The “Phuket Mass Sports and Recreation Games” sees competitors take part in 12 different sports, including track and field athletics, badminton, petanque, ballroom dancing, woodball, Thai chess, aerobics, Muay Thai, takraw, karaoke, aerobic line dancing, golf and gateball.
The multi-sports competition kicked-off on Apr 25 and runs until May 11 at the 4,000-seat gymnasium at Saphan Hin Sports Center in Phuket Town.
Thammarat Wongcharoenyos, president of the Sports Association of Phuket, oversaw the opening ceremony at the gymnasium where he was joined by: Rewat Areerob, President of Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation (PPAO); Ratchadaporn Oin, Director of the Phuket Tourism and Sports Office; Thanawut Petchchara, Director of the Sports Authority of Thailand Phuket office; and selected representatives from media.
Mr Thammarat explained the event is being organised by the Phuket Tourism and Sports Office in collaboration with the Phuket Sports Network Club, with budget support from the Department of Physical Education and the PPAO.
In addition to encouraging local residents to become active and adopt a healthier lifestyle, the competition will also determine which elderly athletes will be selected to compete at the 17th National Elderly Sports and Recreation Competition 2025, scheduled for June 17-21 in Nakhon Ratchasima.