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“Saisunee” wins the second gold medal in wheelchair fencing

Saisunee Jana' won the 2nd gold medal after defeating her rival from China in the women's individual foil wheelchair fencing Class B, while 'Pongsakorn - Atiwat' won the silver medal in the wheelchair racing at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, France, Women's Individual Wheelchair Foil Fencing Class B Final, "Waew" Saisunee Jana met Xiao Long from China, an old rival whom Saisunee had just won the gold medal in the Wheelchair Saber Fencing Class B. This time, Saisunee showed excellent form and confidently took revenge by winning 15-11, winning her second gold medal in two days at the 2024 Paralympics. It was also the fifth gold medal for the Thai athletes at the 2024 Paralympics. After the game, Saisunee said that she was happy to win the second gold medal and that there were still two more events left in the program: Team Wheelchair Foil Fencing and Epee. In the Athletics 100m Wheelchair Racing T53 final, Phongsakorn Paeyaw, the defending champion, started at the back before accelerating to the finish line in 14.66 seconds, winning the silver medal. The gold medal went to Al-Qurashi Abdulrahman from Saudi Arabia, who clocked 14.48 seconds. The silver medal went to Fernandes da Silva Arioswaldo from Brazil. Another Thai, Pichet Krungket, came in sixth place with a time of 15.38 seconds. In the 100m T54 wheelchair racing final, Atiwat Paengnuea, the defending champion, was unable to defend his title after trying to accelerate but crossed the finish line in second place with a time of 13.79 seconds, earning a consolation silver medal. For the gold medal, the wheelchair racer from Mexico clocked 13.74 seconds, while the bronze medal from Finland came in 13.86 seconds, while Pipatpong Sianglam, also from Thailand, crossed the finish line in eighth place with a time of 14.84 seconds. Table Tennis Men's Singles Class MS8 Quarter-finals Phisit Wangpholphatthanasiri of Thailand defeated Peng Weinan of China 3-1 games 11-6, 11-8, 8-11 15-13 to advance to the semi-finals to meet Vi ktor Diduk of Ukraine on 6 September. While the semi-finals of the mixed team category, Class BC4, the Thai national team, which sent Pornchok Lapyen and Nuanchan Polsila, met Laidi Chica Chica and Edilson Chica Chica from Colombia. It turned out that the Thai team lost 1-4 points, causing the Thai mixed team to compete for the bronze medal against Canada today at 5:20 p.m., while Colombia will compete for the championship against Hong Kong on September 6. Summary of gold medals: The Thai Paralympic Team has won 5 gold medals, 6 silver medals, and 6 bronze medals, ranking 15th on the medal table. China is in first place, winning 62 gold medals, 46 silver medals, and 27 bronze medals. The United Kingdom is in second place, winning 33 gold medals. The United States is in third place, winning 25 gold medals. Source: Thai News Agency