What happened next to the Thai cave rescue boys?

In June 2018, the communicative of Duangpetch Promthep and 11 different young Thai footballers gripped the world.

For much than 2 weeks, the team's destiny hung successful the balance, arsenic a diving squad assembled from astir the satellite sought to rescue the Wild Boars squad from the Tham Luang cave.

As the satellite watched, the boys and their manager were removed from the cave 1 by 1 portion sedated with the cause ketamine.

But for the boys - who were aged betwixt 11 and 16 - their flight marked the opening of a caller challenge: dealing with the fascination of the world's media.

Having followed their ordeal for astir 3 weeks, planetary quality organisations sought each item of the team's experience.

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Last year, Chanin "Titan" Wibunrungrueang - the youngest of the boys - told the BBC helium had recovered the post-rescue attraction challenging.

"At archetypal it was precise difficult, I had to to set myself," helium said. "A batch of radical knew astir maine and I didn't cognize however to act... I felt tense erstwhile I was successful beforehand of the camera oregon being interviewed."

Four years later, Titan inactive plays shot with an academy tally by Ekkapol Chantawong - the manager trapped with the boys.

Mr Chantawong was conscionable 25 astatine the time. A erstwhile monk, helium helped the boys support calm and minimise the aerial they consumed by teaching them meditation tricks.

At the clip of the rescue, Mr Chantawong and 3 of his players - including Monkol Boonpiam, the past lad rescued from the cave - were stateless, contempt being calved successful Thailand.

After escaping from the cave, Mr Chantawong acceptable up his shot academy to assistance young Thai children scope their potential.

"I'm truly arrogant due to the fact that immoderate of the kids get to their goals," helium told the BBC successful July. "Some of them privation to beryllium nonrecreational footballers and play astatine the highest level."

But helium added that for others, helium was determination to supply an outlet portion they "study and implicit their education".

One of the Wild Boars, and different of those who were stateless, was Adul Sam-On.

The lone subordinate of the radical who could talk English, Adul greeted the planetary diving squad erstwhile they breached the cave, and relayed their instructions to his teammates.

Last year, the New York Times reported that Adul - who tin talk 5 languages - was studying successful New York connected a afloat scholarship.

His great-uncle and guardian, Go Shin Maung, told the insubstantial his nephew wanted to enactment for the UN.

"The boys are going their ain ways," Mr Go told the paper. "Some volition prosecute their studies and immoderate are pursuing football. They inactive chat and connection with each other, sharing their experiences."

According to his Instagram, Phonchai Khamluang - 1 of Adul's teammates - played nonrecreational shot with Thai 3rd part broadside Chiangrai Lanna.

And respective different boys are inactive progressive successful the athletics astatine assorted levels. As was Duangpetch Promthep, who was recovered dormant in Leicestershire connected Wednesday.

Aged conscionable 12 erstwhile helium got trapped, "Dom" was the team's standout prima and captain.

The outfit boasts a star-studded alumni, including Jesse Sekidika - who went connected to play for Turkish giants Galatasaray - and Kelvin John of Belgian broadside Genk.

"Today my imagination has travel true," Dom wrote connected Instagram erstwhile his assistance was announced.

His endowment - and popularity - were highlighted successful the tributes from erstwhile teammates.

"You told maine to hold and spot you play for the nationalist team," wrote Prachak Sutham, who had been trapped successful the cave with Promthep. "I ever believed you would bash it."

While Wednesday's calamity has brought renewed attraction to the Wild Boars, they are improbable to springiness a wide scope of caller interviews.

"They person nary hang-ups astir what happened," Vern Unsworth - a cave explorer who helped enlistee the rescue squad - told the New York Times past year.

"They haven't enactment themselves connected a pedestal. They person remained precise debased key. They person conscionable tried to get connected with beingness arsenic champion they can."