Paradise Park Hosts Bustling Sports Journalists Market with Thai Stars
Paradise Park in Bangkok hosted the fifth Sports Journalists’ Market, featuring Thai national athletes including Asian Games gold medalists Focus Natthanicha and Nong Amp Kanjutha. The event allowed sports reporters to sell goods for extra income while fans met athletes from beach soccer, futsal, and volleyball teams over three days. Opening ceremonies were led by MBK and Paradise Park executives and association leaders.
The opening ceremony was attended by Paradise Park Managing Director Jaruwanrat Sali, MBK Senior Communications Director Sathakamon Worakul, President of the Sports Journalists Association of Thailand Vorawut Phongtheepon, President of the Online Sports Journalists Association of Thailand Wankla Khankaew, Secretary of the Sports Photojournalists Association of Thailand Phallon Sripraiwat, and Vice President for Corporate Relations of the Television Sports Photojournalists Association of Thailand Ampai Phochaisirat. Sathakamon Worakul said MBK aims to continuously support sports journalists and provided the market space at Paradise Park as an additional sales channel for quality goods, while giving journalists direct access to consumers and offering shoppers a special experience to meet sports reporters, columnists, and Thai national athletes. The first day’s highlight was a talk titled “Success and History at the Asian Games” led by Focus Natthanicha Jongprongklang and Nong Amp Kanjutha Pattraboonson, moderated by renowned sports columnist B Laem Sing Siamphong Phonmak, which drew strong interest from fans and shoppers. Additional activities included a session on Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 2:00 pm with the Asian Championship‑bound Thai national beach soccer team led by Coach Ek Setthakorn Chuen-ta, and at 6:00 pm a futsal session with Coach Rakphon Sa-nen-ngam and the national futsal team.
