Plenty in store for Thai athletes, fans

Provided the second wave of Covid-19 outbreak doesn’t take a turn for the worst, 2021 will be an exciting year for Thai athletes and fans with two multisport international events — the Olympics and the SEA Games — on the cards.

The Olympics, which were postponed last year but are still called Tokyo 2020, are scheduled to take place from July 24-Aug 8, while the SEA Games in Vietnam will be held from Nov 21-Dec 2.

Also, Thailand will host three premier badminton tournaments this month at Muang Thong Thani’s Impact Arena.

The Thai national football team, meanwhile, will resume their World Cup qualifying campaign for the 2022 finals.

Medal hopefuls in Tokyo

Seventeen Thai athletes have earned berths at the Tokyo Olympics including taekwondo fighter Panipak Wongpattanakit, boxer Chatchai-decha Butdee and shooter Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit.

Several other Thai athletes…