PUBLISHED : 24 Sep 2023 at 06:41
Thailand Boxing Association (TBA) president Pichai Chunhavajira is confident that his fighters will earn two tickets to the 2024 Olympics from the Asian Games.
The draw for the Hangzhou boxing tournament was made on Friday with three Thai athletes receiving a first-round bye.
“Lady Luck is on our side with three boxers getting a bye in the first round,” Pichai said.
“If our boxers can fight like they do in training and do not get injured, we should meet our target of getting two berths for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.”
The trio are Peerapat Yeasungnoen (men’s 71kg), Veeraphol Jongjohor (men’s 80kg) and Juthamas Raksat (women’s 50kg).
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