Early morning storyMore gold for Thai weightlifters, Thailand eighth in medal standingsAs of this morning, Thailand stood eighth in the Olympic medal standings, ahead of host Brazil and ahead of countries like Great Britain, Denmark, France and Spain. Last night the Thai women won a gold and a silver in the same event as Sukanya Srisurat pipped compatriot Pimsiri Sirikaew to gold in the women's 58kg weightlifting competition. Why are the Thai weightlifters so good? / AFP PHOTO / GOH Chai HinAs of this morning, thanks to the weightlifters, Thailand stood ninth in the Olympic medal standings, ahead of host Brazil and ahead of countries like Great Britain, Denmark, France and Spain. Thailand's Sukanya Srisurat competes in the Women's 58kg weightlifting competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016.

Source: Bangkok Post August 09, 2016 02:26 UTC