Thailand at the 2017 Asian Winter Games explained

Noc:THA
Nocname:National Olympic Committee of Thailand
Year:2017
Date:February 19–26
Games:Asian Winter Games
Location:Sapporo and Obihiro
Competitors:51
Sports:3
Flagbearer:Thita Lamsam
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Thailand is scheduled to compete in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26.[1] [2]

Thailand is scheduled to compete in three sports (seven disciplines).[3] The team consisted of 55 athletes, which marks the most the country has sent to the Asian Winter Games.[4]

Competitors

The following table lists the Thai delegation per sport and gender.

width=200Sport !width=60Men !width=60Women !width=60Total
Alpine skiing1 0 1
Cross-country skiing1 1 2
Figure skating0 2 2
Freestyle skiing1 0 1
Ice hockey22 20 42
Short track speed skating3 0 3
Speed skating0 1 1
Total 27 24 51

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Thailand competed in the alpine skiing competition with one male athlete. Robert-Worachai Pinsent will also compete in freestyle skiing.

Men
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Robert-Worachai Pinsent1:19.2522DNF
57.3414 1:06.33172:03.6715

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Thailand entered two athletes, however their results did not count at the time for unknown reasons.

Men
Women

Figure skating

See main article: Figure skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Thailand entered two female figure skaters in the ladies individual competition.

Individual
Athlete(s)EventTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Thita LamsamLadies26.891553.121880.0117
Promsan Rattanadilok na Phuket25.7116 62.841488.5514

Freestyle skiing

See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Thailand will compete in the freestyle skiing competition with one male athlete. Robert-Worachai Pinsent will also compete in alpine skiing.

Men

Ice hockey

See main article: Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Thailand has entered teams in both hockey tournaments. The men's team will compete in division one.[5] [6] Thailand's men's team finished in first place (5th place overall) in division 1 of the competition.[7]

Men's tournament

See main article: Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games – Men's tournament. Thailand was represented by the following 18 athletes:[8]

Legend

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Women's tournament

See main article: Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games – Women's tournament. Thailand was represented by the following 20 athletes:[9]

Legend: G = Goalie, D = Defense, F = Forward

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Short track speed skating

See main article: Short track speed skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Thailand's short track speed skating team consisted of three male athletes.

Men

Speed skating

See main article: Speed skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Thailand's speed skating team consisted of one female athlete.[10]

Woman
AthleteEventFinal
PointsTimeRank
align=left rowspan=3Bertha Natalie Hognestad500 m48.2617
1000 m1:37.7418
Mass start02:34.410

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sapporo 2017 . www.ocasia.org/ . . 25 November 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161111113043/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPenUzDm9A5cxw. 11 November 2016 .
  2. Web site: OCA welcomes record number of teams, athletes to Sapporo 2017 . www.ocasia.org/ . Olympic Council of Asia. 17 February 2017 . 17 February 2017.
  3. Web site: 2017 Sapporo AWG sport entries by NOC . 16 December 2016 . www.sapporo2017.org . 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee . 16 December 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220185609/https://sapporo2017.org/site/news-en/12161.html . 20 December 2016 .
  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: Entry list for hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games . 3 December 2016 . www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/. National Teams of Ice hockey . 3 December 2016.
  6. Web site: Sapporo 2017 confirm entrants in men's and women's ice hockey tournaments . Morgan . Liam . 4 January 2017 . www.insidethegames.biz/ . Dunsar Media Ltd. . 4 January 2017.
  7. Web site: Ice hockey Men's Division I Tournament Progress. 25 February 2017. www.info.sapporo2017.org/. Sapporo Organizing Committee for the 2017 Asian Winter Games. 26 February 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170227145927/http://info.sapporo2017.org/ddr/12017100/IH/IH/M/401/00/TOURNAMENTPROGRESS.pdf?_=1488127489027. 27 February 2017.
  8. Web site: Team Rosters - Men's Division I. 22 February 2017. www.info.sapporo2017.org/. Sapporo Organizing Committee for the 2017 Asian Winter Games . 23 February 2017.
  9. Web site: Team Rosters - Women's tournament. 22 February 2017. Sapporo Organizing Committee for the 2017 Asian Winter Games. 23 February 2017.
  10. Web site: Natalie skal delta i de Asiatiske vinterlekene. Natalie will participate in the Asian Winter Games. Norwegian . 19 January 2017 . www.drammenssk.org/ . Drammen Skøiteklub . 23 January 2017.