Boxing is considered another hope for the Thai athletes to win medals in this Olympic Games. The pairings were drawn last night. Follow the news in the section 'Cheer for Thailand with all your heart: Paris Olympic Games 2024'. The Boxing Association of Thailand is second only to the Badminton Association in having 8 athletes going to the Paris 2024 Olympics, 3 male boxers and 5 female boxers, consisting of Thitisan Panmode in the 51 kg men's category, Banjong Sinsiri in the 64 kg men's category, Wiraphol Jongjohor in the 80 kg men's category, Chanjaem Suwanpheng in the 66 kg women's category, Chuthamas Raksat in the 50 kg women's category, Thananya Somnuk in the 60 kg women's category, Chuthamas Jitpong in the 54 kg women's category, and Baison Maneekorn in the 75 kg women's category. Boxing is another hope for the Thai athletes who are hoping to win a medal in the Paris Games this time. The Boxing Association aims to hope for at least 1 gold medal from Thitisan Punmode, 51 kg men's division, who is the h ighest hope for the Thai tank top team. There is also a chance for Thai female boxers to compete as well. After the last time in 2020 at the Tokyo Games in Japan, the Thai female tank top boxers won 1 bronze medal from Sudaporn Seesondee, boxing, lightweight 60 kg women's division, and it was the only medal for the Thai boxing team in the previous Tokyo Games. As for the readiness of the Thai boxers, Pol. Lt. Col. Wichian Phonrit, former 2000 Olympic gold medalist and head coach of the Thai national women's boxing team, said that everyone is now ready after training with leading nations and sparring. He also asked for the encouragement of Thai people to support the Thai boxers. Last night, the pairings were drawn. In the 51kg men's category, Thitisan Punmode received a bye in the first round and will advance to the round of 16 to meet De Pina David from Cabo Verde on July 30 at 9:02 p.m. In the 63.5kg men's category, Banjong Sinsiri received a bye in the first round and will advance to the round of 16 to m eet Jesus Nazaret Cova Romero from Venezuela on July 29 at 9:34 p.m. In the 80kg men's category, Weerapol Jongjohor will meet Christian Javier Pinales from the Dominican Republic in the round of 32 on July 27 at 10:38 p.m. In the 50kg women's category, Juthamas Raksat received a bye in the first round and will advance to the round of 16 to meet Sabina Bobokulova from Uzbekistan on August 1 at 4:16 p.m. In the 54kg women's category, Chuthamas Jitpong meets Sara Zirkovic from Serbia in the round of 32 on July 27 at 8:46 p.m. 60 kg women's division Thananya Somnuk meets Donyeta Sadikou from Kosovo in the round of 32 on the night of July 27 at 2:04 a.m. 66 kg women's division Chanjam Suwanpheng received a bye in the first round and advanced to the round of 16 to meet Brigitte Mbabi from Congo on August 1 at 5:04 p.m. 75 kg women's division Baison Maneekorn meets Davina Michel from France in the round of 16 on July 31 at 10:22 p.m. Source: Thai News Agency
Sunday, September 08, 2024