Coach Aod, Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai, is used to shouting out orders to his team, but who is going to be the boss when he gets married to Feng Kun, herself a former captain of the Chinese women's national volleball team? Main photo by Thanarak Khunton.
By Terry Fredrickson
Coach Aod, Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai, the head coach of the Thai women's national volleyball team, said on Monday night that he is "old enough for marriage" and his bride-to-be is Feng Kun, former captain of the Chinese women's national volleyball team.
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Volleyball's coach Aod plans to marry
Coach Aod's announcement of his engagement to Feng Kun was probably not a surprise to his Thai players who know her well. Her she is pictured (left) with some of the Thai players in Baku, Azerbaijan where they played professionally. Coach Aod also worked with that team for one season. Photo via Facebook Nargiz Gasimli / Igtisadchi BAKU
Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai, the head coach of the Thai women's national volleyball team, announced on Monday night that he would marry Feng Kun, former captain of the Chinese women's national volleyball team and member of China's 2004 Olympic championship team, this December.
Kiattipong, 48, known widely as coach Aod, made the announcement at a party for Thailand's national volleyball players. He said he was old enough for marriage now and he had known his bride-to-be since he first took the national team to international tournaments.
They will receive royally sponsored blessed water on Dec 4 and their wedding party is booked at the Army Club on Dec 6.
Coach Aod was a member of the Thai men's national volleyball team and, after his retirement from playing, he started his coaching career with the Thai women's national volleyball team in 2001. His coaching achievements include the Asian Volleyball Championship 2013 when Thailand defeated Japan, the third-rated team in the world then, in three straight sets.
Among her numerous career achievements, Feng Kun, 36, was rated the most valuable player and best setter in the Summer Olympics in Athens in 2004, when China won the gold medal. She retired in 2011.
Vocabulary
achievement: something very good and difficult that you have succeeded in doing - การบรรลุผลสำเร็จ
book: to buy a ticket in advance; to arrange to have or use something on a particular date in the future - จอง
bride: the woman at a wedding who is getting married - เจ้าสาว
numerous: many - มากมาย
rate: to make a measurement/estimate of how good, popular, appropriate, etc. someone or something is - ประเมิน
retire: to stop playing a sport as a professional or serious player because you are too old, have an injury or no longer have the desire - อำลาวงการ
retirement: the time when you stop working, especially because of old age - เกษียณอายุ, การอำลาวงการ
shout: to speak with a very loud voice, often as loud as possible, usually when you want to make yourself heard in noisy situations - ตะโกน
sponsor: to support a person, organization or activity by giving money, encouragement or other help - อุปถัมภ์, สนับสนุน
straight sets: (in tennis, badminton or volleyball) to win a match without losing any sets -
valuable: very useful or important - มีความหมาย, สำคัญ, มีราคา
