Mark Chanloung Explained

Mark Chanloung
Birth Date:9 February 1995
Birth Place:Gressoney-La-Trinité, Italy.
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Mark Chanloung (Thai: มรรค จันเหลือง;[1] [2] ; born 9 February 1995)[3] is an Italian-born cross-country skier competing for Thailand.

Career

Chanloung originally competed for Italy and switched to competing for Thailand, as he holds dual citizenship.

2017 Asian Winter Games

Chanloung competed for Thailand at the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan. However, his results did not count towards the official results as he had not met the requirements to compete for the team (the minimum amount of time had not been met in waiting to switch to competing for another country).[4]

2018 Winter Olympics

Chanloung is scheduled to compete for Thailand at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[5] Mark and his sister Karen Chanloung are scheduled to be the only cross-country skiers on the team.[6] [7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mr. Mark Chanloung . Ski and Snowboard Association of Thailand (SSAT). Thai. 2017-04-20. 2018-01-28.
  2. Web site: หวังสองพี่น้อง 'จันเหลือง' ซิวเหรียญสกีศึกเอเชี่ยนเกมส์ ฤดูหนาว. Matichon Online. Thai. 2017-01-20. 2018-01-28.
  3. Web site: CHANLOUNG Mark - Biographie. data.fis-ski.com. 5 January 2018.
  4. Web site: ไทยส่ง52นักกีฬาลุยอชก.ฤดูหนาวก.พ.หน้าที่ซัปโปโร - สยามกีฬา . Thailand sent 52 athletes to the 2017 Asian Winter Games Sapporo . Thai . 31 December 2016 . www.siamsport.co.th/ . Sport Syndicate Public Co. Ltd. . 6 January 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170107101333/http://www.siamsport.co.th/Sport_Other/161231_197.html . 7 January 2017 .
  5. Web site: Cross-country Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018 . 12 December 2017 . www.data.fis-ski.com/ . International Ski Federation (FIS) . 16 December 2017.
  6. News: Mahavongtrakul. Melalin. 7 November 2017. Through the snow. Bangkok Post. Khlong Toei, Bangkok, Thailand. 17 December 2017.
  7. Web site: Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018 . 12 December 2017 . www.data.fis-ski.com/ . International Ski Federation (FIS) . 16 December 2017.
  8. Web site: Thailand team to Olympic Winter Games 2018. 11 November 2017. www.ssat.or.th/. Ski and Snowboard Association of Thailand (SSAT). 17 December 2017.