tough training
arichai kunjumon-prathip, assistant secretary-general of the amateur fencing association of thailand, said that wiradech and noooo have done much of their training in germany, where there are good facilities and training partnes.
" lt's hard for them to find taining partners who are up to their standard in thailand "achai said.
he admitted that it has been difficult for the afat to support the athletes financially because it has not been given any support by the government. arichai also said that it is hard to find sponsorships from private firms because fencing is not a popular sport in thailand
"the afat has spent about 12 million baht sponsoring wiradech over a period of seven years,"he said.