Samaggi Games is a fun and friendly annual sports event, open to all Thai

Thai people

The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...

 students in the UK. Samaggi Games is normally held in February or March each year. It is one of the most popular events organised by Samaggi Samagom

Samaggi Samagom

Samaggi Samagom , The Thai Association in the UK, was established in 1901 by King Rama VI of Thailand. Set out to unite and reinforce harmonious relationships amongst Thai people in the United Kingdom by organising various events and activities...

, the Thai Student Association in the UK. The event accommodates over 1000 Thai students from around the UK who come to play and support the game. This will be a great opportunity to meet with other Thai students as well as enjoying the sport competition and Thai food which will be on sales as part of the event.

Sports such as football, basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

, badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

, table tennis

Table tennis

Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

, squash

Squash (sport)

Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...

, chairball and some traditional Thai games such as Thai chess are included.

Samaggi Games history

Samaggi Games 2005 was held at The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK on Saturday 5 February 2005.

Samaggi Games 2006 was held at Bradfield College

Bradfield College

Bradfield College is a coeducational independent school located in the small village of Bradfield in the English county of Berkshire.The college was founded in 1850 by Thomas Stevens, Rector and Lord of the Manor of Bradfield...

, Reading, Berkshire

Reading, Berkshire

Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....

, UK on Saturday 19 February 2006.

Samaggi Games 2007 was held at Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex

Brentwood, Essex

Brentwood is a town and the principal settlement of the Borough of Brentwood, in the county of Essex in the east of England. It is located in the London commuter belt, 20 miles east north-east of Charing Cross in London, and near the M25 motorway....

, UK on Sunday 11 February 2007.

Samaggi Games 2008 was held at the University of Bath

University of Bath

The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, United Kingdom. It received its Royal Charter in 1966....

, UK on Sunday 24 February 2008.

Samaggi Games 2009 was held at the University of Kent

University of Kent

The University of Kent, previously the University of Kent at Canterbury, is a public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom...

, UK on Saturday 7 March 2009.

Samaggi Games 2010 was held at The University of Nottingham, UK on Saturday 6 March 2010.

Samaggi Games 2011 was held at the University of Bath

University of Bath

The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, United Kingdom. It received its Royal Charter in 1966....

, UK on Saturday 26 March 2011.

External links

• Samaggi Samagom Website – Samaggi Samagom
  Samaggi Samagom
  Samaggi Samagom , The Thai Association in the UK, was established in 1901 by King Rama VI of Thailand. Set out to unite and reinforce harmonious relationships amongst Thai people in the United Kingdom by organising various events and activities...
  
  : The Thai Student Association UK