rooster59 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Panipak eyes on Olympic glory after 2nd World Championships title By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam The Nation Panipak Wongpattanakit with her gold medal. (Photo Credit to Panipak Wongpattanakit Facebook) World No 1 Panipak Wongpattanakit ousted two time Olympic champion Wu Jingyu of China to claim her second World Taekwondo Championships gold medal in Manchester on Saturday. The 21-year-old fighter outclassed the Beijing and London Olympics gold medallist 21-6 in the women’s 49kg final in the biennial tournament. Her previos victory in the World Championships was in Russia four years ago when she still competed in the 46kg category. Hailing from Surat Thani, Panipak wrote on her personal facebook that her next goal is to win the Olympics in Japan next year. “I am very happy to win the match today,” the country’s most successful taekwondo exponent posted on her facebook. “Thanks my coach and my team. I can’t do it without their support. Next match I hope I will do my best. I hope I will get gold medal in the Olympic Games in Japan.” Thailand won two medals from the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships. The other was a bronze by Julanan Khantikulanon after she finished third place in the women’s 46kg. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/sports/30369632 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-05-19 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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