The path to the dream of an Olympic gold medal for “View Kulwut”

Uncovering the history and journey of 'View' Kunlavut Vitidsarn, the first Thai badminton athlete to qualify for the men's singles gold medal at the Olympic Games. After View-Kulwut Vitidsarn, a young badminton player for the Thai national team, ranked 8th in the world, performed brilliantly, defeating Li Zijie, ranked 7th in the world from Malaysia, in 2 straight games, 21-14 and 21-15, making history as the first Thai badminton player to reach the gold medal round and guaranteeing a silver medal, in the gold medal round of the men's singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, View Kulwut will meet Viktor Axelsen, ranked 2nd in the world from Denmark, winner of the men's singles gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Kunlavut became the first Thai male singles badminton player to reach the Olympic semi-finals in 20 years since Boonsak Ponsana did it in 2004. Boonsak finished 4th and became the first Thai badminton player to win an Olympic medal. But will it be gold or silver? Today, let's see. For "View" Kunlavu t Wititsant, born on May 11, 2001, currently 23 years old, is the son of father Nattawat Wititsant, who is a badminton athlete, and mother Natkanok Wititsant. He has one younger sister, "Nong Som" Saranrak Wititsant, who is a rising badminton athlete. View's path to becoming a badminton player began when she was 7 years old, with her father as her coach. In 2014, she moved to join the Ban Thong Yod Badminton School before competing at the national and international levels. View Kulwut's famous achievements include winning the World Youth Championship 3 times in a row in 2017, 2018, 2019, winning the Asian Youth Championship 2019, winning 2 gold medals at the 2021 SEA Games in the men's team and men's singles categories, and winning the world runner-up title in the same year before going on to win the men's singles world championship in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2023. In the final round, he defeated Kodai Naraoka, the world's 4th ranked player from Japan, 2-1 games. Kulwut set his highest goal in life for his badminton competition as being the world champion, which he achieved, becoming the All England champion and winning the Olympic gold medal. Khunying Pathama Leesawattrakul, member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and president of the Badminton Association of Thailand, announced a prize of 3 million baht, which is her own money, if Kulwut successfully wins the gold medal. In the 7 meetings with Viktor Axelsen, the world's No. 2 from Denmark, Kunlavut won 1 time and lost 6 times. Kunlavut's victory was the last time the two met in the Yonex Sunrise India Open in January 2023. Tonight (August 5), Thai sports fans will join together to send their full support to help View Kulwut win the gold medal that he has dreamed of. Channel 9 MCOT HD, press 30, is preparing to broadcast live at 8:40 p.m. Source: Thai News Agency