Lalita Chiaochan - Thailand's SEA Games Precision Shooting Champion | Player Profile
Lalita Chiaochan profile: the Bangkok University law student who won women's precision shooting gold at SEA Games 33, dethroning Myanmar's two-time defending champion.
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Lalita Chiaochan - Quick Facts
| Full name | Lalita Chiaochan |
| Nickname | Taen |
| Represents | Thailand (Ang Thong province) |
| Role | Shooter (precision shooting specialist) |
| Club/school | Bangkok University Petanque Team |
| Signature result | Gold, women's individual precision shooting, SEA Games 33 |
Dethroning a Two-Time Champion
Lalita Chiaochan gave Thailand its first pétanque gold of the 33rd SEA Games on the very first day of competition. On 10 December 2025, at Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University in Pathum Thani, Thailand, she won the women's individual precision shooting final 43-37 against Khin Cherry Thet of Myanmar - a result with real weight behind it, since Khin Cherry Thet had won the same individual shooting title at both the 2021 and 2023 SEA Games. Beating a two-time defending champion in the discipline, on home soil, made Lalita's win the standout individual storyline of Thailand's opening-day haul, which also included a silver and a bronze in other petanque events that day.
Career Overview
Lalita, nicknamed "Taen" and hailing from Ang Thong province, is also a proven team-event winner. At the 32nd SEA Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (May 2023), she was part of the Thai women's team - alongside Thongsri Thamakord's long-time teammate Amphawan Suwannaphruk, Panadda Chanduang, and Kantaros Choochuay - that beat Laos 13-0 in the final, reclaiming Thailand's women's team gold after an eight-year gap dating back to 2015. She has represented Thailand internationally since at least 2021, when she was named to the national squad sent to the World Petanque Championship in Sant Susanna, Spain.
Off the court, Lalita studies for a master's degree in the Faculty of Law at Bangkok University, having competed on an athletic scholarship there since her undergraduate years. According to the university, she began playing pétanque in third grade after a coach spotted her potential, building more than 17 years of competitive experience by the time of her SEA Games 33 breakthrough. She has described Bangkok University's environment as teaching her that athletic skill alone was not enough - she needed to pair it with academic study to build a sustainable career combining both.
Playing Style
As a precision shooting specialist, Lalita's game is built around the discipline's core demand: consistently striking a single target boule out of a cluster under pressure, rather than the positional play of doubles or triples. Her SEA Games 33 final score of 43-37 against a two-time defending champion reflects a shooter capable of sustained accuracy across a full match, not just a single high-pressure attempt.
Legacy
Lalita Chiaochan's SEA Games 33 gold extended Thailand's long tradition of strength in pétanque shooting and team events, built by predecessors like Thongsri Thamakord and Nantawan Fueangsanit. Combined with her 2023 team gold, it establishes her as one of the sport's more complete Thai competitors - equally capable of anchoring a team title and winning an individual specialist event outright, at a Games where the individual shooting competition had been dominated by a single Myanmar rival for the previous two editions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Lalita Chiaochan?
Lalita Chiaochan is a Thai petanque player, known by the nickname "Taen," from Ang Thong province. She is a master's degree student in the Faculty of Law at Bangkok University, competing on an athletic scholarship, and specializes in individual precision shooting. She won gold in that event at SEA Games 33 in December 2025.
What did Lalita Chiaochan win at SEA Games 33?
She won gold in women's individual precision shooting on 10 December 2025, the opening day of petanque competition at the 33rd SEA Games, held at Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University in Pathum Thani, Thailand. She beat Myanmar's Khin Cherry Thet 43-37 in the final, denying Khin Cherry Thet a third straight SEA Games individual shooting title after the Myanmar player's gold medals at the 2021 and 2023 editions.
What other results has Lalita Chiaochan had?
At the 32nd SEA Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (May 2023), she was part of the Thai women's team, alongside Amphawan Suwannaphruk, Panadda Chanduang and Kantaros Choochuay, that beat Laos 13-0 in the final - Thailand's first women's team petanque gold at the SEA Games in eight years, since 2015. She was also selected to Thailand's national squad for the 2021 World Petanque Championship in Sant Susanna, Spain.
How did Lalita Chiaochan start playing petanque?
According to Bangkok University, where she studies, Lalita began playing petanque in third grade after a coach recognized her potential, and has kept training and competing for more than 17 years since. Her results earned her athletic scholarships at both bachelor's and master's level at Bangkok University's Faculty of Law.