‘Coach Che’ Chatchai Che received the Most Admirable Order of Direkgunabhorn in 2024, lower class than the Third Direkgunabhorn sash.

On August 14, 2024, the Royal Gazette website published an announcement of the bestowal of the Most Admirable Order of Direkgunabhorn to a total of 2,905 names, dated August 13. His Majesty graciously bestowed the Most Admirable Order of Direkgunabhorn, lower in class than the sash, Third Direkgunabhorn.

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has a list of “Coach Che” Mr. Chatchai Che, a coach of the Thai national taekwondo team who received Thai citizenship in 2022 and received the lower-class royal decoration of the Order of Direkgunabhorn.

Coach Che led the Thai national taekwondo team to win 7 Olympic medals, including 2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze, starting from the 2004 Athens Games.

Source: Thai News Agency