Thailand wins in World Taekwondo Grand Prix 2022 in Manchester

PHOTO: MGR online

Thailand –

A Thai female taekwondo expert won in the World Taekwondo Grand Prix 2022 in Manchester, England.

Anucha Burapachaisri, a Thai Government Spokesperson stated, Panipak ‘Tennis’ Wongpattanakit won in the 49 kilograms category on Friday night (October 21st). She beat her opponent from Turkey 2:0.”

“The Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha congratulates Ms. Panipak for her success as she has been practicing very hard and has done her best. She has provided happiness and smiling for Thai people who have supported her.”

Tennis famously won the gold medal for Thailand in the recent Olympics in 2021, uniting the country during wide spanning COVID-19 restrictions. You can read more about that below. This was also Thailand’s only gold medal in the recent Olympics.

Her coach, Coach Choi, pictured above with Tennis, or Young Seok Choi, recently renounced his Korean citizenship and was officially granted Thai citizenship for his actions in Tennis’s training and bringing what Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha called great pride and success to Thailand.

https://thepattayanews.com/2021/08/08/press-release-thailand-make-olympic-history-in-taekwondo-and-boxing-but-end-games-with-only-2-medals/

The original version of this article appeared on our sister website, The TPN National, owned by our parent company TPN media.

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Goongnang Suksawat
Goong Nang is a News Translator who has worked professionally for multiple news organizations in Thailand for many years and has worked with The Pattaya News for five years. Specializes primarily in local news for Phuket, Pattaya, and also some national news, with emphasis on translation between Thai to English and working as an intermediary between reporters and English-speaking writers. Originally from Nakhon Si Thammarat, but lives in Phuket and Krabi except when commuting between the three.