“Before I fought in the Olympic final on August 4, 1996, I paid respect to the king’s portrait and asked him to protect me. 1. Who was the first Thai athlete to hold up the late king’s portrait? It marked the late king’s 50th anniversary. It was the year that the late king entered the monkhood. How did Somluk find out that the late king had seen his fight?

Source: Bangkok Post November 05, 2017 00:56 UTC