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“Phongsakon” wins silver medal in wheelchair racing 800 meters T53

'Pongsakorn Paeyo' won a silver medal in the men's 800m wheelchair racing T53, sending off himself with 1 gold medal and 2 silver medals, while 'Rungroj' defeated the world's No. 1 to enter the men's singles table tennis MS6 class final. 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, France Athletics at Stade de France Men's 800m Wheelchair Racing T53 Final "Korn" Phongsakorn Paeyo, the defending champion and Paralympic record holder, tried to speed up in hopes of defending his championship title, but in the end he could not overtake Brent Lakatos from Canada, resulting in him finishing in 2nd place with a time of 1 minute 38.26 seconds, winning his second silver medal at the Paralympic Games. The gold medal went to Brent Lakatos from Canada with a time of 1 minute 37.32 seconds, and the bronze medal went to Brian Seemann from the United States with a time of 1 minute 38.44 seconds. Meanwhile, Pichet Krungket came in 5th place with a time of 1 minute 40.71 seconds, and Masburi Azae came in 6th place with a time of 1 minut e 40.91 seconds. In the 2024 Paralympics, Pongsakorn won 1 gold in the 400m wheelchair racing T53 class and 2 silvers in the 100m wheelchair racing T53 and the men's 800m wheelchair racing T53. He said he was pleased with his performance, but admitted that he was both satisfied and dissatisfied because he lost 2 gold medals and had to fix it. In the T54 800m wheelchair racing final, "Fuse" Atiwat Paengnuea crossed the finish line in 6th place with a time of 1 minute 31.27 seconds and "Oat" Saichon Konjen finished in 7th place with a time of 1 minute 31.60 seconds. The gold medal went to Xin Hua from China with a time of 1 minute 28.20 seconds. The silver medal went to Dai Yunqiang, also from China, with a time of 1 minute 28.94 seconds. The bronze medal went to Marcel Hug from Switzerland with a time of 1 minute 30.98 seconds. Table Tennis Men's Singles Class MS6 Semi-finals Rungroj Thainiyom meets Peter Rosenmeer, world number 1 from Denmark. Rungroj showed great form, winning 3-2 games 10-12, 11-7, 17-15 , 6-11 and 11-8, advancing to the final round to meet Matteo Parenzan from Italy tomorrow at 10:00 p.m. In the men's singles, MS3 class, semi-finals, Yuttajak Klinbanchuen lost to Thomas Schmidberger from Germany 0-3, 4-11, 8-11 and 8-11, which meant he missed out on advancing to the finals and received a consolation bronze medal. Weightlifting at La Chapelle Arena, 55 kg women's category, Kamonphan Krachapet, 23 years old, after failing to make it through the second attempt at 106 kg, fought hard and successfully lifted the final 108 kg, winning the bronze medal, beating 4th place Charlotte McGuinness from the United Kingdom, who did 105 kg. The gold medal went to Rehab Ahmed from Egypt, 121 kg, and the silver medal went to Besra Duman from Turkey, 113 kg. Mixed Team Boccia, Class BC4, Bronze Medal Match, Team Thailand sent Pornchok Lapyen and Nuanchan Ponshila, blue shirts, to face Julian Chiobanu and Allison Levine from Canada. It turned out that the Thai team's pair coordinated their throwing more accu rately and won 6-1, winning the bronze medal. Summary of gold medals: The Thai Paralympic Team has won 5 gold medals, 7 silver medals, and 9 bronze medals, ranking 18th on the medal table. China is in first place, winning 74 gold medals, 55 silver medals, and 37 bronze medals. The United Kingdom is in second place, winning 36 gold medals. The United States is in third place, winning 27 gold medals. Source: Thai News Agency