Naphaswan, Savate to fly Thailand’s flag

Shooters Naphaswan Yangpaiboon and Savate Sresthaporn will get a once-in-a-lifetime experience when they carry the Thai flag at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.

Naphaswan, an air pistol specialist, said on Thursday she was thrilled to be given the honour alongside trap shooter Savate, who at 58 is Thailand’s oldest athlete in Tokyo.

It is the first time that two athletes — one man and one woman — of each country will bear their national flags during the parade in the opening ceremony in a move to promote gender equality.

Naphaswan, 33, said she was in shock when she was informed by Thailand’s delegation chief…