Coach Ek the unlikely stateless hero of cave drama
Schooled as a monk and now hailed a hero, football coach Ekkapol Chantawong is one of several stateless members of the "Wild Boars", a team whose survival after days trapped in flooded Tham Luang cave,e fixated a country that does not recognise them as citizens. Coach Ek, the 25-year-old who was among the last to emerge from the cave on Tuesday, has been lauded for keeping the the young footballers - aged 11-16 - calm as starvation loomed in the dark.
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