Olympic champion Panipak Wongpattanakit has been crowned Thailand's best female amateur athlete of 2021.

Wongpattanakit earned the top prize from the Sports Authority of Thailand, and received a trophy from Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha during a ceremony in Bangkok.

At Tokyo 2020, Wongpattanakit beat Spaniard Adriana Cerezo in the women’s under-49 kilograms final to win her second Olympic medal, having won a bronze in the same division at Rio 2016.

Wongpattanakit is also a two-time world champion, currently holding the under-49kg title.

The gold medal was Thailand's only one won at Tokyo 2020, and 10th Olympic title of all time.

Thailand had never before won a taekwondo gold medal.

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