Breast Cancer poses to many women and
at the same time we hope that our event
will also introduce a new generation to
the exciting game of polo.”
Being the first Thai woman to play
polo, she says she wants to combine her
passion for the sport with the ability to
help women. “I am proud to be the first
Thai woman to play polo. I think that
it makes a good statement that women
can excel given the opportunity to make
a choice to do something with a passion.
I want to share this opportunity with
other women, which is why I think it is
important to let people know about the
tournament so that more women can join
in this enthralling sport. Also, I want
to assist women in need. Breast cancer
is a disease that targets women. Given
this opportunity, I think it is important
to help women as much as I can. The
donation to the Queen Sirikit Centre for
Breast Cancer is a good starting point
in helping women afflicted with the
disease. As much as playing polo can
enhance the confidence in a woman, I
want to be able to help women who are
affected to regain their confidence and
self-worth.”
Here in Hua Hin on April 25th, Khun
Nunthinee along with Harold Link
and Khun Suwat Liptapanlop are for
the sixth year organizing the Asian
Beach Polo Championship, on the
beach in front of the InterContinental
Hua Hin Resort. The only beach polo
tournament in Asia, the event is also
known as the Princess Pa’s Cup and
benefits the Kamlangjai Project which
was initiated by Her Royal Highness
Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol. The
Kamlangjai Project is a rehabilitation
program that focuses on development
and strengthening the willpower of
female inmates and children being born
to them in correctional institutions and
to prepare them to be ready to live a new
life outside prison.
As busy as Khun Nunthinee is, she still
finds time on the weekends to organize
kids polo and a horse riding program for
Autistic children.
When asked if she had ever seen
another favorite Hua Hin Polo event
(until it moved to Bangkok last year), The
King’s Cup Elephant Polo tournament
she said “Yes I have seen Elephant Polo.
I think it great fun but it cannot to be
compared horse Polo, It’s completely
different game all together.”
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