In the final match that took place this morning (August 8, Vietnam time), Panipak Wongpattanakit defeated opponent Guo Qing (China) in the women's 49kg category, with a score of 2-1 (6-3, 2-3 and 6-2).

This is the second consecutive time Panipak Wongpattanakit has won an Olympic gold medal. She also became the first athlete to successfully defend her Olympic title.

After making history for Thai and Southeast Asian sports, Panipak Wongpattanakit received a very high reward. According to Thai regulations, athletes who win Olympic gold medals for the country receive a bonus of 10 million baht (more than 7.1 billion VND) from the Thai Sports Talent Development Fund.

That is if the athlete receives 10 million baht at once. As for athletes who choose to receive it in two installments, the first installment will receive 50% of the above amount, the remaining 50% will be received after 4 years (ie until the next Olympics), they will receive a total of 12 million baht (more than 8.5 billion VND).

Even more surprising, right after winning the second Olympic gold medal of his career, Panipak Wongpattanakit announced his retirement.

She told Thai media: "I thought very carefully about the decision to retire, I thought about it for a very long time. I want to challenge myself with another job."

"Currently, I have a taekwondo gym named after me (Panipak taekwondo). I will run this gym, anyone who wants to practice taekwondo, wants to study deeply and pursue this subject, can come to my gym," Panipak Wongpattanakit added.

Panipak Wongpattanakit is only 27 years old this year, but she already has a huge record of achievements, with 2 Olympic gold medals, 2 world championships, 2 Asiad gold medals, 2 Asian championships, 12 championships at tournaments in the Grand Prix system, and 4 SEA Games gold medals.