Aug 22

Come On Thailand!

Posted in My Thoughts, News

somjit jongjohor

Upon our arrival in the canteen at lunch today, I noticed it was absolutely jam packed with little walking space for all diners. All eyes were locked on TV screens with everyone cheering for our two Olympic boxing hopefuls. They were going literally mental. But I don’t blame them because I too was one of them.

The two boxers competing in the semi finals today were Somjit Jongjohor (Fly Weight) and Manus Boonjumnong (Light Welter) respectively. It was a highly competitive fight for both of them and thankfully they didn’t let us down. Somjit looked real sharp and totally beat the shit out of his Italian opponent while Manus also cruised his way through the final with a convincing win over the young Cuban semi-finalist. Manus is the defending champion and understandably so our biggest hope at the Beijing Games.

manus boonjamnong

prapawadee

budthree

So far, Thailand have already won 1 Gold (Prapawadee - weightlifting) and 1 Silver (Budthree - taekwando). Nothing compared to those on the top end of the table of course but trust me it’s good enough to make the whole of the country immensely proud. I really hope the two remaining hopefuls can go all the way and win 2 more Golds for us tomorrow. It ain’t been the best year for Thailand in many respects so this is a perfect opportunity to cheer everyone up. Come on Thailand!

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2 Responses to “Come On Thailand!”

  1. chris
    August 23rd, 2008 at 1:45 pm

    Let’s hope both can get Golds :)

  2. Laurie
    August 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am

    I am proud of sweet Thailand! GOOO Thailand!

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