to be represented by these 2

Canada has experienced Thainess. Next.

Waiting for the social cultural experts explaining me that this kind of behavior is deeply rooted in the badminton community and all of them who play badminton are probably like this.

Dick 54 mm. IQ 54 ! What to expect?

Thaness at its finest!!

Libel, slander, defamation and every other legal term known to man - Thais acting like children ! How dare you !

Guess it was over the size of the shuttlecock.

Ah yes. Thainess, two gentlemen playing shuttlecock express their frustrations by fighting.

For all the world to see.

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Former+Thai+Olympic+partners+trade+blows+Richmond+badminton/8689495/story.html

Libel, slander, defamation and every other legal term known to man - Thais acting like children ! How dare you !

What about the illegal ones? A Group 2 hitman perhaps?

so, is Thailand the first country to bring violence into an International badminton match…… pathetic idiots, ban them for life, set an example, nip it in the bud before it's too late.

^{I wonder if any Thai media is covering this embarrassment.}

Libel, slander, defamation and every other legal term known to man - Thais acting like children ! How dare you !

What about the illegal ones? A Group 2 hitman perhaps?

Nice one. Let's wait and see who they are related to, connection to or otherwise protected by before the Thai " authorities " take action

Thainess, oh sweet Thainess!

(Happens all over the world...blah blah...)

If you don't like it, bla bla bla.....

I suspect this in not the version of " Thainess" that Yingluck wanted shown to the world. This loss of control is made all the more fascinating by the fact these were international class athletes, and not farmers pissed up in a karaoke bar somewhere in Thailand. Truly an interesting look at the loss of the link between actions and repercussions.

Guess they forgot that Olympic motto

I guess they were told by the Government:

"Do something to get the rice off page 1!"

They can't really Thais as if they were the assailant would have been pictured texting someone to tell all about it.

How long do you get inside in Canada for gbh?

What's the bet,it was a Face issue for all the world to see?

A viscious assualt that clearly intended to inflict severe damage. Lucky the officials intervened. Sports competitors representing their country are not entitled to diplomatic immunity. The Canadian police should arrest and charge this guy if they can, as its doubtful the victim will press charges. Maybe under a public affray charge or something. If the Thais have any sense (first time for everything) they will send him home very quickly.

What a complete disgrace.

But, the Aussie Rugby captain who stamped on the Welsh guy's head managed to get cleared, twice, despite blatant video evidence, so who knows these days. Probably all be dismissed as high spirits or something.

Don't know why everyone is throwing a hissy fit over it. They are only emulating their Thai heroes: tuk tuk drivers!

_{Disgusting behaviour from Ambassadors of Thailand abroad !}