Sasikarn Tongchan
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| Nickname | Baitoey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 September 2003 (age 21) Nakhon Pathom, Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Choi Young-seok | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sasikarn Tongchan (born 19 September 2003) is a Thai taekwondo practitioner. She won a gold medal at the 2024 Asian Taekwondo Championships in the -62kg category.[1]
Career
[edit]She won a silver medal at the 2021 SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in a May 2022.[2][3] In June 2022, she won a bronze medal in the 62kg category at the 2022 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Chuncheon, South Korea.[4][5]
She won gold in Cambodia at the Taekwondo at the 2023 SEA Games in the 62kg division in May 2023.[6] In August 2023, she won gold in the 62kg at the delayed 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu.[7]
In February 2024, she won the Turkish Open in Antalya.[8] She won a gold medal at the 2024 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Vietnam, in the -62kg category.[9] She entered the 2024 Asian Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament and earned a place at the upcoming Olympics.[10] She was subsequently selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sasikarn Tongchan". Eurosport. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "SEA Games 31: VN taekwondo grabs more combat gold". seagames.ner. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Thai star Panipak a cut above the rest". Bangkok Post. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "New rules are a disaster! Thai Taekwondo without medals at the end of the Asian Championships". mgronline. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "เทควันโดไทยไร้ทอง ปิดฉาก 'ชิงแชมป์เอเชีย' ด้าน 'บิ๊กเอ' ลุยแจ้งความมิจฉาชีพตุ๋นเงิน หลอกติดทีมชาติ". ch3plus.com (in Thai). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Panipak stars as Thai taekwondo team hits goldmine". Bangkok Post. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Taekwondo is a way of life for gold medalists". fisu.net. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ ""Sasikan" made a name for herself by winning gold at the 2024 Turkish Open Taekwondo". pptvhd36.com. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (20 May 2024). "Asian Taekwondo Championships: South Korea and Iran win team titles". Inside the Games. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "หยู บัลลังก์ และ ใบเตย ศศิกานต์ โชว์ฟอร์มเก่ง คว้าตั๋วลุยศึกโอลิมปิกเกมส์ 2024". thestandard.co (in Thai). 15 March 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Phalaharn, Kittisak (8 August 2024). "Tennis Panipak Wins Second Olympic Gold in Taekwondo at Paris 2024". thepattanews.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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Competitors : 51 in 16 sports Flag bearer : Puripol Boonson & Vareeraya Sukasem Chef de Mission: Thana Chaiprasit | |||||
