/ AFP PHOTO / POOL / Stoyan NenovThere will be no anxious waiting to see if Thai athletes can win an Olympic gold medal. Thailand's Sopita Tanasan celebrates during the women's 48kg weightlifting competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. Please join us on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/bangkokpostlearningOlympics: Thai Sopita wins first Rio weightlifting goldRio de Janeiro, AFP – Thailand's Sopita Tanasan blew away the opposition to grab the first gold medal of the weightlifting competition at the Rio Games on Saturday. Sopita is the fourth women's weightlifter from Thailand to win an Olympic gold medal. Sopita Tanasan of Thailand waves to her fans from the podium after receiving the gold medal in the medal ceremony of the women's weightlifting 48kg competition during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Riocentro Pavilion in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 6, 2016.

Source: Bangkok Post August 07, 2016 02:03 UTC