"Pichai" confirms host readiness!
On May 25, the world boxing tournament to qualify for the 2024 Olympics kicks off. Thailand still has a chance with 6 weight categories.
The National Olympic Committee of Thailand under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King and the Thailand Boxing Association will host the 2nd Boxing Road to Paris World Qualifying Tournament from May 25 to June 2 at Indoor Stadium Huamark.
Boxers from all over the world will be competing for their places in the 2024 Olympic Games. 51 athletes including 22 women and 28 men will qualify through the tournament.
This is the last boxing qualification tournament for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games taking place from July 26 to August 11. All qualifiers will receive certification from the National Olympic Committee (NOC) and this marks the end of the selection process for boxers for the 2024 Olympic Games.
At present for Thailand, there are a total of 6 athletes who have secured quotas for the 2024 Olympic Games, comprising 2 males and 4 females. They are:
1. Titisorn Panhommod, 51 kg category, male gender
2. Bunjong Sinsiri, 63.5 kg category, male gender
3. Jutamas Raksaat, 50 kg category, female gender
4. Thannaya Somnuk, 60 kg category, female gender
5. Chancham Suwannapheng, 66 kg category, female gender
6. Jutamas Jitnupong, 54 kg category, female gender
Thai boxing athletes will compete for Olympic quotas in six weight classes in the qualifying tournament hosted in Bangkok.
Besides the boxing competition, boxing fans can enjoy other collateral activities, including boxing history and painting contest exhibitions, a boxing playground where visitors can play boxing VR games and boxing arcade machines, and face painting—more activities from sponsors around and Food Park area for Thailand’s boxing fan club.
Pichai Chunhavajira, Vice Chairman of the National Olympic Committee of Thailand talked about the 2nd World Qualification Tournament,
"It's an honour and incredibly exciting news that Thailand has been chosen to host the world boxing qualifiers for the 2024 Olympics at the end of this year. Boxing is a sport where we have high hopes of winning medals to bring back home. Being the host means Thai people will have the chance to closely support and cheer for our athletes, providing them with immense motivation and encouragement.
As part of our preparedness to host the event, we have everything ready for over 1,450 athletes and officials from around the globe to ensure the best outcome. We've already qualified 6 boxers and there are 6 more slots to compete for. Let's all come together to support our Thai boxing team. You're all welcome to come and cheer for free from May 25 to June 2 at the Indoor Stadium Huamark."
