Published July 25, 2021, 11:06 AM
Thailand’s Panipak Wongpattanakit celebrates with her gold medal on the podium after winning the taekwondo women’s -49kg gold medal bout during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. (Photo by Javier SORIANO / AFP)
By REY C. LACHICA
Thailand won the bragging rights as the first country in the Southeast Asian region to win a gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics.
While other ASEAN countries – the Philippines included – rued their missed opportunities and misfortunes, Thailand rejoiced after taekwondo jin Panipak Wongpattanakit took the gold in women’s 49kg on Saturday.
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