Thailand hoping to bring home six gold medals from Paris Olympics


BANGKOK: The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) has set an ambitious goal to win six gold medals in the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics.

As many as 51 Thai athletes will compete from July 26 to August 11, 36 of them participating in the world’s largest sports competition for the first time. Nine Thai athletes will fight for the gold medal in badminton and eight in boxing.

SAT has placed high hopes for gold medals from weightlifting (1), taekwondo (1), boxing (2), badminton (1) and golf (1).

However, Olympic fans in Thailand will be hoping for a gold from taekwondo from the Thai team composed of Panipak Wongpattanakit, Sasikarn Tongchan and Banlung Tubtimdang.

Now participating in her third Olympics, Panipak became the first Thai taekwondo athlete to win an Olympic gold in the 2020 Tokyo Games but has been told by the Taekwondo Association of Thailand not to push herself too hard despite the expectations of Thai fans.

“Panipak is serious about being a symbol of hope for the gold medal, so I asked her to do her best without worrying about the competition result, national taekwondo coach Chatchai Choi said on Wednesday (July 24).

He said Sasikarn and Banlung have enough skill to compete against others, but they still lack experience in large competitions.

Another symbol of hope among Thais is in the boxing competition, with Thailand Boxing Association technical chairman Rapeepat Lablertbun expecting Thai boxers to win at least two golds.

“Currently, the skills of boxers from each country are not all that different, so it depends on how they are matched,” he said, adding that Thitisan Panmod has a high chance to win the medal as he earned his place on the Olympic team last year.

Below is a list of the Thai athletes who will participate in Paris Olympics:

Athletics

Men’s 100m: Puripol Boonson

Women’s discus throw: Subenrat Insaeng

Shooting

25m pistol women: Tanyaporn Prucksakorn

50m rifle 3 positions men: Thongphaphum Vongsukdee

10m air pistol women: Kamonlak Saencha

Cycling

Men’s BMX race: Komet Sukprasert

Men’s road race: Thanakhan Chaiyasombat

Women’s road race: Phetdarin Somrat

Men’s track race: Jai Angsuthasawit

Boxing

Men’s 51kg: Thitisan Panmod

Men’s 64kg: Bunjong Sinsiri

Women’s 66kg: Janjaem Suwannapheng

Women’s 50kg: Chuthamat Raksat

Women’s 60kg: Thananya Somnuek

Women’s 54kg: Juthamat Chitphong

Women’s 75kg: Baison Manikon

Men’s 80kg: Weerapon Jongjoho

Modern Pentathlon

Laser-run: Phurit Yohuang

Sailing

Women’s kite: Benyapa Jantawan

Men’s kite: Jonathan Weston

Men’s dinghy: Arthit Mikhail Romanyk

Women’s dinghy: Sophia Montgomery

Equestrian

Jumping individual: Janakabhorn Karunayadhaj

Taekwondo

Women’s 49kg: Panipak Wongpattanakit

Women’s 67kg: Sasikarn Tongchan

Men’s 68kg: Banlung Tubtimdang

Table tennis

Women’s team: Suthasini and Jinnipa Sawettabut

Women’s singles: Orawan Paranang

Rowing

Men's single sculls: Premanat Wattananusit

Weightlifting

Men’s 61kg: Teerapong Silachai

Men’s 73kg: Weerapol Wichuma

Women’s 49kg: Surodchana Khambao

Women’s +87kg: Duangaksorn Chaidee

Badminton

Women’s singles: Ratchanok Intanon and Suphanida Ketthong

Men’s singles: Kunlavut Vitidsarn

Women’s doubles: Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai

Men’s doubles: Supak Jomkoh and Kittinupong Kedren

Mixed doubles: Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai

Golf

Men’s individual: Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Phachara Khongwatmai

Women’s individual: Atthaya Thitikul and Paphangkorn Tavatanakit

Swimming

Women’s 50m freestyle: Jenjira Srisaard

Men’s 100m freestyle: Dulyawat Kaewsriyong

Skateboarding

Women’s street: Wareeraya Sukkasem

Judo

Men’s flyweight 73kg: Masayuki Terada - The Nation/ANN

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