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Taekwondo aims to strike the first blow
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 03/12/2025
» In the high-stakes world of Southeast Asian sport, only a few disciplines carry the weight of national pride quite like taekwondo.
Panipak: Carrying the burden of hope
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 21/07/2024
» Taekwondo star Panipak Wongpattanakit is under no small amount of pressure to deliver the goods at the Paris Olympic Games, so much so that the two-time world champion has resorted to seeking divine help.
Hot Puripol ignites hopes for a better show
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 20/07/2024
» So far, Thailand's participations in the track and field events of the Olympic Games have been primarily aimed at helping its athletes gain "international exposure" -- this could all change at Paris 2024 early next month.
Thai fighters hope to punch above their weight
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 11/08/2018
» After a string of disappointing results, Thailand's boxers are once again faced with a daunting task as they bid to deliver the two promised Asian Games gold medals and regain the faith of country's disenchanted fans.
Dauntless Thais aiming to strike where it counts
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 05/08/2018
» When taekwondo paladins from different countries get on the canvas at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, Thailand will be among the nations scrabbling around for the crumbs left behind by the South Korean juggernaut.
Tough task awaits Thais in Indonesia
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 29/07/2018
» A year ago in Kuala Lumpur, Worrawoot Srimaka pumped his fist in the air and blurted "Gu tham dai [I did it]!" as Thailand retained their men's football title -- the most coveted gold medal in the biennial SEA Games.