Thailand at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Thailand will be competing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This will be the country's tenth appearance at the Paralympic Games.
| Thailand at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | THA |
| NPC | Paralympic Committee of Thailand |
| in Tokyo, Japan August 24, 2021 – September 5, 2021 | |
| Competitors | 41 in 8 sports |
| Summer Paralympics appearances | |
Competitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Athletics | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Boccia | TBD | TBD | 8 |
| Football 5-a-side | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Archery
Thailand have secured three quotas in men's archery following success in the 2019 World Para Archery Championship in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.[1][2] Two quotas in men's events won by two compound archers, Anon Aungaphinan (sixth place in the secondary tournament) and Singpirom Comsan (seventh place in the secondary tournament). Another quota won by Rio games silver medal recurve archer, Hanreuchai Netsiri (champion in the secondary tournament).
Thailand have secured another quota in women's archery following success in the 2019 Asia Continental Qualification Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand. A quota in women's events won by a recurve archer, Pattawaeo Phattharaphon.[2]
- Compound events
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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- Recurve events
Under Paralympic qualification rules, an NPC that has qualified an archer both men's and women's events in the same category will enter a mixed team (1 male, 1 female) into the relevant team event.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Athletics
Four male wheelchair racers and two female runners secure nine quotas following success in the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. At this event, the top four ranked athletes in each individual events will obtain one qualification slot for their respective National Paralympic Committee, in the case that an athlete is ranked first to fourth in more than one medal event, the athlete can only obtain one (1) qualification slot for their National Paralympic Committee.[4]
On November 8, Pongsakorn Paeyo qualified by winning a bronze medal in men's 100 metres T53[5] Then, He qualified by winning in men's 400 metres T53 on November 9.[6] Chaiwat Rattana qualified by winning the fourth place in men's 100 metres T34, on November 10.[7] Suneeporn Tanomwong and her guide Patchai Srikhamphan won a bronze medal and qualified women's 400 metres T11 in the same day.[8] On November 11, Prawat Wahoram and Rawat Tana are athletes qualified in men's 1500 metres T54 after winning a gold medal and fourth place respectively.[9] Another quota Pongsakorn qualified is men's 800 metres T53 after he won a silver medal on November 12.[10] On November 13, Prawat won a gold medal again and qualified men's 5000 metres T54.[11] The last quota of this events won by Orawan Kaising after winning the fourth place in women's 400 metres T20 on November 15.[12]
- Track events
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Boccia
Eight National Paralympic Committee quotas and three individual athlete quotas were secured. Any athlete qualified via a National Paralympic Committee quota must participate in pairs and team events. The National Paralympic Committee that qualified in pairs and team events can enter one athlete in each individual event.[4]
Four quotas were secured following success in the 2019 BISFed Boccia Asia/Oceania Championships in Seoul, South Korea.[13][14] At this event, the winners in each regional championship excluding the host country, Japan in pairs and team events will obtain one qualification slot for their respective National Paralympic Committee not to individual athlete.[4] On July 7, Worawut Saengampa won a gold medal in the event of mixed individual BC1 and made the first quota of Thai boccia.[15] A quota of mixed team BC1–2 is secured after Thailand won South Korea by 12–1 in the final match with a team made up of Witsanu Huadpradit, Natthawut Deemak, Subin Tipmanee, Worawut Saengampa, and Watcharaphon Vongsa on July 9. [16]
The BISFed world ranking for the paralympic qualifiers was released on December 31, 2019. For pairs and team events, the six highest ranked, not otherwise qualified, will obtain one qualification slot for their respective National Paralympic Committee. For individual events, the four highest ranked and the highest female athletes whose National Paralympic Committee are not qualified for pairs and team events will obtain one qualification slot via an individual quota.[4] Thailand secured seven quotas from two pairs and five individual events. Three of five are individual athlete quotas by Witsanu Huadpradit in BC1, Worawut Saengampa in BC2, and Pornchok Larpyen in BC4.
- Individual
| Athletes | Events | Pool matches | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
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| Witsanu Huadpradit | Mixed BC1 | ||||||||
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| Worawut Saengampa | Mixed BC2 | ||||||||
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| Pornchok Larpyen | Mixed BC4 | ||||||||
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- Pairs
| Athletes | Events | Pool matches | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
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- Team
| Athletes | Event | Pool matches | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
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Football 5-a-side
Thailand qualified to compete in football 5-a-side at the 2020 Summer Paralympics for the first time after Iran withdrew.
Shooting
Two Thai shooters will competed after qualified in Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 & Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 events. The shooters name is Wiraphon Mansing & Wannipa Leungvilai.[17]
Swimming
Two Thai swimmer has successfully entered the paralympic slot after breaking the MQS.[18][19]
Table tennis
Eight quotas including five in men's and three in women's were secured following success in the 2019 ITTF Asian Para Championships in Taichung, Chinese Taipei and ITTF World Ranking Allocation released on 30 June 2020.[20][21][22]
- Individual events
| Athletes | Events | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
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| Chilchitparyak Bootwansirina | Women's C2 | ||||||||
| Anurak Laowong | Men's C3 | ||||||||
| Dararat Asayut | Women's C3 | ||||||||
| Yuttajak Glinbancheun | Men's C3 | ||||||||
| Wanchai Chaiwut | Men's C4 | ||||||||
| Rungroj Thainiyom | Men's C6 | ||||||||
| Chalermpong Punpoo | Men's C7 | ||||||||
Taekwondo
Thailand have secured one quota in women's after winning in the 2019 World Championships.
References
- "2019 World Archery Para Championships Results". World Archery. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Paralympic Games 2020 Qualification Places" (PDF). World Archery. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Qualification Procedure" (PDF). World Archery. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Qualification Regulations Revised Edition, June 2020" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. June 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Men's 100m T53 − Final − Results" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- "Men's 400m T53 − Final − Results" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- "Men's 100m T34 − Final − Results" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "Women's 400m T11 − Final − Results" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- "Men's 1500m T54 − Final − Results" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- "Men's 800m T53 − Final − Results" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- "Men's 5000m T54 − Final − Results" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- "Women's 400m T20 − Final − Results" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- "Thai boccia athletes land Tokyo 2020 spots". International Paralympic Committee. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- "The secret to Thailand's boccia brilliance". International Paralympic Committee. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- "Hidetaka Sugimura v Worawut Saengampa, Final". Boccia International Sports Federation. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- "South Korea v Thailand, Final". Boccia International Sports Federation. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
- "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 24 April 2020.
- "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
- "Rio medalists' hopes alive". International Table Tennis Federation. 24 July 2019.
- "Nervous moments surprise defeats in Taichung". International Table Tennis Federation. 24 July 2019.
- "List of Para table tennis athletes qualified for Tokyo 2020" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. 5 July 2020.