Thai badminton players made a historical achievement by winning gold medals in both men's and women's teams at the ongoing 31st SEA Games in Vietnam.
Shuttlers Kunlavut Vitidsarn, duo Chaloempon Chroenkitamorn and Nanthakrn Yordphaisong, and Khosit Phetpradab defeated their Malaysian opponents 3-0 in the final held in Bac Giang province on May 18.
The bronze medal went to Singapore and Indonesia.
The Thai women’s team won the gold medal after beating Indonesia 3-0 in the championship match.
Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, president of the Badminton Association of Thailand, congratulated the badminton teams.
"It is the first time we made it and this is a new chapter in the history of the country's badminton teams," she said.