‘Big Tom’ points to postpone the Olympics are both good and bad. Vietnam to hold the SEA Games China still doesn’t knock the beach game queue
“Big Tom” Mr. Thanachai Prasit, head of the Thai sports team, revealed that the overview of preparing Thai athletes in international sporting events Both the Olympic Games, the SEA Games and the Asian Beach Games are scheduled for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games between 23 July-8 August 2021 in Tokyo. Japan There are currently 17 selected athletes who have collected training It is according to the program and budget of the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) and there are still some athletes waiting for selection.
The postponement of the Olympic Games And the situation of the epidemic of COVID-19 Make the selection system Of various sports federations Must be postponed Without being able to confirm that Will be able to organize the qualifying competition Has been on time or not Or will have to change the form of selection Is it to collect points in the world ranking or how, which still has to wait for the confirmation of the competition from the Federation Some federations may adjust the form of selection. Will have to wait for further notification from the federation
The impact of the postponement on athletes is Causing athletes to exercise for a longer time Which will result in capacity Or the potential may deteriorate Because the training that can be done in full form as before And going to practice abroad cannot travel Immobilize And gain more experience For full development For impact on optimism Athletes may have more opportunities to qualify for the competition. As there may be some athletes withdrawn And if there is a new allocation, it may increase the ranking of Thai athletes. And have the opportunity to get more rights
While the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam are scheduled to compete between November 21 and December 2, 2021, Vietnam still confirms the original date of the game and has not been postponed at all. This time, the host contains 40 events, 529 gold medals, at this time SAT is in the program meeting. And budget for each sports association to keep the training of the SEA Games athletes According to the plan, athletes are kept for about 9 months, ie between March 1-November 19, 2021
The sixth Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China, the original competition was scheduled between April 10-20, 2021 without a new race date. Since now The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said it was still pending discussion. And find a mutual conclusion between the Chinese government And the Chinese Olympic Committee and will be announced for the next time, SAT will allow athletes to keep training continuously. Until a new race day is set
The original training period for Asian Beach Games athletes is between October 2020 – March 2021, there are 16 types of sports competitions, 82 gold medals, approximately 260 Thai athletes participating in this competition. That person at this stage We have completed the registration of the number for athletes and officials. Still remaining the registration process Which has to wait for the host to notify the registration deadline
In the part of the new race day The 6th Asian Beach Games at the Olympic Committee of Thailand meeting. Received information that Efforts have been made to push the competition to take place this year. Because if going to organize a competition in the next year Will collide with various sports events Many waiting
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