Thai golfers Gunn Charoenkul, left, and Jazz Janewattananond pose with the Olympic rings at Kasumigaseki Country Club.
TOKYO: Thai golfers Jazz Janewattananond and Gunn Charoenkul have found added motivation ahead of the men’s golf competition at the Tokyo Olympic after compatriot Panipak Wongpattanakit’s success in the women’s taekwondo 49kg event.
Both golfers were glued to the TV screen in the Olympic Village on Saturday night when the 23-year-old Panipak delivered Thailand’s first gold medal of the Games with a victory in the final seconds against Spain’s Adriana Cerezo Iglesias.
“Gunn and I watched Thailand take gold, and it was pretty amazing even watching it on TV,” said Jazz,…
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