“View” Kulwut Vitidsarn, the world’s No. 8 men’s singles player from Thailand, exploded with great form, defeating Qi Yuqi, the world’s No. 1 from China, by a landslide, advancing to the semi-finals of the badminton Olympic Games 2024.
The badminton competition at the 2024 Olympic Games will be held at the Adidas Arena in Paris, France. On Friday, August 2, 2014, it was the quarter-final round of the men’s singles. “View” Kulwut Vitidsarn, the 8th seed of the tournament and world number 8, met Qi Yuqi, the world number 1 from China. In the first game, View Kulwut tried to play a strong defense and found a decisive opportunity to attack, leading 8-6. Then, that game belonged to View Kulwut, who focused on distributing balls continuously, leading 16-10. Then View Kulwut played an excellent offensive game to close out the first game 21-12.
In the second game, View Kulwut came down to play well as usual, focusing on attacking at the net, leading 7-1. Then View Kulwut put pressure on Qi Yuqi continuously until she could not serve, leading 11-1. Then View Kulwut came out to attack in a big way. Then he successfully closed the match with a score of 21-10, winning 2 games in a row, sending View Kulwut to the semi-finals to meet the winner between Anders Antonsen, the world’s number 3 from Denmark, or Lee Zijie, the world’s number 7 from Malaysia on Sunday, August 4, 2024.
For Thailand, this will be the first male badminton singles semi-final in 20 years after “Superman” Boonsak Ponsana, the former Thai male singles player, did it at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
“View” Reveals How He Defeated The World’s Number 1!
View gave an interview after defeating the world’s number 1, saying, “Today, I played quite well. He was under more pressure, and I was under less pressure because I wasn’t a favorite, so I played to my potential. The good thing today was that I controlled the game from the beginning to the end. I tried to play happily. Compared to my past form, I was at a disadvantage, but today, I tried to play happily. But if I want to win a medal, my form has to be better than this. But my form depends on the day. Today was good, so we’ll have to wait and see tomorrow. As for the plan before today’s match, I’ll speed up. Whoever I meet next time, I’ll be a top player. It is my duty to do my best. The first Olympics is always difficult.”
“View” continued that after competing for 3 consecutive days, “I will rest for 1 day before the semi-finals on August 4. I will go for a massage, soak in water, and take whey protein supplements to recover my body. The Thai athletes’ building in the athletes’ village has a service point downstairs and a physical therapist to help me recover my body.”
When asked about the pressure that no Thai badminton player has won an Olympic medal before, the 2023 men’s singles world champion said, “We just came up. Play to your fullest. Play happily. If possible, I want to get a medal.”
When asked if he had thought about what he would do if he won a medal, “View” replied, “If I return to Thailand, I will sleep for 2 days because the Olympics are a long competition. It is hard for the athletes. Let me sleep first.” He ended with, “Today, I feel like I am playing more fun than after winning the world championship. I know that my competitors’ past form has been superior in every way. We are inferior in every way. I will try to do my best. Give it all I have.”
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Men’s 100 Meters: Phuripol Made History By Entering The Semi-Finals
“Bew” Phuripol Boonson made an excellent performance, finishing 3rd in Heat 4 of the men’s 100m Olympics, advancing to the semi-finals, and becoming the first Thai sprinter in history to advance to this round.
The athletics competition at the Stade de France in the Saint-Denis district, north of Paris, France, on August 3, 2024, the highlight of the day was the first round of the men’s 100m race, with “Thep Bu” Phuripol Boonson, a Thai national sprinter who won a silver medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China last year, also competing. For the first round of the competition, All 72 athletes will be divided into 8 heats, 9 people per heat, and the top 3 of each heat plus the 3 fastest times (total 27 people) will advance to the semi-finals on August 4, 2024.
Phuripol Boonson was placed in Heat 4 with Marcos Santos from Angola, Fever Oghene Ache from Nigeria, Abdul Hakeem Sani Brown from Japan, Duane Asemota from Canada, Oblik Seville from Jamaica, Terrence Jones from the Bahamas, Franco Burray from Albania, and Oliver Dovic from Poland. The result was that Phuripol crossed the finish line in 3rd place in the heat with a time of 10.13 seconds, narrowly advancing to the semi-finals. Thus, he became the third Thai runner to pass the first round of the Olympics, following Anant Rattanapol, who did it in the 1976 Olympics in Canada, and Sumet Promman, who did it in the 1984 Olympics in the United States.
However, both of them passed the first round and went on to compete in the quarter-finals, but Phuripol this time passed the first round and went straight to the semi-finals, making Phuripol the first Thai sprinter to advance to the semi-finals of the men’s 100m at the Olympic Games. The first place in Heat 4 was Oblik Seville from Jamaica with a time of 9.99 seconds, while the second place was Abdul Hakeem Sani Brown from Japan with a time of 10.02 seconds.
The semi-finals will be held on Sunday night, August 4, 2024 (morning of August 5, 2024) at 1:05 a.m. Thailand time.
