| The Boat races are held in Thailand every year during | | | | accommodate a maximum of 60 oarsmen. The |
| the month of September when all the rivers and | | | | oarsmen sit in two rows in order to make the boat |
| waterways are in full spate. The races are held | | | | move with maximum speed. Each boat is given a |
| across the country specially in provinces of Pichit, | | | | different colored dress. All oarsmen in a boat wear a |
| Phitsanulok, Narathiwat, Nan, Angthong, Pathum Thani, | | | | similar outfits. During the race, the boats are decorated |
| Surat Thani and Ayutthaya. | | | | with a large number of flowers and ribbons. |
| The boat racing is a traditional event in Thailand. | | | | The boat race is a colorful festival, which attracts |
| History of boat racing goes back to Ayutthaya | | | | several local as well as the foreign spectators. The |
| kingdom, some 600 years ago. During those times the | | | | spectators watch the sport with utmost enthusiasm |
| boat races were held to keep men physically and | | | | and this lasts right till the end of the race with |
| mentally fit during times when there were constant | | | | spectators cheering their favorite team. The |
| shadows of war looming over the country. However, | | | | impromptu narration of the professional announcer |
| today boat races are entertainment and boat racing is | | | | makes the sport all the more interesting and the |
| considered to be a national sport. | | | | spectators have a plenty of fun during the sport. At |
| The boats used in boat racing are constructed from a | | | | the end of the race, the winning team is awarded a |
| single large trunk of a dugout tree. Each boat can | | | | trophy and prize. |