TAOT Huamark, Taekwondo Sports Association aims to win a gold medal at the "Paris Games 2024" with "Nong Tennis", the winner of the 2020 Olympic Games gold medal, as the highest hope. Three Thai national taekwondo athletes have won quotas to participate in the Olympic Games "Paris Games 2024" in France: "Tennis" Panipak Wongpattanakit, 49 kg women's division, winner of the 2020 Olympic Games gold medal; "Yu" Banlang Thapthimdaeng, 68 kg men's division; and "Baitei" Sasikarn Thongchan, 67 kg women's division. Assoc. Prof. Pimol Srivikorn, President of the Taekwondo Association of Thailand, said that the athletes have been training hard under the supervision of 'Coach Che' Chaichai Che. Currently, the Thai taekwondo team has traveled to England to adjust to the weather, time, and food before traveling to France on August 1st. The athletes are stressed and pressured, but he wants them to come out on the field and do their best according to their training. As for expectations, he still believes that there will be medals. If we look at the world rankings, Panipak is number one in the world in the women's 49 kg category. As for Banlang and Sasikarn, even though this is their first Olympics, their skills are not ordinary. He believes that everyone has a chance to win a medal. 'Coach Che' Chatchai Che, head coach, revealed that all three athletes had minor injuries, but he believed that they would recover and be 100% ready during the competition. He stressed that they should not put pressure on themselves to win medals, and wanted them to enjoy the competition. As for this Olympic Games, it is his 6th time, so he will give it his all like every other time. He hopes to lead the athletes to win medals and bring joy to Thai sports fans once again. "Yu" Balang and "Baitei" Sasikarn, who won the Olympic quota for the first time, said they are determined to do their best and asked Thai sports fans to continue cheering them on. While "Tennis" Panipak Wongpattanakit, the world's No. 1 female 49 kg kicker, the winner of the Olympic gold medal at the "Tokyo Games 2020", which is the highest hope of the Thai athletes, revealed that she is now 100% ready and has recovered from her injuries. This event will be her last match, so she will do her best and asks sports fans to follow and cheer her on. For the competition program of the Thai Taekwondo team, Panipak will be the first to compete on August 7th. She will get a bye in the first round and will wait to compete in the final 8, followed by Ballung who will compete on August 8th and Sasikarn who will compete on August 9th. Thai sports fans will cheer with all their hearts for the Thai Taekwondo kicker to win the gold medal at the 'Paris Games 2024'. Source: Thai News Agency
Sunday, September 08, 2024