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Agence France-Presse

The queen of Thailand won a gold medal in sailing at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, a regional competition being held in her country in December.
Queen Suthida, the wife of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, competed in the mixed keelboat SSL47 category on a 47-foot sailing boat with nine other crew members on Thursday.
The 47-year-old served as tactician and helmswoman to lead the Thai team to victory in the waters off Pattaya, ahead of Malaysia and Myanmar.
A communications graduate, Suthida worked as a flight attendant for Thai Airways before embarking on a career in the military.
A keen athlete, she ran a half marathon in 2:13:40 in the capital Bangkok alongside Kenyan running legend Eliud Kipchoge in November.

The queen led the Thai delegation at the opening ceremony of the SEA Games on December 9, in Bangkok.
Suthida is not the first member of the royal family to win gold in sailing.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the father of Vajiralongkorn, sailed in the fourth edition of the regional Games, held in Thailand in 1967.
Competing in the OK class on a boat he built himself, Bhumibol won a gold medal alongside his eldest daughter, Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya, according to the SEA Games website.
The Games end on Saturday, with host nation Thailand well ahead in the medal count, followed by Indonesia and Vietnam.
Eleven countries were initially scheduled to take part, but Cambodia withdrew for security reasons after a border conflict with the host country reignited days before the opening ceremony.


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The queen served as tactician and helmswoman to lead the Thai team to victory, ahead of Malaysia and Myanmar


The queen served as tactician and helmswoman to lead the Thai team to victory, ahead of Malaysia and Myanmar.


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Queen of Thailand wins gold medal in sailing at Southeast Asian Games

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The queen served as tactician and helmswoman to lead the Thai team to victory, ahead of Malaysia and Myanmar