Badminton player Kunlavut Vitidsarn and taekwondo star Panipak Wongpattanakit were named the best male and female amateur athletes of the year by the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) on Monday.
Moto2 rider Somkiat Chantra and golfer Jeeno Thitikul were selected as the best male and female professional athletes.
The SAT announced the award recipients at a ceremony during the National Sports Day at Bangkok's Indoor Stadium presided over by Tourism and Sports minister Sorawong Thienthong.
The event is held annually on National Sports Day on Dec 16 to honour the late King Rama IX, who himself was a fine athlete in several disciplines.
His Majesty won a gold medal in sailing at the Southeast Asian Peninsular (SEAP) Games (now the SEA Games) in 1967.
He claimed the title on Dec 16, which has since become Thailand's National Sports Day.
Best professional muay thai fighter awards went to Janjira Saensri (Pinpet Morrajabhatkorat) (female) and Thichakorn Sripromma (Khunsueklek Boomdeksien).
The best junior amateur athletes were skateboarder Vareeraya Sukasem and weightlifter Weeraphon Wichuma.
World champion Kunlavut won the country's first-ever badminton medal when he took a silver at the Paris Games.
He beat out competition from weightlifter Theerapong Silachai, who won the men's 61kg silver medal in Paris, and boxer Bunjong Sinsiri.
Panipak also made history after winning her second successive Olympic gold medal in Paris.
She retained the women's 49kg title after defeating China's Guo Qing 2-1 in the final.
Panipak, who announced her retirement from the sport after Paris, is Thailand's most decorated Olympian, winning three consecutive medals. She also won bronze at the 2016 Olympics.
Panipak beat Olympic boxing silver medallist Janjaem Suwannapheng and weightlifting bronze medallist Surodchana Khambao for the SAT award.
Vareeraya, at 12 years of age, became Thailand's youngest ever Olympian at the Paris Games. She finished 17th in the preliminary round of the women's street event.
Weeraphon won a silver medal in the men's 73kg event at the Paris Olympics.
Wheelchair fencer Saysunee Jana was named the best female disabled athlete.
Saysunee won three gold and one silver medals at the Paris Paralympic Games. She was the first ever fencer to win golds in all three events -- foil, epee and sabre.
Wheelchair racer Chaiwat Ratana took the male award. Chaiwat won a gold medal in the men's 100m T34 event and a silver medal in the 800m event.
The best team awards went to the men's futsal team (sports) and the women's Olympic table tennis team (events). The futsal team reached the last 16 of the World Cup, while the women's table tennis team reached the quarter-finals at the Paris Olympics.
The blind football squad won the best disabled team award.
The best coach awards went to Noppadol Wanwang (amateur) of the national weightlifting team and badminton coach Pattapol Ngeonsrisuk (professional).
The Taekwondo Association of Thailand won the best sport association award while the Sports Association for the Disabled of Thailand was also honoured.
Moto2 rider Somkiat Chantra and golfer Jeeno Thitikul were selected as the best male and female professional athletes.
The SAT announced the award recipients at a ceremony during the National Sports Day at Bangkok's Indoor Stadium presided over by Tourism and Sports minister Sorawong Thienthong.
The event is held annually on National Sports Day on Dec 16 to honour the late King Rama IX, who himself was a fine athlete in several disciplines.
His Majesty won a gold medal in sailing at the Southeast Asian Peninsular (SEAP) Games (now the SEA Games) in 1967.
He claimed the title on Dec 16, which has since become Thailand's National Sports Day.
Best professional muay thai fighter awards went to Janjira Saensri (Pinpet Morrajabhatkorat) (female) and Thichakorn Sripromma (Khunsueklek Boomdeksien).
The best junior amateur athletes were skateboarder Vareeraya Sukasem and weightlifter Weeraphon Wichuma.
World champion Kunlavut won the country's first-ever badminton medal when he took a silver at the Paris Games.
He beat out competition from weightlifter Theerapong Silachai, who won the men's 61kg silver medal in Paris, and boxer Bunjong Sinsiri.
Panipak also made history after winning her second successive Olympic gold medal in Paris.
She retained the women's 49kg title after defeating China's Guo Qing 2-1 in the final.
Panipak, who announced her retirement from the sport after Paris, is Thailand's most decorated Olympian, winning three consecutive medals. She also won bronze at the 2016 Olympics.
Panipak beat Olympic boxing silver medallist Janjaem Suwannapheng and weightlifting bronze medallist Surodchana Khambao for the SAT award.
Vareeraya, at 12 years of age, became Thailand's youngest ever Olympian at the Paris Games. She finished 17th in the preliminary round of the women's street event.
Weeraphon won a silver medal in the men's 73kg event at the Paris Olympics.
Wheelchair fencer Saysunee Jana was named the best female disabled athlete.
Saysunee won three gold and one silver medals at the Paris Paralympic Games. She was the first ever fencer to win golds in all three events -- foil, epee and sabre.
Wheelchair racer Chaiwat Ratana took the male award. Chaiwat won a gold medal in the men's 100m T34 event and a silver medal in the 800m event.
The best team awards went to the men's futsal team (sports) and the women's Olympic table tennis team (events). The futsal team reached the last 16 of the World Cup, while the women's table tennis team reached the quarter-finals at the Paris Olympics.
The blind football squad won the best disabled team award.
The best coach awards went to Noppadol Wanwang (amateur) of the national weightlifting team and badminton coach Pattapol Ngeonsrisuk (professional).
The Taekwondo Association of Thailand won the best sport association award while the Sports Association for the Disabled of Thailand was also honoured.
