The Sports Photographers and Journalists Association of Thailand bestows titles on athletes, which is a tradition. Exercised every year 2023
It is considered a regular activity during the end of the old year. Welcoming the new year of the “Sports Journalists and Photographers Association of Thailand” which established the “Sports Person Title” every year for 2023, passed with the selection of sports persons with outstanding performance. Remembered by the Thai sports world, the type who hears the nickname and immediately imagines the face.
Calling each other an “athlete” to encourage publicity or harassing each other as a matter of custom is not disrespectful. Or climb the spiral in any way
In 2023, the association has chosen a total of 12 titles.
Sports personality titles for 2022
“Madame Pang” Nuanfan Lamsam, nicknamed “Believe in Pang Again”
Madam Pang announced her retirement as president of the Port Authority Club. Who have dedicated their efforts for the past eight years in the hope of entering into doing great works at the national level in applying to run for the position of President of the Football Association of Thailand to replace General Somyot Phumbanmuang and the old president of the association, whose term ends in February next year, will be able to do his best. Ready to announce the resolution of disputes between various poles of the Thai football industry. Everyone is invited to cooperate and work together to develop the Thai football industry. With the launch of the preparatory council for elections for each of the last two poles, they are moving towards coordination and moving forward together. But it remains to be seen whether he will become the president of the Football Association or not, but the direction Madam Pang has come out is still the favorite for the position of president of the Thai Football Association.
General Somyot Phumbanmuang, nicknamed “The Really Embarrassing Odd”
After performing poorly, the Thai national football team did not win the tournament at the recent Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia, including a struggle in the final of the Southeast Asian Games, which prompted General Prawit Wongsuwan, the president of the Thai Olympics, to resign. Pressure to resign from his position became public news, but in the end “Big Odd” claimed that Thailand might be banned by FIFA if he resigned. Because it was said to have been interfered with by politics as well as the copyright problem of Thai football. Nobody bought it. We need to bring the clubs together to manage ourselves. This does not include the warm-up performance of the Thai national team, which did not send the main team to participate. Which led to a crushing 0-7 loss to Georgia, a loss to China at home in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in the Asian zone, and in the end, the 'Big Od' was as calm as ever, whether it was about their release. “Manu Bulking” after the match victory over Singapore and announced the appointment of Masatade Ishii as his replacement, before “Big Odd” made a clear announcement that he would not run for the position of President of the Football Association for a third term.
“Big Tom” Thana Cheprasit, nicknamed “Tom Who Unties the Knots”
After “Big Tom” took over the position of President of the Takraw Sports Federation, replacing Major General Charwick Arirakaran. As time passed, they faced a big problem that had to be solved while leading the Thai Lokwai Army to fight in the Asian Games in China, but news came from “Joe Lang Khae” Suebsak Phansueb, a former takraw athlete, who came out to reveal that there was a coach and a manager. The team requested a break from the athlete's prize money. Who won the medal even became a source of news and created a negative image in the Takru Sports Association. Although Takeru performed excellently at the Asian Games, Lukwai Tai's success at the Hangzhou Games was overshadowed by this news until Big Tom was forced to form a fact-finding committee. Instead, we have continued to work proactively in other areas and can fully congratulate the athletes on their successes. We must first clarify this problem. It is considered that he did not assume the position of president of the Takru Association at the appropriate time. I should come and pick up some hot stuff. Remove accumulated problems that remain.
“Bio” Forifon Ponson, nicknamed “The Whirlwind, the Troublesome Gears”
“Thep Biw” Phuriphon Bunson, a rising record-breaking star. A new hope for the Thai athletics industry, 18, at the 2022 Asian Games For the first time, Thip Pyo was seen with a chance to easily reach the gold medal, and Pyu did not disappoint, as he made an impressive debut in the 100 metres, Theg won. With a time of 10.02 seconds, he won the silver medal, his best record and a new record for Thailand. The hope seems bright, but in light of the bad situation, the 200 meters race did not end, as the technical staff thought that they wanted to protect their bodies in order to compete in the 4×100 meters category, which is the ultimate goal, but the Typhoon team only returned to the finish line in fourth place due to planning error. Association with the aim of participating in the 4×100 meter relay event, “Thep Biw” and his friends instead of using their form to break the trigger and move forward in each event. But he ended up faltering and not reaching the goal he set out to achieve.
“Show” Colot Vetsan, nicknamed “3-fight world champion”
“View” Kulwut Vitidsarn is another star of the Thai badminton industry in the current era. He has continued to build his reputation since his days as a young shuttler. When he managed to win the World Youth Individual Badminton Championship 3 times in a row. He was the first Thai person between 2017-2019 and the second Thai person to win the World Youth Championship after “Mai” Ratchanok Intanon. Conlaut also narrowly missed out on winning the men's badminton world championships last year. When they lost to Viktor Axelsen in the finals, they had been successful until this year. He became the first Thai badminton player to win the World Men's Singles Championship. From the third round or round of 16 onwards. Colot had to contend with his opponent in 3 matches, especially in the finals where he lost the first match to Kodai Naraoka from Japan before coming back to win the fun and exciting last 2 matches.
E-Sports Nicknamed “The Joy of 100 Million”
E-sports have become popular in Thailand and around the world. In our country, the E-Sports Association, led by Santi Lothong, the association's president, has made a huge impact as a rapidly growing sport that is very popular among teenagers. It is also becoming more and more accepted by the public, erasing a lot of the old image because the position of gamers today is not just “addicts to the game” but “gamers” who must practice and compete. sports. Many may upgrade to traveling “Pro Gamers” to compete in professional tournaments locally and abroad. Win millions of baht in prize money
Thedej Songsaisakul, who has the nickname “TDKeane”, is the heir to the famous columnist from Siam Sport, “Chumpot Songsaisakul”, who has the pseudonym. “Summer Hill” for Theidt gradually climb the ladder from winning the regional championship. Continuing at the national level before becoming a professional team, Alpha Red won the 2019 EA Champions Cup Spring and the 2021 World Championship. He also represented the Thai national team competing in eSports at the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam, where he led the team to win the FIFA Online Championship and advance to the medal Historic gold at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China in 2023, where eSports competed for gold medals for the first time by winning the EA FC Online Championship by defeating Tanasak Woranon or “JUBJUB”, another Thai athlete in the final round.
“Tennis” Panipak Wongpatanakit, nicknamed the “Queen of Champions”
Nung Tennis Flight Lieutenant Panipak Wongpatanakit, a 26-year-old taekwondo athlete from the Thai national team, has an outstanding score in taekwondo. More importantly, he won medals at the Summer Olympics twice in a row, namely the gold medal from the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan and the bronze medal from the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil in the weight category that does not exceed 49 kilograms, and he is now searching for the gold medal. For the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in the middle of this year before leaving the national team. This does not include the many tournaments won by this young player. For example, the 2015 and 2019 Taekwondo World Champion is Thailand's fourth Taekwondo World Champion and is also the first gold medalist at the Youth Olympic Games or the second Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, Thailand.China and Asian Games gold medalist twice in a row in 2019 and 2023. Until now he is the number one taekwondo player in the world. He held an unbeaten record for almost 13 years.
The most recent achievement is the 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Prix, the final event of the year. In the English city of Manchester, they easily won the gold medal in the women's weight category not exceeding 49 kg, and by winning this tournament, tennis declared its greatness. He won his 12th major world championship, his sixth in 2023, and his 51st championship for himself. Outstanding work Make National Sports Day 2023 by the Sports Authority of Thailand on December 16. “Tennis” Panipak Wongpatanakit wins the award for best amateur athlete. To dominate without competition
Somkiat Chandra, aka “Almost fell asleep but came back”
Somkiat Chantra, a Thai rider from the Idemitsu Honda Asia Team, made history when he became the first Thai rider to win the Moto2 Championship in two races, the first being the Indonesian Grand Prix at Mandalika International Circuit in Indonesia in 2022 and 2023. He won the championship, and made a world-famous name in racing Japanese Grand Prix, Japan. In the 14th field competition on October 1, 2023, it brought satisfaction to Thai speed sports fans. By opening the Home Race platform with a third place finish in front of the Thai fans at Chang Stadium in Buriram Province, the battle for the “Thailand Grand Prix” in the 17th race of the 2023 season.
As a result, the No. 35 rider ranked sixth in the world with a total of 173.5 points, the highest world ranking ever achieved by a Thai rider at the recent World Grand Prix level at the Athlete of the Year awards ceremony. National Sports Day 2023 Sports Authority of Thailand Kong-Somkiat also won the Outstanding Professional Athlete Award for the second time in a row.
Muay One, nicknamed “ONE, changes boxers' lives”
After the COVID-19 problem The pandemic has hit hard, and for more than two years, the boxing industry, both in Thailand and the profession, has remained dangerously stagnant. The promoters and boxers asked the government to provide relief because they were unable to organize the competition. Even Chatri Sityudthong, the founder of the One Championship Organization, who switched to organizing the fight in a new way, 3 rounds and fought fiercely, was able to create a high trend in the Muay Thai circle and gain wide acceptance. By boxers. Besides setting fees that have never been seen before, it is very popular, which has made many boxers join the fight in the program, making it a dream organization for many boxers because it can open the eyes of boxers. Money was saved, and it could be said that it was a life-changing stage for people in the world of boxing.
Rodtang Jitmuangnon, nicknamed “the tank full of money”
Tangtang Jitmuangnon is considered one of the best Thai boxers at the level of 100,000 baht. Who competed in the standard boxing circuit extensively, starting with Lumpini Rajadamnern and Channel 7, before switching to a single tournament program in the early days 3-4 years ago, before the emergence of the Corona virus. It would go viral with a ferocious and deadly fighting style, without fear of anyone, and never losing to anyone in a ONE Championship bout, Rodtang became the number one boxing attraction for Thai boxers on the ONE program. Today's tournament, Rodtang is the first Thai boxer to raise his salary to over 10 million in a single tournament.
Women's Volleyball Team, nicknamed “The Gods Can Be Great Even If You're Not an Expert”
It was almost a complete blood transfusion for the Thai women's national volleyball team. When the top talents of the Golden Era like “7 Sians” include “Nong” Pleumjit Thinkhao, “Gift” Wilawan Apinyapong, “Sara” Nootsara Tomkham, “Orn” Onuma Sittirak, “Poo” Malika Kanthong, “Jack” Amporn Yapha and “ Na” Wanna Buakaew are all gradually leaving the national team to make way for the younger generation. Only Notsara remained. The veteran setter was only called upon to assist in certain events, however, the new generation of Thai women's volleyball players, even without the top seven captains leading the team, were still able to show strong form. Consistently maintaining the standards of play to success on the international stage including a gold medal at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia, and the Asian Women's Volleyball Championship in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, which was the third tournament in the history of the Thai national team. Finally, he won a bronze medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China in October.
Thai women's trapeze team, nicknamed “4 Top Professionals in the World”
The International Crown Women's Golf Championship is a match-play tournament in which the top-ranked golfers from 8 countries, 4 teams per country, are selected to compete every two years, with the female golf professionals from Thailand winning. The right to participate in the competition since the first competition began in 2014, 3 times in the past. Thai professional women have not yet reached the stars. Until the fourth tournament at the beginning of this year, the Thai female golfers, consisting of “Pro China” Atthaya Thitikul, “Pro May” Ariya Jutanugarn, “Pro Mo” Moriya Jutanugarn, and “Pro Miao” P. Phangkorn Thawatchathanakit, also joined forces to achieve the win. Championship. They had an almost 100% record, winning 11 matches and losing only one, in addition, at the end of the year, the performance of the Chinese professionals was still good.
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