PARANANG Orawan

Grip
Shakehand (ITTF, 05 Mar 2021)

Style of play
Attack (ITTF, 05 Mar 2021)

General
EARLY DAYS
She grew up in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand, and as a child made 100-kilometre round trips on the back of her father's motorcycle to compete in table tennis tournaments. The family worked in farming, and she has repaid their support by using her prize money to help them buy a house and a car. "My father took me on a motorcycle to competitions because we didn't have a car. For each round trip, the distance was more than 100 kilometres and sometimes my mother wanted to come and cheer as well, so the motorcycle would be stacked with the three of us together. I was very happy when I started winning money for my family." (stadiumth, 14 Mar 2021; siamsport, 30 Mar 2020)

OCCUPATION
She works in the signal department of the Royal Thai Army. (Facebook profile, 10 Apr 2022; siamsport, 30 Mar 2020)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree in business administration at Thonburi University in Thailand. (Thonburi University Facebook page, 10 Aug 2023)

In 2018 she and Suthasini Sawettabut became the first Thai players to claim gold at an ITTF Challenge Series or World Tour event when they won the women's doubles at the Thailand Open Challenge Series event in Bangkok. (ittf, 05 Jul 2020)