France, The Thai women’s table tennis team fought with cheers before beating hosts France to advance to the last 8 teams. Meanwhile, “Preed-an” Chanokporn Karunyathat, a female equestrian of the Thai national team, did not make it through to the next round.
The women’s table tennis competition at the “Paris 2024” Olympic Games at the South Paris Arena last night, the last 16 rounds, the Thai women’s volleyball team, the 13th seed in the tournament, in red shirts, met the host country, France, the 8th seed, amidst a full capacity of the hosts’ fans who were threatening the match. It turned out that the doubles match started first. The Thai team, with “Ying” Suthasinee Sawettabut paired with “Tip” Orrawan Paranang, started off well, defeating Charlotte Lutz and Pawa Pritika 3-1 games 14-12, 11-6, 6-11 and 12-10, leading 1-0 pairs.
But then in the singles, “Tip” Orrawan Paranang lost to Yuan Jia Nan 0-3 games, causing France to tie 1-1 pairs. In the third pair, Orrawan successfully redeemed herself by defeati
ng Jak and Pawa Paritika 3-0 games, Thailand led 2-1 pairs. But in the fourth pair, “Ying” Suthasinee Sawettabut lost to Yuan Jia Nan 0-3 games, causing France to tie 2-2 pairs. The final pair had to be decided, and it was “Bua” Jinnipa Sawettabut who had to play under pressure against Charlotte Lutz. The match ended in a 2-2 tie, requiring a final match to be decided by a deuce. But the French girl hit the ball herself, allowing Jinnipa to win 3-2 games 11-8, 10-12, 11-8, 5-11 and 13-11, allowing the Thai women’s volleyball team to defeat France 3-2 pairs, advancing to the last 8 teams to meet Japan.
“Pridian” did not finish the race, riding a horse over an obstacle.
Equestrian competition in front of the Palace of Versailles, ‘Preedan’ Chanokporn Karunyatach, a female equestrian of the Thai national team, competed in the individual obstacle showdown. Preedan and her favorite horse ‘Tina’ had already jumped through 10 obstacles. However, in the 11th obstacle, which was 1.65 meters high, they were able to j
ump through it but were knocked down by the obstacle and ‘Tina’s’ horse was shocked, causing Preedan to decide not to continue the competition because she was afraid that her horse would be in danger, so she did not advance to the next round.
Previously, Preedan had just lost his horse ‘Delilah’, which was prepared for the 2024 Olympic Games, so ‘Tina’ had to be used in the ‘Paris Games’ instead.
Source: Thai News Agency