• 
• 

The former world junior champion is the second Thai taekwando exponent to produce an Olympiad medal after Yaowapa Boorapolchai took home the bronze medal in this same category four years ago in Athens.

She became the fourth Thai to bag medals in Beijing after Prapawadee Jaroenrattatarakoon won the women's weightlifting 53kg, Manus Boonjamnong who has already won at least a bronze following his victory in the light welterweight quarter-finals and Somjit Jongjohor who beat Anvar Yunusov of Tajikistan in the flyweight quarter-final.

 Despite claiming silver, teenager Buttree is sure of returning in a blaze of glory. Aside from fame and reputation, the 18-year-old from Samut Prakan has been guaranteed of handsome Bt7.8-million cash incentives from both the public and private sectors.

In the men's 58kg bronze medal fight, Thai hope Chutchawal Khawlaor failed to live up to the expectations, losing to defending champion Chu Mu-yen of Taiwan.