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Women's Kickboxing In Australia
Women's kickboxing in Australia is not popular when compared to men's participation in the sport. Women have faced legal challenges in participating in New South Wales, which outlawed their participation in the ring. The sport has been embraced by Muslim women, who can be fully clothed while participating. Statistics In 2010, less than 1% of all Muay Thai kickboxers were female. History In 1985, Neville Wran, the Premier of New South Wales, New South Wales Premier, tried to ban a women's kickboxing event from taking place in the state. He said that "women punching and kicking each other is not acceptable to the community.' He sought assistance from the state's Minister of Sport, Mike Cleary, to block the contest. The ''Boxing and Wrestling and Control Act 1986'' was amended in order to prevent women from competing in New South Wales. Specifically, section 62D of the act refers to women. Minister for Sport Michael Cleary said before the New South Wales parliament "The spectacle of w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Kickboxing
Women have participated in kickboxing since the 1960s in Thailand. But there has been a superstition and prejudice women have often being prevented from participating in the major tournaments in Thailand. The World’s Muay Thai Angels is one of the first organisations to be a place for women to participate in and the first tournament was won by Chommanee Sor Taehiran. Women's kickboxing in Australia has a small but devoted following. In the 1970s women in the United States took up kickboxing as they were prevented from taking part in women's boxing. In the UK kickboxing has a growing following according to the WMC. In May 2016 the kickboxing organisation Glory announced the creation of a women's division built around Tiffany van Soest. In 2021 the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium finally allowed women to compete in Muay Thai. In popular culture In Stieg Larsson's book ''The Girl Who Played with Fire'' (2006) and its film adaptation, Lisbeth Salander, her friend and lover Miriam Wu, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |