France, 'Nong Tennis' made history by winning two consecutive Olympic gold medals and becoming the first Thai athlete to win three consecutive Olympic medals. She also revealed that she may change her mind to continue serving her country in the future. Taekwondo Olympic Games 2024, first day at Le Grand Palais, Paris, France, women's 49 kg category, final round, "Tennis" Panipak Wongpattanakit, the Thai female kicker as the defending champion, meets Guo Qing, the finalist of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China last year, which had a dramatic incident, points flowing until it was criticized around the world. In the first round, Panipak missed and was kicked in the face at the end of the round, but the Chinese girl was deducted points and Panipak kicked her to the head and kicked her to the body to win 6-3. In the second round, Panipak missed and lost 2-3, so the decision had to be made in the third round. In the third round, in the last 30 seconds, Panipak tried to kick her head, but the score did not i ncrease. However, she was confident that she got this point, so she beckoned Coach Che to protest. After the referee reviewed the slow-motion footage, he gave Panipak 3 important points before winning 6-2. This made "Tennis" Panipak Wongpattanakit win the gold medal in taekwondo, women's 49 kg category, 2 consecutive times, as a birthday present for her 27th birthday today. She is also the first Thai athlete to win 3 Olympic medals, starting with the 2016 Rio Games, bronze medal, the 2020 Tokyo Games, gold medal, and the 2024 Paris Games, gold medal. After defending her championship for the second time in a row, "Nong Tennis" expressed her delight and pride in being able to create history for Thailand because this medal is like a good reward for all her hard work and sweat. Even though she was stressed, she had a psychologist who helped her get through it. As for the part that she had previously announced that this Olympic Games would be her last in the name of the national team, Nong Tennis said that she w as thinking hard about it now. She wanted to think about it first, but her body right now has nothing but injuries. Her knees, hips, and ankles are all broken. Therefore, she wanted to quit and turn to developing young athletes. As for the prize money from the National Sports Development Fund, Sports Authority of Thailand, Panipak will now receive 10 million baht in cash and 12 million baht in 50% and another 50% to be paid over 4 years. In addition, she will receive a salary from the National Olympic Committee of 12,000 baht per month for 20 years, totaling 2.88 million baht. 'Nong Tennis' received a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Games and will receive 8,000 baht per month until 2036, a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games and will receive 12,000 baht per month until 2040, together with the latest gold medal, another 12,000 baht until 2001, making Panipak receive 32,000 baht per month. Source : Thai News Agency