Hua Hin welcomes Olympic gold medal hero

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By Paul Andrews

 

Hua Hin welcomed Olympic gold medal star Panipak Wongpattanakit on Saturday (Aug 22) as the Taekwondo star paid tribute to her first coach, who is based in the town.

 

The 23-year-old Surat Thani native, nicknamed “Nong Tennis”, became an Olympic champion in dramatic fashion last month courtesy of a last-gasp kick in the women’s 49kg Taekwondo final against Spanish teenager Adriana Cerezo Iglesias.

 

At a ceremony held at Hua Hin Market Village Shopping Center, Nong Tennis, accompanied by her father met with mayor Mr. Nopporn Wutthikul and her first taekwondo coach, Coach Songsak.

 

Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/hua-hin-welcomes-olympic-gold-medal-hero/

 

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[hotchilli]

Nice to see a good story.

[rwill]

I hope they didn't have a gathering of more than 5 people.  It would be sad to see them arrested.

[Scrotobike]

Great result for Thailand - hope she can monitarise her very hard work.

[tadpole22]

very well done hope in 3 yrs go back and do again  i no the feeling as i am in athletics decathlon/pentathlon around the world masters and win a few medals along the way but have fun at the same time  winning is nice but taking part is better

 

[tadpole22]

i sould add that i am 67yrs expat  doing what daley thompsom did many yrs ago