![]() In the bronze medal contest Israel's Abishag Semberg and Serbia's Tijana Bogdanovic clinched bronze medals in their wins over Turkey's Rukiye Yildirim an Japan's YAMADA Miyu respectively. I hope many other team mates will manage to get many more medals for Spain," Cerezo Iglesias said. The 17-year-old is already a European champion at both junior (2019) and senior (2021) level. She also defeated world no.2 Tijana Bogdanovic of Serbia in the Round of 16. Silver medallist Cerezo Iglesias caused an upset earlier on in the day when she defeated People's Republic of China's two-time Olympic champion WU Jingyu during their quarter-final contest. Thailand has previously only won gold in weightlifting and boxing while they've also won several silver and bronze medals in taekwondo - Wongpattanakit was a Rio 2016 bronze medallist in the women's 49kg. There will be 42 Thai athletes in 16 sports at the Tokyo Games, postponed from last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) believes they are good. ![]() As the reigning world champion in her category she headed into Tokyo 2020 as a medal favourite. The world no.1 from Thailand picked up her nation's first gold medal in the sport. Upon winning gold, the 23-year-old jumped into her coaches arms as he lifted the newly crowned Olympic champion into the air. Only weightlifters (five) and boxers (four) have won gold medals for Thailand, so far.Īction at Tokyo 2020 is being shown live on NBT, TPBS, T-Sports, JKN18, True4U, JKN18, PPTV and AIS Play.Panipak Wongpattanakit can now add Olympic champion to her growing list of accolades after snatching the gold medal from Spain's Adriana Cerezo Iglesias in the final seconds of the women's taekwondo -49kg event at Tokyo 2020. Thailand lifted these restrictions a year prior, providing more individual freedom. Other Facts and Figures About the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Since Thailand first took part in the Olympics at the Helsinki Games in 1952, they have won nine gold, eight silver and 16 bronze medals in only three sports - weightlifting, boxing and taekwondo. Here is the final Olympic medal count for each country that participated in the Tokyo Olympic Games: Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1: U.S. Several private companies will also reward the successful athletes with cash or gifts. The associations and coaches of the medallists will also receive separate bonus. Meanwhile, a Thai Olympic medallist will become rich as a gold is worth 12 million, a silver 7.2 million baht and a bronze 4.8 million baht in bonus from the government via its National Sports Development Fund. The following year he won the 5,000 and 10,000m at the SEA Games. He first represented Thailand at the 2018 Asian Games, where he finished fourth in the 10,000m. The US-based star, a Harvard University graduate, will compete in Tokyo in the 10,000m. The Amateur Athletic Association of Thailand believes distance runner Kieran, 24, could spring a surprise in Tokyo. She also finished joint fifth at the Women's PGA Championship last month. Patty celebrated her maiden LPGA win at the ANA Inspiration in April. Panipak Wongpattanakit won Thailands first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday in the womens -49kg taekwondo competition. Two-time major champion Ariya is by far Thailand's most successful golfer of either gender with 12 LPGA victories. ![]() She ended her title drought and became the first home player to win the LPGA Thailand in May.Īriya, along with her sister Moriya, won the Great Lakes Bay Invitational, a two-player team event, in Michigan last Saturday. In golf, Ariya and Patty, the country's only two major winners, will be among the favourites in the women's event.įormer world No.1 Ariya, 25, has enjoyed a good run this season with two wins on the LPGA Tour. The 2013 world champion reached the quarter-finals at London 2012 and was eliminated in the last 16 at Rio 2016. Women's singles star Ratchanok will also try to win the country's first ever medal in badminton.
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