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Kunlavat and Panipak rule SAT awards

Wednesday 18 December 2024 09:00 AM

SPORTS: Badminton player Kunlavut Vitidsarn and taekwondo star Panipak Wongpattanakit were named the best male and female amateur athletes of the year by the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) on Monday (Dec 16).

Kunlavut, Panipak take top honours

Phuket Sport / Thailand

Thursday 23 May 2024 09:00 AM

ALL SPORTS: There were no surprises as badminton ace Kunlavut Vitidsarn and taekwondo star Panipak Wongpattanakit walked away with the top 2023 Sport Writers Association of Thailand (Swat) amateur awards for the second successive year on Tuesday (May 21).

Thai weightlifters secure four spots for Paris 2024 Olympics

Phuket Sport / Phuket

Sunday 14 April 2024 10:00 AM

WEIGHTLIFTING: Team Thailand have secured four berths at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris following their success at the recent World Weightlifting Championships in Phuket.

Phuket hosts Olympic weightlifting qualifiers

Phuket Sport / Phuket

Tuesday 2 April 2024 09:30 AM

WEIGHTLIFTING: The final qualifying stage for weightlifters from all over the world hoping to secure a place at the Paris 2024 Olympics this summer got underway in Phuket on Sunday (Mar 31).

Thai athletes and fans brace for stellar year

Phuket Sport / Thailand

Thursday 4 January 2024 09:46 AM

ALL SPORTS: An exciting year ahead is expected for both Thai athletes and fans with the Olympic Games in Paris and the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games at home set to take place.

Phuket to host weightlifting World Cup

Phuket Sport / Phuket

Saturday 11 November 2023 11:30 AM

WEIGHLIFTING: Phuket has been confirmed to host the International Weighlifting Federation (IWF) World Cup next year, which offers a final qualification route for athletes to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.

Phuket athletes shine at National Youth Games

Phuket Sport / Phuket

Friday 21 April 2023 10:00 AM

NATIONAL YOUTH GAMES: Young athletes from Phuket have been lauded after performing admirably at the recent National Youth Games where they collectively claimed an impressive 53-medal haul.

Upcoming Phuket sports events unveiled

Phuket Sport / Phuket

Thursday 4 August 2022 03:34 PM

ALL SPORTS: A meeting was held yesterday (Aug 3) by the Phuket Provincial Sports Committee to outline a series of upcoming sports events to be hosted on the island.

Thailand’s SEA Games athletes honoured

Phuket Sport / Thailand

Sunday 10 July 2022 10:00 AM

SEA GAMES: A ceremony to recognise and celebrate Thailand’s athletes who competed at the recent Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) was held on Wednesday (July 6) at Government House in Bangkok.

Thailand fall 20 golds short of target

Phuket Sport / Thailand

Tuesday 24 May 2022 09:50 AM

SEA GAMES: Thailand won 92 gold medals to finish second in the overall standings at the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam which ended last night (May 23).

Wattana claims elusive snooker gold

Phuket Sport / Thailand

Monday 23 May 2022 09:50 AM

SEA GAMES: Snooker star Wattana Pu-ob-orm won his first SEA Games gold medal while the women’s volleyball team were crowned champions for the 15th time yesterday (May 22) at the biennial tournament in Hanoi.

Football’s clean sweep dream is on

Phuket Sport / Thailand

Saturday 21 May 2022 12:43 PM

SEA GAMES: Thailand reached the halfway mark in their attempt to sweep four gold medals in football at the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam when they won the men’s futsal title yesterday (May 20).

Panipak wins gold, War Elephants make final

Phuket Sport / Thailand

Friday 20 May 2022 10:13 AM

SEA GAMES: Reigning Olympic champion Panipak Wongpattanakit won her third straight SEA Games gold medal after reigning in the women’s 49kg class yesterday (May 19).

Five Thais to watch at the SEA Games

Phuket Sport / Thailand

Thursday 12 May 2022 09:30 AM

SEA GAMES: Thailand are sending 819 athletes to the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam which officially begin today (May 12). Here are some of the country’s top stars who are expected to shine at the biennial event.

Panipak and Chatchai-decha win Swat awards

Phuket Sport / Thailand

Sunday 1 May 2022 10:30 AM

ALL SPORTS: Olympic taekwondo champion Panipak Wongpattanakit and boxer Chatchai-decha Butdee have been named the best female and male amateur athletes of the year by the Sport Writers Association of Thailand (Swat).

Blow to Thailand as IOC drops two big sports

Phuket Sport / World

Friday 4 February 2022 09:43 AM

OLYMPICS: Thailand’s bid for further Olympic glory could suffer a blow as boxing and weightlifting have been dropped from the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

Schools take the weight in King’s Cup

Phuket Sport / Phuket

Tuesday 21 December 2021 08:30 AM

WEIGHTLIFTING: Aspiring youth weightlifters descended on Phuket last weekend as the island hosted the national King’s Cup.

Para Games gold medallist Nong Fa Natthida arrives home

Phuket Sport / Thailand

Saturday 18 December 2021 10:45 AM

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: Weightlifter Natthida “Nong Fa” Suchartphong, who won a gold medal at the Bahrain 2021 Asian Youth Para Games, arrived home to a warm welcome yesterday (Dec 17).

Phuket schoolgirl makes light work of heavy lifting

Phuket Sport / Phuket

Friday 17 December 2021 11:42 AM

WEIGHTLIFTING: A Phuket-based schoolgirl made huge strides on her way to representing Thailand at national level in weightlifting after an impressive performance in the King’s Cup competition yesterday (Dec 16).

Tokyo 2020 Olympics emerges as a winner

Phuket Sport / World

Friday 13 August 2021 12:15 PM

OLYMPICS: Considering it was the most high-profile sports event that almost never happened, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games emerged as a great success and testimony to the power of sports during times of adversity.

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