Meanwhile, Thailand won additional silver medal from Pimsiri Sirikaew, who picked up silver Olympic medal two times in a row on Tuesday morning. Nevertheless, with the combined lifts of 240kg, Sukanya was clear favourite to snatch the gold medal, the Thailand's second at the Rio Game. rio gamesThe resounding success made Sukanya the fifth women's weightlifter from Thailand to win the Olympic gold medal. Udomporn Polsak and Pawina Thongsuk became the first two Thais to claim the Olympic gold at the 2004 Athens Games. Winning gold medal in the Rio Games, Sukanya has been guaranteed of claiming Bt10-million cash incentives from the National Sports Development Fund, while Bt6 million cash will go to silver medallist Pimsiri.

Source: The Nation Bangkok August 08, 2016 23:37 UTC