Emma Thomas

✍️Gender & Ethics in Muay Thai
🥊Former Fighter | Athlete Survivor | Advocate
📚Sports Ethics & Integrity Erasmus Mundus '23-25

[anncrafttrust @AnnCraftTrust]

In the latest Safeguarding Matters podcast, Emma Thomas of @SafesportInt and @UndertheRopes discusses how we can eliminate gender-based violence in sport: https://t.co/RRGeezSt4J

[Sport & Rights Alliance (SRA) @Sport_Rights]

📌 Call for participants: We are inviting people over 18 who have experienced abuse in sport to participate in our research project in collaboration with Thomas More University.

Learn more below & if interested, please contact [email protected].

[Emma Thomas @UndertheRopes]

Somrak Khamsing has been handed a prison sentence of 3 years, 1 month and ten days today for the attempted rape of a 17-year-old girl in 2023.

More info: https://t.co/suiNTaGZJN

[Emma Thomas @UndertheRopes]

Abolishing these rules is a must for federations to reduce social inequalities and foster a more inclusive Muay Thai for all athletes. Sue writes that since the rule change was implemented, it has "profoundly impacted MuayThai's growth in islamic countries". 5/

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IFMA Vice President and Gender Equality Commission chair Sue Glassey writes about the process of the federation's inclusion of the hijab, in which she played a key role. 1/

'Fighting for Inclusion: The Journey to Allow Hijab and Body Covering in Muaythai'
https://t.co/ZK3yGaznga

[Emma Thomas @UndertheRopes]

Prohibiting religious attire is a violation of athlete's human rights & in conflict with the principles of Olympism, which state that everyone has the right to practice sport without discrimination of any kind. Key for IFMA's mission to include the sport in the games 4/

[Emma Thomas @UndertheRopes]

@alisonaglitter @notcapnamerica Yep! Enraging to watch 🙃

[Sport & Rights Alliance (SRA) @Sport_Rights]

Trans, gender diverse and intersex inclusion in sports is a human right. ✊

Join us in signing a collective statement supporting the rights of trans, gender diverse, and intersex people in sports, where discrimination has no place.

Sign the statement ⬇️
https://t.co/IVY0otzRhr

[Emma Thomas @UndertheRopes]

@Zoe_John_ @mediasres you might be interested in this one

[Emma Thomas @UndertheRopes]

@Zoe_John_ Congratulations! Can't wait to read it

[Emma Thomas @UndertheRopes]

@yvngblvd999 @mediasres It was on this Facebook page:
https://t.co/1unASHqb7b

[Emma Thomas @UndertheRopes]

This was a great find at the Muay Thai: Hard Wonder, Soft Power exhibition at Museum Siam.

Women have a much longer and richer history in Muay Thai than most of us realise, it's just that much of it hasn't been documented, publicised or celebrated.

[Emma Thomas @UndertheRopes]

@sighyam I trained CrossFit at Iron Hive gym in Phrakhanong for a couple of years and I highly recommend it! Super friendly vibe, home to some of Thailand's elite lifters but also great for beginners. I think they have another location in Thonglor now, too.

[Emma Thomas @UndertheRopes]

Some info on Thai Olympic boxer Janjaem's background in Muay Thai, her upcoming fight against Imane Khelif, and the implications of the misguided narratives surrounding both fighters on social media:
https://t.co/oRhnc2kEfv

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@MAstudies @mediasres

[Global Athlete @GlobalAthleteHQ]

Athletes fear retribution for speaking up. Our survey found 75% are afraid to share:

- Health concerns
- Injury fears
- Mental health issues
- Verbal/physical abuse
- Sexual abuse
- Unfair selection

For a safer future, athletes' voices and rights must be prioritized.

[shireenahmed.bsky.social @_shireenahmed_]

"Apparently there's no joie de vivre allowed for you in sports if you are a Muslim woman who chooses to cover."
My latest for @cbcsports is on the hijab ban in France and how gender parity at the Olympics is selective at best.
https://t.co/3OO1Mq4C9B

[Emma Thomas @UndertheRopes]

@mediasres Oh, I've been waiting for this to go up online! Thanks 😊