Sasikarn Tongchan Explained

Sasikarn Tongchan
Nickname:	Baitoey
Birth Place:	Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Height:	171cm
Sport:	Taekwondo
Coach:	Choi Young-seok

Sasikarn Tongchan (born 19 September 2003) is a Thai taekwondo practitioner. She won a gold medal at the 2024 Asian Taekwondo Championships in the -62kg category.^[1]

Career

She won a silver medal at the 2021 SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in a May 2022.^{[2] [3]} In June 2022, she won a bronze medal in the 62kg category at the 2022 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Chuncheon, South Korea.^{[4] [5]}

She won gold in Cambodia at the Taekwondo at the 2023 SEA Games in the 62kg division in May 2023.^[6] In August 2023, she won gold in the 62kg at the delayed 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu.^[7]

In February 2024, she won the Turkish Open in Antalya.^[8] She won a gold medal at the 2024 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Vietnam, in the -62kg category.^[9] She entered the 2024 Asian Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament and earned a place at the upcoming Olympics.^[10] She was subsequently selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sasikarn Tongchan. Eurosport. 8 August 2024.
2. Web site: SEA Games 31: VN taekwondo grabs more combat gold. seagames.ner. 8 August 2024. 9 May 2022.
3. News: 20 May 2022. 8 August 2024. Thai star Panipak a cut above the rest. Bangkok Post.
4. Web site: New rules are a disaster! Thai Taekwondo without medals at the end of the Asian Championships. mgronline. 8 August 2024. 27 Jun 2022 .
5. Web site: 28 June 2022. 8 August 2024. เทควันโดไทยไร้ทอง ปิดฉาก 'ชิงแชมป์เอเชีย' ด้าน 'บิ๊กเอ' ลุยแจ้งความมิจฉาชีพตุ๋นเงิน หลอกติดทีมชาติ. ch3plus.com. Thai.
6. News: Panipak stars as Thai taekwondo team hits goldmine. Bangkok Post. 8 August 2024. 14 May 2023.
7. Web site: Taekwondo is a way of life for gold medalists. fisu.net. 8 August 2024. 2 August 2023.
8. Web site: "Sasikan" made a name for herself by winning gold at the 2024 Turkish Open Taekwondo.. pptvhd36.com. 8 August 2024. 14 February 2024.
9. Web site: Asian Taekwondo Championships: South Korea and Iran win team titles. Inside the Games. 8 August 2024. Rafael . Khalatyan. 20 May 2024.
10. Web site: หยู บัลลังก์ และ ใบเตย ศศิกานต์ โชว์ฟอร์มเก่ง คว้าตั๋วลุยศึกโอลิมปิกเกมส์ 2024. 15 March 2024. Thai. thestandard.co. 8 August 2024.
11. Web site: Tennis Panipak Wins Second Olympic Gold in Taekwondo at Paris 2024. thepattanews.com. 8 August 2024. Kittisak. Phalaharn. 8 August 2024.