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Thailand At The 2016 Summer Olympics
Thailand competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1952, Thai athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its partial support of the US-led boycott. The National Olympic Committee of Thailand fielded a team of 54 athletes, 26 men and 28 women, to compete in fifteen sports at the Games. It was the nation's joint-largest ever delegation sent to the Olympics, alongside the team sent to the Tokyo Games in 1964. Thailand made its Olympic debut in women's boxing, BMX cycling, golf, and men's table tennis. Moreover, it registered more female athletes than males for only the second time in history. Fourteen athletes on the Thai roster competed at London 2012, including badminton star Boonsak Ponsana (men's singles) and table tennis player Nanthana Komwong, both of whom made their historic fifth Olympic appeara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Olympic Committee Of Thailand
The National Olympic Committee of Thailand under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King ( th, คณะกรรมการโอลิมปิกแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์) is the national Olympic committee in Thailand for the Olympic Games movement, based in Ampawan House, Bangkok, Thailand. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams and raises funds to send Thailand competitors to Olympic events organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Asian Games events organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and Southeast Asian Games events organised by the Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF). History The forerunner of the NOCT was the "International Relations Committee for Sports" which was set up in 1946, originally a society for expatriates living in Thailand to participate in sports, and raise money through ticket sales for public sports participation and the Thai Red Cross Societ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanthana Komwong
Nanthana Komwong ( th, นันทนา คำวงศ์; ; born 13 September 1980) is a Thai table tennis player. At the 2000 Olympics, she did not win through beyond the group stage. She reached the third round in 2004, losing to Viktoria Pavlovich. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the second round of the singles competition. She also reached the second round at the 2012 Summer Olympics, losing to Iveta Vacenovska. She was born in Lampang, and resides in Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati .... References 2008 Olympic profile 1980 births Living people Nanthana Komwong Nanthana Komwong Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weightlifting At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 58 Kg
The Women's 58 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 8 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro. Schedule All times are Time in Brazil Time in Brazil is calculated using standard time, and the country (including its offshore islands) is divided into four standard time zones: UTC−02:00, UTC−03:00, UTC−04:00 and UTC−05:00. Time zones Fernando de Noronha time (UTC−0 ... ( UTC-03:00) Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. Results New records References {{DEFAULTSORT:Weightlifting At The 2016 Summer Olympics - Women's 58 kg Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olymp Women's events at the 2016 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weightlifting At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 Kg
The Women's 48 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 6 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro. The medals were presented by Tricia Smith, IOC member, Canada and Tamás Aján, President of International Weightlifting Federation. Schedule All times are Time in Brazil ( UTC-03:00) Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. * Chen Xiexia's Olympic records in 2008 were rescinded in 2017. * Nurcan Taylan Nurcan Taylan (born 29 October 1983 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish Olympic, world and European champion in weightlifting. She holds six European and one world record (and tied two more world records). She was banned by the International Weight ...'s world record in 2010 was rescinded in 2021. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Women's 48 kg Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olymp Women's events at the 2016 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weightlifting At The 2016 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 16 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro. 260 athletes (156 men and 104 women) competed in 15 different events according to their respective weight categories. Bulgaria and Russia were banned from participating in the sport for systematic doping. Events 15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events: Competition schedule There were at most three sessions of competition on each day of the 2016 Olympics Weightlifting program: * Morning session: 10:00–14:00 BRT * Afternoon session: 15:30–17:30 BRT * Evening session: 19:00–21:00 BRT Qualification Similar to 2012 format, a total of 260 athletes qualified through a combination of team and individual spots. Host nation Brazil had already guaranteed three automatic places for men and two for women, while ten spots (six for men and four for women) were entitled to the athletes through the Tripartite Commission Invitation, le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phuket News
The ''Phuket News'' is a weekly English language newspaper that covers news, events and happenings in Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ... and the Andaman region. It also contains an extensive section of Asian and international news. The newspaper is published weekly and distributed in and around Phuket island and in Bangkok and Krabi airports. Distribution in Phuket includes 7 Eleven, Family Mart, B2S, Sengho, Asia Books as well as over 600 independent locations. ''The Phuket News'' is owned by Class Act Media Co. Ltd, which also owns Live 89.5 Radio. phuketfuture.com. Accessed August 1, 2012 Referenc ...
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ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen along with his son Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro currently serves as chairman of ESPN, a position he has held since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. While ESPN is one of the most successful sports networks, there has been criticism of ESPN. This includes accusations of biased coverage, conflict of interest, and controversies with individual broadcasters and analysts. , ESPN reaches approximately 76 million te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukanya Srisurat
Sukanya Srisurat ( th, สุกัญญา ศรีสุราช; ; born 3 May 1995) is a Thai weightlifter competing in the 58 kg category and representing Thailand at international competitions. She competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. She was sanctioned for using the doping Methandienone Metandienone, also known as methandienone or methandrostenolone and sold under the brand name Dianabol (D-Bol) among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which is still quite often used because of its affordability and eff ....Sanctioned athletes In January 2019 she was issued a four-year doping ban until January 2023 after testing positive for and . Major results *CWR: Current world record *WR: World record < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sopita Tanasan
Sanikun Tanasan ( th, ศนิกุล ธนสาร; ; born 23 December 1994) (born Sopita Tanasan, th, โสภิตา ธนสาร; ) is a Thai weighlifter. She competed at the 2013 World Championships in the Women's 53 kg, winning the bronze medal. In 2016 Olympics, she competed at the 48 kg weight class and won gold. In January 2019 she was issued a two-year doping ban until January 2021 after testing positive for 5a-androstane-3a, 17-bdiol (5aAdiol) and 5b-androstane-3a, 17 b-diol (5bAdiol). Major result References External links * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tanasan, Sopita Sopita Tanasan Living people 1994 births Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sopita Tanasan Sopita Tanasan World Weightlifting Championships medalists Weightlifters at the 2014 Asian Games Sopita Tanasan Olympic medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 2018 Asian Games Sopita Tanasan Sopita Tanasan Sopit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand At The 2004 Summer Olympics
Thailand competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its partial support to the United States boycott. The National Olympic Committee of Thailand sent a total of 42 athletes to the Games, 24 men and 18 women, to compete in 13 sports; the nation's team size was roughly smaller from Sydney by ten athletes. Fourteen of them had previously competed in Sydney, including featherweight boxer and 1996 Olympic champion Somluck Kamsing, and Asia's top tennis star Paradorn Srichaphan, who was later appointed by the committee to carry the Thai flag in the opening ceremony. Along with Kamsing, US-based swimmer Ratapong Sirisanont and badminton player Pramote Teerawiwatana became the first Thai athletes to compete in four Olympic Games. Among the sports played by athletes at these Games, Thailand marked its debut in equestrian and taekwondo. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariya Jutanugarn
Ariya Jutanugarn ( th, เอรียา จุฑานุกาล, , ; born 23 November 1995) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the American-based LPGA Tour. She was born in Bangkok. She is the first golfer, male or female, from Thailand to win a major championship. She became the number one ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings in June 2017. Family Jutanugarn has an older sister, Moriya, who is also a professional golfer. Their parents are father Somboon and mother Narumon and they have four older half-siblings through their father. The two sisters often play matches together and travel with their parents, who handle their business and financial affairs. The parents own a professional golf shop at the Rose Garden Golf Course near Bangkok. Career Jutanugarn qualified for the 2007 Honda LPGA Thailand at age 11, making her the youngest player ever to qualify for an LPGA Tour event. As of early May 2013, she had played in three LPGA tournaments and four La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit
Sutiya "Nee" Jiewchaloemmit ( th, สุธิยา จิวเฉลิมมิตร; born: May 3, 1986 in Tambon Khao Chakan, Prachinburi Province (currently: Khao Chakan District, Sa Kaeo Province) is a Thai sport shooter. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she placed fifth in skeet. She also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, and 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Commerce from Thammasat University Thammasat University (Abbreviation, Abrv: TU th, มธ.; th, มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์, , ) is a public research university in Thailand with campuses in Tha Phra Chan area of Phra Nakhon District near the ... References External links * 1986 births Living people Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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