(Reuters photo)Thai boxers Chatchai-decha Butdee and Jutamas Jitpong face make-or-break quarter-final bouts at the Tokyo Games on Sunday. Under the National Sports Development's bonus scheme, an Olympic champion will get 12 million baht, a silver winner 7.2 million baht and a bronze medallist 4.8 million baht. Thailand Boxing Association (TBA) president Pichai Chunhavajira announced on Saturday Bangchak Corporation and its allies will give bonus to medal winning Thai boxers -- 10 million baht for gold, three million baht for silver and two million baht for bronze. Now, I'm quite confident and I will try my best to get an Olympic medal," she said. Both golds were won by weightlifters but Thais were banned from taking part in the sport in the Tokyo Games due to doping.

Source: Bangkok Post July 31, 2021 23:26 UTC