Aiming to organize a long drum performance to welcome the Olympic heroes if they win 3-4 gold medals.

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The Minister of Tourism and Sports is preparing to organize a long drum parade to welcome the Olympic heroes if they win 3-4 gold medals, out of the Sports Authority of Thailand's target of 6 gold medals. Mr. Sermsak Pongpanich, Minister of Tourism and Sports, talked about the readiness of the Thai athletes for the 'Paris 2024' Olympics between 26 July and 11 August. The most important thing is to win medals for the Thai people to admire. The government has been asking and encouraging the athletes all along. As for the Sports Authority of Thailand's target of 6 gold medals, it is quite high, but the SAT has been closely monitoring the athletes and has analyzed them carefully. He thinks it is possible, but from his personal perspective, if they win 3-4 gold medals, it will be considered a success. Including the Paralympics, they will prepare a long drum procession to welcome the Olympic heroes at the airport. The 'Paris 2024' Olympics have 51 Thai athletes who have won quotas to compete in 17 sports (48 eve nts). The Sports Authority of Thailand has set a target of 6 gold medals from taekwondo 1 gold medal, weightlifting 1 gold medal, boxing 2 gold medals, badminton 1 gold medal, and golf 1 gold medal. Thailand has sent athletes to compete in the Olympic Games 18 times, winning 10 gold, 8 silver and 17 bronze medals. The medals were won in only 3 sports: weightlifting (5 gold, 2 silver and 7 bronze); boxing (4 gold, 4 silver and 7 bronze); and taekwondo (1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze). Olympic "Tokyo Games 2020" Thai national team won 1 gold medal from "Nong Tennis" Panipak Wongpattanakit (Taekwondo) and 1 bronze medal from Sudaporn Srisondee (Boxing) According to information about the athletes' rooms in the athletes' village in Paris, there are no air conditioners (in line with the concept of being environmentally friendly and reducing global warming), Dr. Kongsak Yodmanee, Governor of the SAT, revealed that he is ready to help Thai athletes if they are worried that the increasingly hot weather in Paris will make Thai athletes uncomfortable. The SAT is preparing to bring in more fans for athletes if they need them. As for air conditioners, the host does not allow them to be brought in. Source: Thai News Agency