The Olympics are a huge event here and the entire country is rooting for its top athletes to bring home some medals, as well as also being proud that such an event is being mounted in Asia. We watched the Opening Ceremonies live on Friday night - sadly for Sean and the kids, all the commentary is in Thai.The graphics and production are much less slick than what we usually see on the US networks, which I find very charming and entertaining - although I do wish they'd pop up the standings a little more often. It's sometimes hard to keep track.
We're also seeing a lot more of sports that matter to Thailand - a lot of weightlifting, boxing, badminton and judo!
Today Thailand won it's first gold medal, in women's 53kg weightlifting. I've been told that the gold medalist will receive 10 million Thai baht (~ 300k USD) as her reward.
The country is fiercely proud and everyone is celebrating the medal!
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