Thai Cycling Unveils Dual Plan for SEA Games, Olympic Quotas
Thailand's cycling federation has approved a 42-rider, 244-day training camp starting January 16, 2027, targeting the 34th SEA Games in Malaysia and Olympic qualification for Los Angeles 2028. The program aims to win medals across 23 cycling events at the SEA Games and secure at least four Olympic spots, matching the Paris 2024 outcome.
Pol. Gen. Decha Maekrasee, Vice President of the Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC), President of the ASEAN Cycling Federation (ACF), and President of the Cycling Association of Thailand under Royal Patronage, disclosed that joint discussions among the Department of Sports Excellence, the Sports Authority of Thailand, the Sports Science Center, the National Olympic Committee of Thailand, and the Cycling Association of Thailand have finalized an operational plan for two major missions under the fiscal year 2027 budget. These missions are the 34th SEA Games, hosted by Malaysia from September 18 to 29, 2027, and participation in various international competitions to accumulate ranking points for qualification to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. The Cycling Association of Thailand is now moving forward with the plan to achieve success in both missions.
Regarding the 34th SEA Games, the organizing committee has announced 23 cycling gold medals across disciplines: Road (6 golds) – Men's Team Time Trial, Men's Criterium, Men's Individual Road Race, Men's Team Road Race, Women's Individual Road Race, Women's Team Road Race; BMX Racing (2 golds) – Men's and Women's Individual Time Trial; Mountain Bike (2 golds) – Men's Eliminator and Mixed Team Relay (Cross Country); Track (13 golds) – Men's Team Sprint, Men's Team Pursuit, Women's Team Pursuit, Men's Keirin, Women's Keirin, Men's Sprint, Women's Sprint, Men's Time Trial, Women's Time Trial, Men's Scratch, Women's Scratch, Men's Points Race, Women's Points Race.
The meeting approved a 244-day training camp for 42 national team athletes from January 16 to September 16, 2027. The squad breakdown: Road – 10 men, 5 women; Mountain Bike – 5 men, 3 women; Track – 7 men, 4 women; BMX Racing – 4 men, 4 women. The Cycling Association will announce the final roster of selected athletes by the end of November 2026 to allow them time to prepare before camp.
Pol. Gen. Decha added that the second mission — traveling to competitions to accumulate Olympic qualification points — overlaps with the SEA Games period, which is beneficial because athletes will already be in peak condition from the training camp. Besides chasing Olympic quotas, these races provide valuable competition experience alongside SEA Games preparation.
According to the Sports Authority of Thailand's approved timeline starting January 16, 2027, the national short-track athletes include Mr.
