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Thailand's Panipak 'Tennis' Wongpattanakit defends taekwondo women's 49kg title|Paris 2024|Olympics
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Panipak Wongpattanakit of Thailand successfully defended her taekwondo women's 49kg gold medal on Wednesday at the Paris Olympics to become the first person from Thailand to win two gold medals.
Wongpattanakit, who celebrates her 27th birthday on Thursday, secured her second consecutive Olympic gold. This marks her third Olympic appearance, having previously taken bronze at Rio 2016 and gold at Tokyo 2020. The two-time world champion confirmed this would be her final Olympics due to injuries.
On her path to victory, Wongpattanakit defeated Morocco's Oumaima El Bouchti, Saudi Arabia's Dunya Ali M Abutaleb, and Croatia's Lena Stojkovic. In the final, she overcame China's Olympic debutant Guo Qing 6-3, 2-3, 6-2.
Guo secured silver, while Iran's Mobina Nematzadeh and Stojkovic shared bronze medals.
Wongpattanakit, who celebrates her 27th birthday on Thursday, secured her second consecutive Olympic gold. This marks her third Olympic appearance, having previously taken bronze at Rio 2016 and gold at Tokyo 2020. The two-time world champion confirmed this would be her final Olympics due to injuries.
On her path to victory, Wongpattanakit defeated Morocco's Oumaima El Bouchti, Saudi Arabia's Dunya Ali M Abutaleb, and Croatia's Lena Stojkovic. In the final, she overcame China's Olympic debutant Guo Qing 6-3, 2-3, 6-2.
Guo secured silver, while Iran's Mobina Nematzadeh and Stojkovic shared bronze medals.