Thai athlete ‘Tawan’ breaks SEA Games record with high jump gold medal

‘Tawan’ breaks SEA Games record Grab gold in high jump, the 16th medal of Thai Athletics

The 32nd SEA Games athletics at the Heritage Techo National Stadium on May 12 was the last day of the competition, after “Ta” Sora-at Dabbang won the gold medal from the 100 m sprint and Jariya Wichaidit won the gold medal from female javelin

In the high jump category, Kobsit Sittichai is the former champion. This time, the gold medal is still with Thai athletes. But changed hands to Tawan Kaewdam, who set a record of 2.27 m, won the gold medal. By breaking the SEA Games record of 2.24 m and the Thai record of 2.26 m and was the 16th gold medal of the Thai Athletics Army in the 32nd SEA Games.

After the competition, Tawan Kaewdam, a Phatthalung athlete, revealed that he was very excited and very happy because he had been practicing for a full year, not misbehaving at all, and at the 2019 SEA Games in the Philippines and at the 2021 SEA Games in Vietnam, he always received a bronze medal because of injury. Locked because it’s done

“It was a very surprising work. I used to be confident in myself but I never could. Came this time, so I didn’t expect anything. When I go back, I will go and run in Phatthalung to pay my respects.”