Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Tanasak Patimaprakorn has been assigned by the prime minister to accompany the Thai delegation at the Games, which run from August 19 to 30. Thailand will send 820 athletes and 399 officials to the Games with a big delegation of 259 athletes leaving for Kuala Lumpur on August 19. The Kingdom are expected to win 109 gold medals out of the 405 on offer in 39 sports. The chef de mission, Thana Chaiprasit, however, felt that 109 gold would not be enough to win the overall title. He wanted the country to win at least 120 gold medals to keep contenders such as Malaysia and Indonesia at bay.

Source: The Nation Bangkok August 02, 2017 21:33 UTC