The Air Force Commander is preparing to consider promoting 'Nong Tennis' Panipak Wongpattanakit, a female taekwondo athlete for the Thai national team who won her second gold medal at the Olympics. She relaxed and celebrated her victory by taking a photo with the Eiffel Tower and her close friends. After "Nong Tennis" Panipak Wongpattanakit, a Thai national taekwondo athlete and gold medalist at the 2020 Olympics, defeated her rival Guo Qing from China and won the gold medal in the women's 49 kg taekwondo category at the 2024 Olympics, successfully defending her title and becoming the first medal for the Thai team at the "Paris Games". The highlight was in the third round, after the score was tied at 1-1, the deciding round had passed for 1 minute and a half, still tied. In the last 30 seconds, Nong Tennis took advantage of the opportunity to block and kick the head twice, but both times the score did not increase, until she had to raise her hand to use instant video replay to help decide correctly 2 times, leading 6-0 amidst the cheers of Coach Che and the Thai people in the stadium. Then, with 14 seconds left, Nong Tennis managed to dodge before winning 6-2. Panipak defeated Kw Ching 2-1, successfully defending her championship. This was the first gold medal for the Thai team in the 'Paris Games' and she also celebrated her 27th birthday on August 8. After winning the championship, Nong Tennis bowed down to 'Coach Che' Chatchai Che, the head coach of the Thai Taekwondo team, in the middle of one of the most beautiful Le Grand Palais stadiums, while shedding tears. The two of them ran and waved the flag together in the stadium. This is considered the first time she has officiated in the Olympic Games as a Thai since Coach Che renounced his South Korean nationality and officially received Thai nationality in 2022. Nong Tennis is the first Thai athlete in history to win three Olympic medals: gold at the 'Paris 2024 Games', gold at the 'Tokyo 2020 Games', and bronze at the 'Rio 2016 Games'. After the competiti on, Nong Tennis gave an interview saying that before coming to compete, she felt very pressured. Now it feels like she has been lifted. It is a gold medal that makes her very happy because it is also considered a medal on her birthday. She admitted that she is sad that this is her last Olympic Games. Coach Che, who has been Tennis's confidant since winning the bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Games and winning two more gold medals at the Olympic Games, said that he was trying to show his AD card after receiving Thai citizenship, saying that he was very happy and glad that he was Thai and had won a gold medal. Mr. Pimol Srivikorn, President of the Taekwondo Association of Thailand, admitted that before the 'Paris Games', the team had been stressed for a long time. In addition, there were many upsets in the past, but now they can breathe a sigh of relief. He admitted that it was a pity that Nong Tennis had announced her retirement from the national team. After the match, Nong Tennis walked outside the field and met her father Sirichai Wongpattanakit and the cheering squad who were waiting for her and congratulated her and sang Happy Birthday. In addition, after the competition, Nong Tennis traveled to take a picture with the Eiffel Tower, one of the symbols of Paris, at night along with her second Olympic gold medal. Not only did Nong Tennis post the picture, but also "Junior" Ramnarong Sawekwiharee, a Thai national taekwondo athlete who is Nong Tennis' close friend, posted a picture of the two of them at the same place along with the caption saying, "Sat on a plane for 12 hours just for this. Congratulations. You're very good. You've done it, your second gold medal. I love you." Manchester United, a club in the English Premier League, posted a picture of Nong Tennis in a Red Devils shirt, congratulating Nong Tennis on her success. Air Chief Marshal Panpakdee Patthanakul, the Air Force Commander, spoke about the Olympic athletes who are Air Force personnel and received medals in this competition. The Air Force C ommander is preparing to consider promoting 'Nong Tennis' Panipak Wongpattanakit, a female taekwondo athlete from the Thai national team who won her second Olympic gold medal. The Air Force already has criteria for consideration. Initially, if a person is not a civil servant but receives a medal from a competition, they will be accepted into the civil service. However, if they are already in the civil service, they will definitely receive a bonus. The committee is currently considering the matter and should reach a conclusion before returning to Thailand on August 13. Source : Thai News Agency