Grade the Thai SEA Games army “Failed the exam VS failed the exam”
The curtain had already been closed. The 31st SEA Games “Hanoi Games” in Hanoi, Vietnam Between 12-23 May last
“Hanoi Games” It is considered to be the host for the second time in Vietnam, but this time straddling the year from the original in 2021, but there was a problem. “Covid-19” therefore postponed to be held in 2022
Many nations initially wondered if Vietnam would survive the hostage this time. And how did Vietnam organize the SEA Games?
But it appears that Vietnam organized the competition without interest. “Covid-19” After his government announced that “Covid-19” It is an endemic disease.
In terms of the standards of the SEA Games It must be admitted that Vietnam is still “Failed” both in terms of field standards distribution by city
Without a good transport system, there were complaints of athletes, officials, and the media from all nations.
But Vietnam adhered to the way they laid it. Plus, on the last day, they announced their success in hosting along with with looking at the presentation of the host of the Asian Games And the next Olympic Games in the future as well.
It is said that in terms of the host athletes at the 31st SEA Games, they scooped enormous 205 gold, 125 silver and 116 bronze.
followed by 2nd place. The Thai national team won 92 gold, 102 silver and 138 bronze, while the 3rd place belongs to Indonesia. won a total of 69 gold, 91 silver and 81 bronze
4th place belongs to the Philippines, grabbed 52 gold, 70 silver, 104 bronze / 5th place, Singapore, 47th place, 46 silver, 73 bronze / 6th place, Malaysia, 39 gold, 45 silver, 90 bronze / 7th place, Myanmar, 9 gold, 18 silver, 35 Bronze / 8th place, Cambodia, 9 gold, 13 silver, 41 Bronze / 9th Laos, 2 gold, 7 silver, 33 Bronze / 10th Brunei, 1 gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze / 11th Timor Leste, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze
Returning to the results of Thai athletes in the SEA Games, this time they made 92 gold, 102 silver, 138 bronze. “Failed” Because it does not meet the goal that the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) has set a goal of 112 gold medals.
Thai army, we missed 20 gold medals, but it’s nice that the international sport that competes in the Asian Games And the Olympic Games of Thailand this time, passed the exam, won the gold medal, exceeded the target set.
Especially the main sports groups such as athletics, swimming, cycling, taekwondo, table tennis, badminton, tennis, weightlifting, gymnastics.
Just as we have seen Thai athletes perform impressively in the 31st SEA Games such as “Biu” Phuripon Boonsorn The 16-year-old athlete has won 3 golds in the men’s 100 meter race, the men’s 200 meter race and the men’s 4×100 meter relay, Joshua Robert Atkinson middle distance runner A half Thai-Australian, 19 years old, won 4 golds in the mixed 4×400 meters, men’s 400 meters, 800 meters men and the men’s 4×400 meters relay race, “Thip” Orawan Paranang The 112-year-old female table tennis player in the world, 24, won 3 golds alone from the women’s singles, women’s doubles and women’s teams, “Mermaid Joy “Jenjira Srisa-ard Thailand’s female swimmers have won 2 gold medals from the women’s 50m freestyle and the women’s 50m butterfly, “Tong Sitchoi” Wattana Phuobom 52-year-old cue player, former world number 3, came to compete in the SEA Games for the first time in his life, helping to win the gold medal for the Thai Q Sport team from 15 red snooker.
When looking at the overall performance of Thai athletes in each sports association, it appears that 11 sports performed above the target and 5 sports achieved the goal, while the other 25 sports performed below the set goal.
Sports groups that exceeded the target consisted of weightlifting 6 gold 5 silver 1 bronze / sepak takraw 6 gold / taekwondo 5 gold 4 silver 3 bronze / swimming 4 gold 9 silver 9 bronze / table tennis 4 gold 3 silver 2 Bronze / Tennis 4 Gold 2 Silver 2 Bronze / Badminton 4 Gold 2 Silver / Petanque 4 Gold 2 Bronze / Bicycle 3 Gold 2 Silver 4 Bronze / Gymnastics 3 Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze / Puncak Silat 2 Gold 2 Silver 4 Bronze
Sports groups that can achieve their goals are: Athletics 12 Gold 11 Silver 8 Bronze / Bodybuilding 3 Gold 3 Silver 3 Bronze / Billiards 1 Gold 8 Bronze / Volleyball 2 Gold 1 Silver / Futsal 2 Gold
Sports groups whose performances are below the set standard are: International Boxing 4 Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze / Canoe-Kyak 3 Gold 6 Silver 6 Bronze / Amateur Muay Thai 3 Gold 4 Silver 4 Bronze / Shooting 3 Gold 2 Silver 10 Bronze / Dance 2 Gold 6 Silver 4 Bronze / Kickboxing 2 Gold 4 Silver 6 Bronze / Esports 2 Gold 1 Silver 3 Bronze / Golf 2 Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze / Basketball 2 Gold 1 Bronze / Judo 1 Gold 2 Silver 6 Bronze / Archery 1 Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze / Kurat 1 Gold 1 Silver 5 Bronze / Jujitsu 1 Gold 1 Silver 3 Bronze Wrestling 5 Silver 6 Bronze / Karate 4 Silver 5 Bronze / Fencing 3 Silver 7 Bronze / Boat Pie 2 Silver 5 Bronze / Finswimming 2 Silver 5 Bronze / Vovenum 2 Silver 3 Bronze / Handball 2 Silver 1 Bronze / Football 2 Silver / Wushu 1 Silver 2 Bronze / Bowling 1 Silver / Diving 1 Copper / Chess 1 Copper
A big sport such as Thai men’s and women’s football, misses the championship. “Host” Vietnam Simple weapons, especially men’s football, which is a medal of dignity. It is a big gold medal and is the face of the sports industry in Thailand. “War Elephants” Miss Vietnam once more
This is a big homework assignment that stakeholders of the 25 underperforming sports must sit back and review. Plan to prepare athletes. Prepare once more because in the time from now on following the end of the 31st SEA Games
Thai athletes still have a mission to compete in 3 major events, namely 32nd SEA Games in Phnom Penh Cambodia Between 5-17 May 2023 continued. 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, which has been postponed to the beginning of 2023, including Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games that Thailand will host next year
“Big Kong” Dr. Kongsak Yodmanee Governor of the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT), as a person who is directly responsible for the position of chairman of the Thai athlete preparation committee, said that if only international sports The Thai army made 64 gold medals from a total of 92 gold medals, ranked 2nd in both parts of which the number of international sports medals This is close to the target of 72 gold medals, while Vietnam is No. 1 in international sports with 100 gold medals and 205 gold medals in international sports at this SEA Games. Can be divided into 2 parts together. The first part is a sport that counts points and makes statistics, which both badminton, table tennis, tennis, boxing are good, can do 4 gold medals per sport. There are also athletics, gymnastics, swimming that can be developed. good too The other part is a sport that is judged by the eyes. and has a weight division which is a very different factor from the first part. both uncertain judgment And the number of models that sometimes do not match the Olympic Games are there. Therefore, being able to do this is considered satisfactory.
The governor of the SAT also said that SAT is still fully prepared for the preparation of Thai athletes as much as possible. The next SEA Games in Cambodia The number of Thai athletes will increase. We will try our best to add as many athletes in international sports as possible. SEA Games this time, we see various unpreparedness. But we will remove these shortcomings. to adapt to the 2025 SEA Games that Thailand will host We will take it as a lesson
“Overall, although we did a lower than our target of 112 gold medals, we are satisfied to see the main sport, international sports, Thai athletes win a lot of gold medals. We made 92 gold, but in the SEA Games next year in Cambodia. We will try to win more than 100 gold medals,” the SAT governor said.
SEA Games 2021 concludes with the survival of Vietnam and all ASEAN nations in the midst of monsoons. “Covid-19”
See you once more at the 32nd SEA Games in Phnom Penh. Cambodia Between 5-17 May 2023
