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Thais target big haul as Games start today

Thai wheelchair racer Pongsakorn Paeyo (second right) poses with his teammates ahead of the Paralympics in Tokyo.

With the country’s largest-ever Games contingent, Thailand are hoping for their best-ever Paralympics performance at Tokyo 2020 which begins on Tuesday.

There are 74 Thai athletes in 14 sports in Tokyo including wheelchair racing, wheelchair fencing, boccia, table tennis and taekwondo.

Thailand enjoyed their most successful Paralympics at Rio 2016 where they won six gold, six silver and six bronze medals.

Chutinant Bhirombhakdi, president of the Paralympic Committee of Thailand, is confident that his athletes will better their Rio record.

“I am confident that our athletes will do better than the results of all previous Paralympics,” he said.

“I believe that our Paralympians will have good…

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