Rio 2016: Thailand's Sopita Tanasan Wins Women's 48kg Weightlifting Gold

Thailand got their first Olympic gold in Rio as Sopita Tanasan won the women’s 48kg weightlifting on Sunday. 
Indonesia’s Sri Wahyuni Agustiani taking silver and Hiromi Miyake from Japan completing the podium on bronze. 
The 21-year-old Olympic debutant Sopita Tanasan led the field at the halfway mark with three confident snatches for a 92kg total, seven kilograms clear of her nearest rivals. She then finished the job, lifting 108kg with her second effort in the clean and jerk for a total of 200kg. That was eight kilograms ahead of silver medallist Sri Wahyuni Agustiani from Indonesia and four-time Olympian Hiromi Miyake from Japan, who finished with the bronze medal after lifting a total of 188kg. 
Tanasan's victory gives Thailand its second Olympic medal in this event after Wiratthaworn Aree claimed bronze at the Athens 2004 Games.

Source : QNA