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Bangkok gear up for 31 sports
Sports, Published on 21/02/2025
» Bangkok will host 31 sports at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games between Dec 9-20, while the first round of the men's football competition will take place in Chiang Mai and Songkhla.
Top Thai athletes achievements of 2024: Games glory, historic feats and MotoGP breakthrough
Sports, Post Reporters, Published on 31/12/2024
» From Panipak Wongpatanakit cementing her status as Thailand's most decorated Olympian to Kunlavut Vitidsarn claiming a historic medal at the Paris Games and Somkiat Chantra earning a coveted spot in MotoGP, 2024 proved to be a memorable year for Thai sports.
Golden girl Panipak leads nation's medal haul
Sports, Published on 13/08/2024
» Thailand's Paris Olympics campaign ended with one gold, three silver and two bronze medals as the national team finished in 44th place in the overall standings of the Games, which concluded on Sunday.
Vareeraya back home after impressive Games debut
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 01/08/2024
» Young skateboarder Vareeraya Sukasem returned home to a warm welcome on Wednesday morning after making an impressive debut at the Paris 2024 Olympics Games.
Young skateboarder aims to herald new era for Thai girls
Sports, Aspen Anderson, Published on 10/07/2024
» In a busy Bangkok skate park, 12-year-old Vareeraya Sukasem, wearing a white collared Singha-sponsored shirt, practises her moves in the park's shaded facilities. In less than two weeks on July 21, this young skateboarder will depart for Paris to compete in the Olympics.
PM promises more support for stars
Sports, Published on 09/07/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has told the Thai contingent for the 2024 Olympic Games to perform to the best of their abilities in Paris and vowed to push for more funding for national athletes and support them beyond their sporting careers.
Squash desperate to end 'very weird' Olympic exile in 2028
AFP, Published on 03/10/2023
» HANGZHOU, China - Squash has never been in the Olympics despite decades of trying, but players and officials hope that the 150-year-old sport will finally get its big chance in 2028.
India fires first world record of Asian Games as Japanese teen dazzles
AFP, Published on 25/09/2023
» HANGZHOU, China: India claimed the first world record of the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday as hosts China snapped up more gold medals and 15-year-old skateboarder Hinano Kusaki triumphed for Japan.
Boxing, weightlifting could be expelled, says IOC president
Sports, Bangkok Post and AFP, Published on 11/12/2021
» Lausanne: International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Thursday warned that the continued inclusion of weightlifting, boxing and modern pentathlon in the Games was in doubt but that skateboarding, climbing and surfing would be kept on the programme in Los Angeles in 2028.
'Most challenging' Tokyo Olympics declared closed
AFP, Published on 08/08/2021
» TOKYO: The Tokyo 2020 Games were declared closed on Sunday by IOC chief Thomas Bach, who said it had been the "most challenging Olympic journey" after a year's pandemic delay and threats of cancellation.