Being the youngest, she went to various sports stadiums to watch her father and siblings compete. Of course, winning would put a smile on his face, which means the world to me," said the Olympian, whose future goal after retirement is to build a taekwondo coaching academy. Her father Sirichai might have brought home the paltry salary of a civil servant, but she said he never complained. Taekwondo gold medalist Panipak Wongpattanakit with her father Sirichai. It is as if I made the dream he once had for himself come true."

Source: Bangkok Post August 17, 2021 23:48 UTC