webfact Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Thailand misses London Olympics medals target BANGKOK, Aug 10 -- Thailand has missed its London Olympics medals target, set earlier, and there should be a review of the performance of the Thai national athletes in the London Olympics to ensure better preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, according to a senior government sports official. Permanent Secretary for Tourism and Sports Suwat Sidthilaw said Thailand targeted gaining at least two gold medals from the Olympics but missed the goal due to various factors. A meeting to review the performance of the athletes was needed as in many sports, Thai squads narrowly missed gaining gold and bronze medals in taekwando, weightlifting and boxing, he said. He said Sports Science is now playing important role in sports. Minister of Tourism and Sports Chumpol Silapa-archa and Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra agreed to apply more Sports Sciences in building performance of athletes. Thailand won one silver medal from 58kg weightlifter Pimsiri Sirikaew and a bronze medal from Chanatip Sonkham in the women's taekwondo under-49kg category. Thai boxer Kaeo Pongprayoon secured at least a bronze medal and was to fight David Ayrapetyan from Russia in semifinal round of the Light Flyweight category Friday night. Mr Suwat said it was proposed that higher financial allocations for programmes to prepare Thai Olympians would be more effective to drive performance of Thai athletes rather than giving rewards after they won the medals. (MCOT online news) -- TNA 2012-08-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker69 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Thailand is not a HUB of Olympic gold, I guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bigbamboo Posted August 10, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2012 Thailand is not a HUB of Olympic gold, I guess. No, but Great Britain is! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FarangTalk Posted August 10, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2012 Great Britain - the greatest sporting nation on the face of the planet. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Skywalker69 Posted August 10, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2012 Thailand is not a HUB of Olympic gold, I guess. No, but Great Britain is! Out of topic but the Britt's have done fantastic, congratulations. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ricardo Posted August 10, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2012 Congratulations to the Thai medal-winners, and all the athletes they sent to London, they tried their best, which is what it's about. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatcharanan Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 (edited) Great Britain - the greatest sporting nation on the face of the planet. Based on gold medals won so far (per capita), I think that is correct. Edited August 10, 2012 by Phatcharanan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiu-Jitsu Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Congratulations to the Thai medal-winners, and all the athletes they sent to London, they tried their best, which is what it's about. I was at the Olympic stadium yesterday and can confirm that even the athletes that came in last were given a tremendous amount of support. Of course the British athletes got the loudest cheer, but no one was disrespected.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2274 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 It starts with building facilities for the athletes, Great Britain has done this well, with no-one pocketing any cash, all done transparently, and look at the results. I remember a few bosses saying they would resign if their stars did not get the medals they reckoned on, well people put your money where your mouth is, and start packing your bags. Another area is football, when will Thailand learn that in your national game you should not rely on players from other countries, when you see the team sheets it seems to be packed of non Thai players, if a rule was made then younger kids would realise that they have the opportunity to play in the Thai League if they are good enough, and not have to fight to get a place against a non Thai player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 (edited) Any chance Thailand can make up the gold metal deficiency in the winter Olympics? But congratulations to those that went and those that won. Edited August 10, 2012 by Credo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zazzalicious Posted August 10, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2012 (edited) Great Britain - the greatest sporting nation on the face of the planet. Based on gold medals won so far (per capita), I think that is correct. Not even close, per capita we (Brits) come in at number 16... Grenada, Jamaica then New Zealand top the per capita list...! http://www.medalspercapita.com/ Edited August 10, 2012 by zazzalicious 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post softgeorge Posted August 10, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2012 For a country that is not really sport minded I think they did pretty well. When you look at Australia whose culture is built on sport the aussies were dreadful considering the amount of money that is poured into sport through the Australia Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra and Italy (The european base). I think Thailand can be proud of thier achievements. They will never match in track and field, rowing and swimming against the bigger and more powerful athletes but given the right dedication of the government and people they will do pretty well in most other events next time around. Putting sports programs into schools is a good start. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatcharanan Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 (edited) Great Britain - the greatest sporting nation on the face of the planet. Based on gold medals won so far (per capita), I think that is correct. Not even close, per capita we (Brits) come in at number 16... Grenada, Jamaica then New Zealand top the per capita list...! http://www.medalspercapita.com/ It's all the fault of that Usain Bolt fella. We are 7th, not 16th. I did mention gold medals. Useful link though. Edited August 10, 2012 by Phatcharanan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softgeorge Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Any chance Thailand can make up the gold metal deficiency in the winter Olympics? But congratulations to those that went and those that won. Lets not forget all those dedicated athletes that are about to compete in the para olympics. Some truely amazing people involved there. I am sure Thailand will be represented. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubl Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Baron Pierre de Coubertin said "The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle, the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well." Mind you wiki also has (without further source ) "Coubertin believed "contact with women's athletics is bad for [the male athlete], and that these athletics should be excluded from the Olympic program"" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_de_Coubertin For those more interested in medals, here statistics from 2012 and 2008 and in absolute/relative http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/07/sports/olympics/the-best-and-worst-countries-in-the-medal-count.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 (edited) In reply of post#7:have you genius ever heard about GDR???? Edited August 10, 2012 by Crazy chef 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatcharanan Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Gotta go.............watching the women's gymnastics live now.................. http://www.youtube.com/user/olympic/London2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phatcharanan Posted August 10, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2012 (edited) In reply of post#7:have you genius ever heard about GDR???? Failed nations no longer count. In any event, how can you use the GDR as an example when it is now acknowledged that the GDR ran the biggest state-sponsored doping program the world has ever known? Genius. Edited August 10, 2012 by Phatcharanan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing Gravy Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Lets be a little bit more sympthetic to Thailand! They do not have the financial support of sport and have a poor infasructure throughout the whole school system. They also have a very weak elite athletic support system and athletes who can compete, at a world level. Have a look at the GB Olympic squad and most are middle to upple class sportspeople. Most Middle to Upper Class people here can't walk more than 10 metres without a rest. Those that are Olympic hopefulls here just chase the money any manyThai Olympic medalist in the news here, talk about how many million Baht they have made. They lose the importance of being an olympic athlete and the sporting competion and competivtness. It si all about money, sadly.With this mentality they will always be inferior to many nations, along with the poor support of professional and local sporting competitions and coaching development. Thai Ahletes like other athletes around the world, should represent their country and be proud to do so, not looking for financial gain There are some good athletes around in Thailand, they just need support and if Thailand is ever to be a nation of contention, then a whole new ideolgy need to take place. Regards LG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrooks Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Thailand could have done better but at least they did win medals for their country. Thai athletes like all the olympians that come to compete, are the best of their country and put their heart and soul into the competition to make their country proud. Nobody mentions of course the USA, leader in both Gold and total medal count. Rock on America! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJIC Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Lets be a little bit more sympthetic to Thailand! They do not have the financial support of sport and have a poor infasructure throughout the whole school system. They also have a very weak elite athletic support system and athletes who can compete, at a world level. Have a look at the GB Olympic squad and most are middle to upple class sportspeople. Most Middle to Upper Class people here can't walk more than 10 metres without a rest. Those that are Olympic hopefulls here just chase the money any manyThai Olympic medalist in the news here, talk about how many million Baht they have made. They lose the importance of being an olympic athlete and the sporting competion and competivtness. It si all about money, sadly.With this mentality they will always be inferior to many nations, along with the poor support of professional and local sporting competitions and coaching development. Thai Ahletes like other athletes around the world, should represent their country and be proud to do so, not looking for financial gain There are some good athletes around in Thailand, they just need support and if Thailand is ever to be a nation of contention, then a whole new ideolgy need to take place. Regards LG And that unfortunately is the bottom line,there is no money in the Olympics,only huge outlays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dapsolapsalai Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Thailand is not a HUB of Olympic gold, I guess. No, but Great Britain is! Out of topic but the Britt's have done fantastic, congratulations. well they have entered more athletes than any other nation 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post coma Posted August 10, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2012 Great Britain - the greatest sporting nation on the face of the planet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLew Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Me thinks that most Thais do not care much about the olympics In my neck of the woods here. the only sports I ever see then watching are table tennis, badminton, TaeKwondo and Boxing. A quick search shows Thailand only sent about 35 athletes to the summer games this year. If the people running the Thai olympic committee are as bad as the people running the country we can imagine a large part of the issue is the money does not get put into sports, unless you count pocketing money as a sport 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coma Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 I am sure the Minister of Sports, Mr Chumpol Silapa-archa has got a bit of gold in the bank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 I am sure the Minister of Sports, Mr Chumpol Silapa-archa has got a bit of gold in the bank. So do the officials with bouffant hairdos accompanying the contingent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanKlaasen Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Lets be a little bit more sympthetic to Thailand! They do not have the financial support of sport and have a poor infasructure throughout the whole school system. They also have a very weak elite athletic support system and athletes who can compete, at a world level. Have a look at the GB Olympic squad and most are middle to upple class sportspeople. Most Middle to Upper Class people here can't walk more than 10 metres without a rest. Those that are Olympic hopefulls here just chase the money any manyThai Olympic medalist in the news here, talk about how many million Baht they have made. They lose the importance of being an olympic athlete and the sporting competion and competivtness. It si all about money, sadly.With this mentality they will always be inferior to many nations, along with the poor support of professional and local sporting competitions and coaching development. Thai Ahletes like other athletes around the world, should represent their country and be proud to do so, not looking for financial gain There are some good athletes around in Thailand, they just need support and if Thailand is ever to be a nation of contention, then a whole new ideolgy need to take place. Regards LG Very well explained.Now can you also explain why we should be sympathetic for something that is clearly self-inflicted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Thailand is not a HUB of Olympic gold, I guess. No, but Great Britain is! Out of topic but the Britt's have done fantastic, congratulations. well they have entered more athletes than any other nation But they do have to qualify to enter. The home nation always has the most entrants, but it doesn't mean they are going to win anything. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricardofel Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Nobody to bribe. Too honest for Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Well obviously if you fund the athletes before they win something they probably on average do better. But then, they could be complete villagers and make a living. Big problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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