The Minister of Tourism and Sports of Thailand held a press conference to welcome Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia), the Thai sensation, after he made history by becoming the first Thai to take a podium in the Moto2™ World Championship. On Wednesday, 18th May 2022, Mr. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Minister of Tourism and Sports, congratulated “Kong” Somkiat Chantra from the Honda Race to the Dream project and appreciated his accomplishments to date after delivering three podiums to Thailand in the 2022 campaign. Furthermore, the Minister of Tourism and Sports states that he is fully ready to support all Thai athletes as best as possible. That support had given me extra encouragement that I could bring this success back to Thai fans,” Chantra stated.

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