The end of the school day marks the beginning of an even tougher class for 12-year-old Thai twin sisters Phannipa and Sawinee Chaithes.
When other students at Suksawittaya school in the N N Maprang district of Phitsanulok province head out to play, the twins swap their books for muay thai boxing gloves.
Many like Phannipa and Sawinee have to help earn a living and school director Chuchart Khumpuang acknowledges the difficulties they face. He, too, boxed for a living when young and now hopes combining education and sports in school will give the children a fighting chance at life.
It's a physically punishing jab at success -- the children chalk up five hours of physical exercise each day that includes two daily runs totalling 11 kilometres and rigorous circuit training.
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