above Pensiri Laosirikul shows her 2008 Olympic bronze medal at a ceremony at a Bangkok hotel yesterday. PRWeightlifter Pensiri Laosirikul finally received her long-awaited bronze medal from the 2008 Olympics yesterday. Pensiri received the bronze medal from International Olympic Committee (IOC) members Nat Indrapana and Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul at a ceremony at a Bangkok hotel yesterday. "I was informally informed that I have been promoted to become bronze medallist last year. As an Olympic bronze medallist, Pensiri will receive four million baht in bonus from the National Sports Development Fund, and a monthly salary of 8,000 baht for 20 years for a total of 1.92 million baht from the NOCT.

Source: Bangkok Post December 04, 2017 22:41 UTC