As the national anthem was playing during the awards' presentation, Sopita sang along in tears.For winning the Olympic gold, Sopita is assured of Bt10-million in cash incentives from the National Sports Development Fund. With the Olympic gold medal I won, I'm very happy that I can return happiness to all Thai fans. "With this gold from Sopita, Thailand can now stand at 6th place at the medal standing. This is my gold medal and it's for Thai people as well. The national anthem of Thailand was played at the Olympic Games for the last time at the 2008 Beijing Games and Sopita ended Thailand's eight-year Olympic gold-medal drought.

Source: The Nation Bangkok August 07, 2016 17:25 UTC