Thailand’s Saisunee Jana has made history by becoming the first Thai athlete to win three gold medals in wheelchair fencing at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, when she defeated China’s Kang Su in the women’s epée fencing Class B competition on Friday.
She said that the Paris Paralympics is the greatest in her sporting life and her achievement is beyond expectation.
Earlier, Saisunee won two gold medals in the sabre and foil competitions.
Thailand is 18th in the medal ranking at the Paralympics, bagging six golds, nine silvers and eleven bronzes. China leads the medal table with 83 golds.
