US EditionThai Queen Wins SEA Games Gold in Sailing
Queen Suthida, tactician and helmswoman, led the Thai sailing team to gold in the mixed keelboat SSL47 class with nine crew members, surpassing Malaysia and Myanmar.
- On Thursday, Queen Suthida, Queen of Thailand, won a gold medal in sailing at the Southeast Asian Games hosted in Thailand this month after leading the Thai delegation at the December 9 opening ceremony in Bangkok.
- In the SSL47 class she acted as tactician and helmswoman, competing in the mixed keelboat SSL47 category on a 47-foot sailboat with nine crew members.
- Her medal will be presented by King Maha Vajiralongkorn, 73, whom she married in 2019; Suthida also ran a 2:13:40 half marathon this month alongside Eliud Kipchoge.
- The Games end on Saturday with Thailand leading the medal count, followed by Indonesia and Vietnam, while Cambodia withdrew for security reasons after a border conflict reignited.
- Notably, King Bhumibol Adulyadej won gold in the 1967 SEA Games alongside Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya, and Suthida is not the first royal to claim sailing gold.
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On Thursday, the Queen of Thailand won a gold medal in sailing at the South-East Asian Games, an international sporting competition held until 20 December in her country. Queen Suthida, 47 years old, competed in the SSL47 category, on 47-foot (14-m) sailboats with ten mixed crew members. She held the roles of tactician and barrister to lead the Thai team to victory in Pattaya's turquoise waters, ahead of Malaysia and Burma. Her gold medal was ha…
His Majesty the King awarded gold medals to athletes competing in the 33rd SEA Games in sailing, after Her Majesty the Queen led the Thai national team to victory, securing first place in the qualifying rounds.
The 47-year-old Queen Suthida competed in the SSL47 category on 47-foot (14-metre) sailboats with ten mixed crew members.
King accompanies the Queen to SEA Games sailing final in Pattaya
His Majesty the King accompanies Her Majesty the Queen at Ocean Marina Yacht Club Pattaya, where Their Majesties presided over the medal presentation for the SSL 47 keelboat event at the 33rd SEA Games 2025, before the Queen sailed to the competition area for the final race. PATTAYA, Thailand – His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen presided over the medal presentation ceremony for the sailing competition in the Keelboat class “SSL 47” a…
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