On 19th August, H.E. Mr. LEE Wook-Heon, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, met Thailand’s ‘Olympic Hero' Panipak Wongpattanakit and National Taekwondo Team Coach Choi Young-Seok, and presented a bunch of flowers and various gifts including Hanbok. By the Olympic Games Taekwondo first gold medal, Taekwondo has been in the ’three sports’, which Thailand reached the gold medal in the Olympics with Boxing and Weightlifting, and contributed to the increasing popularity of Taekwondo in Thailand!

In this ceremony, the father who raised Panipak and her two siblings by himself, attended together and wore Hanbok with her. Panipak looks good in Hanbok, and she also enjoyed a lot taking selfie during she wears it. She also had a good opportunity to learn about Korean culture at KCC Thailand, by H.E. Mr. Lee’s guide.