Khon Kaen University has elegantly secured its first gold medal at the 51st Thailand University Games, “Inthanin Games 2026”, held at Maejo University in Chiang Mai Province. The university has now climbed to 20th position on the medal table, with the Khon Kaen University athletic delegation having amassed a total of eight medals, consisting of one gold, two silver, and five bronze medals.
On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, the key highlight of the competition was Khon Kaen University’s first gold medal from the Women’s Team A-Math event. The athletes demonstrated outstanding potential in analytical thinking, strategic planning, and teamwork. The women’s A-Math team, comprising Miss Natnicha Riebkhorburi, Miss Wipawee Seekrai, Miss Kannattha Chaiwut, and Miss Suphalak Singsiw, successfully defeated their opponents to claim the gold medal.
One of the A-Math team representatives stated: “I am very happy and excited; it far exceeded our expectations. I feel that the dedication of our intensive training over the past two months has truly paid off. I want to thank everyone in the A-Math team and the coaches who sacrificed their time to help us practise, analyse weaknesses, and strengthen our points. Although there were top-favourite universities in this event, we fought our hardest. We employed a strategy to analyse the first board; once we had a significant lead, we focused on a defensive game on the second board to make it harder for the opponents to score, which eventually led us to win the medal. Following this, the women’s team hopes for two more gold medals so that our Khon Kaen University athletes can become the MVPs of this event. Please continue to send us your support.”
Meanwhile, the silver medal performances came from Taekwondo in the Women’s Individual Combat (under 53kg category), where Miss Thanaporn Kaewsai delivered a strong performance throughout the competition to admirably secure the silver. Another silver medal was earned in Ju-Jitsu (Men’s Duo Show), where Mr Thanakon Kingchan and Mr Peerawat Srisupa combined their synchronisation and personal techniques to successfully win the silver for Khon Kaen University.
As for the bronze medal achievements, they were earned across various sports. Starting with the Men’s Team Chess (International Chess), Mr Jeerateep Raksi, Mr Thanakrit Leelad, Mr Teerat Namahut, and Mr Supharuek Sae-ui secured a bronze medal. This was followed by the Women’s Team Go, featuring Miss Siriyaporn Sama, Miss Supassorn Mooncheewa, and Miss Atchariya Kwiankhokngruad, who collaborated to achieve their bronze. Similarly, the Women’s Team Crossword, consisting of Pattrawadee Ngamtaku, Pimchanok Samerwai, Kantiwakorn Klinklan, and Sirikanya Panyadee, competed with full effort to successfully claim a bronze medal.
Furthermore, in Taekwondo (Women’s Individual Poomsae), Miss Orachaporn Chaibang, a first-year student from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, managed to win a bronze medal. This was notably the first medal to open the account for Khon Kaen University in this tournament. Another bronze medal came from Ju-Jitsu (Men’s Individual Tashi Waza, over 85kg category), where Mr Kankawee Chamnanche demonstrated outstanding strength and technique. These results have led Khon Kaen University to steadily climb the medal standings amidst intense competition from higher education institutions across the country on the seventh day of the games, just before entering the final stretch.
Khon Kaen University would like to invite the “Mor Din Daeng” community and the public to join in sending encouragement to the Khon Kaen University athletic delegation at the 51st Thailand University Games, “Inthanin Games 2026”, held from 9 to 19 January 2026 at Maejo University, Chiang Mai Province. This is to continue building pride for the institution. For further news and updates, please follow the Facebook page : ทัพนักกีฬามหาวิทยาลัยขอนแก่น
