Nabil Anan, former ONE Muay Thai world champion, has accepted the opportunity to try out for Thailand’s national team to compete in the 2028 Olympics.
On 11 August 2026, developments around the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, California, USA, highlight amateur boxing as one of the sports where Thailand’s national team has a strong chance of winning medals.
Recently, ONE Championship, in cooperation with the Thai Amateur Boxing Association and the National Olympic Committee of Thailand under Royal Patronage, announced that Nabil Anan, former bantamweight Muay Thai world champion of ONE Championship, will try out for Thailand’s amateur boxing team for the 2028 Olympic Games and will help promote and develop Thai athletes’ potential on the international competition stage on Friday, 14 August 2026.
The press conference will feature “Boss Chatri” Chatri Sityodtong, founder, chairman, and CEO of ONE Championship; Mr. Pichai Chunhawat, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, currently president of the Thai Amateur Boxing Association; Associate Professor Phimol Srivikorn, president of the National Olympic Committee of Thailand under Royal Patronage; and Police General Samran Nualma, Deputy National Police Chief and vice president of the Thai Amateur Boxing Association, serving as chairman of the technical committee for amateur boxing.
Thai male amateur boxers have achieved significant success at the Olympic Games as follows:
1. Payao Poontarat, bronze medalist in the light flyweight division at the 1976 Olympics.
2. Tawe Amornmaha, silver medalist in the light welterweight division at the 1984 Olympics.
3. Phajon Moolsan, bronze medalist in the bantamweight division at the 1988 Olympics.
4. Arkhom Chenglai, bronze medalist in the light welterweight division at the 1992 Olympics.
5. Somrak Khamsing, gold medalist in the light flyweight division at the 1996 Olympics.
6. Wichai Rachanon, bronze medalist in the bantamweight division at the 1996 Olympics.
7. Wijan Polrit, gold medalist in the light flyweight division at the 2000 Olympics.
8. Pornchai Thongburan, bronze medalist in the light middleweight division at the 2000 Olympics.
9. Manus Boonjumnong, gold medalist in the light welterweight division at the 2004 Olympics and silver medalist at the 2008 Olympics.
10. Worapoj Petchkoom, silver medalist in the bantamweight division at the 2004 Olympics.
11. Suriya Prasathinphimai, bronze medalist in the light middleweight division at the 2004 Olympics.
12. Somjit Jongjohor, gold medalist in the light flyweight division at the 2008 Olympics.
13. Kaew Pongprayoon, silver medalist in the light flyweight division at the 2012 Olympics.