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Last-day heroics take Thai haul to 18

Last-day heroics take Thai haul to 18

Shuttlers Sujirat and Amnouy bag bronze

Fireworks light up the sky above the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo on Sunday. (AFP photo)

Badminton players Sujirat Pookkham and Amnouy Wetwitan earned Thailand’s 18th medal on the last day of competition as the Kingdom’s athletes concluded the Paralympic Games with five gold, five silver and eight bronze in Tokyo.

The Thai pair defeated Cynthia Mathez and Karin Suter Erath of Switzerland 2-0 (21-11, 21-12) in the bronze medal match of the women’s wheelchair doubles WH1-WH2 event at Yoyogi National Stadium.

The 35-year-old Sujirat also won silver on Saturday in the WH1 singles event of the sport making its Paralympic…

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