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Panipak stars as Thai taekwondo team hits goldmine

Panipak Wongpattanakit, right, fights Thi Kim Tuyen Truong of Vietnam in the women’s 49kg final. (Photo supplied)

Thailand’s taekwondo team, led by Tokyo Olympic champion Panipak Wongpattanakit, added three gold medals to the haul at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia on Sunday.

Panipak defeated Thi Kim Tuyen Truong 2-0 to win her fourth successive SEA Games gold medal in the women’s 49kg final.

Sasikarn Tongchan then won the women’s 62kg final, beating Tran Thi Anh Tuyet of Vietnam 2-0 in the gold medal match.

Thanakrit Yodrak claimed the third gold of the day when he defeated Sam Youdeth of Cambodia 2-0 in the men’s 58kg decider.

Thailand’s Jack Woody Mercer missed out on the title after losing to Vietnam’s Ly Hong Phuc…

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