Thailand Sports Authority Board to Decide New Director August 27
Thailand's Sports Authority will choose its next director on August 27 from two finalists: Dr. Meechai Inwood and Prodpran Samanmit, both deputy directors who passed all qualification assessments.
The selection committee for the new Thailand Sports Authority director has reduced the candidate pool to two finalists from an initial ten applicants: Dr. Meechai Inwood, deputy director for administration, and Prodpran Samanmit, deputy director for professional and boxing sports. Both candidates have completed all qualification requirements, passed an English language assessment on August 10, and participated in interviews on August 13. The committee declined to publicly identify which candidate is favored, citing the difficulty of choosing between two similarly qualified candidates. The Thailand Sports Authority board, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Thongsri and Vice-chaired by Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenvorakul, will convene on August 27 at 1:30 p.m. at Government House to make the final decision. The board will either approve the committee's recommendation and forward it to the cabinet for consideration, or reject the selection and order the committee to restart the recruitment process.
