GOLF
Prayad Marksaeng is confident that his best is yet to come after his fine performance in last week's PGA Championship when he shared 15th place.. The 42-year-old golfer capitalised on his recent good form to bring home US$ 107,060 (about 3.5 million baht) from the major event. It was also the first time he made the cut in the major tournament in four attempts.
BEIJING RECORD
Weightlifter Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon is so far Thailand's only champion - and sole medallist - in Beijing so the spotlight will be on her until another Thai athlete, if any, wins gold.
FENCING
BEIJING : Nontapat Panchan lost 15-7 to Poland's Slawomir Mocek in his opening match in the men's individual foil yesterday, ending Thailand's interest in fencing in Beijing. After the defeat, Nontapat called on the Fencing Association of Thailand to improve their work or he would quit the national team.
BOXING
BEIJING: : Light-flyweight Amnat Ruenroeng sealed a light workout win in his first Olympic bout last night. The Thai defeated Jack Willie of Papua New Guinea 14-2 in the first round (round of 32) as his bosses are looking forward to the ex-convict taking home at least a bronze.
SHOOTING & SWIMMING
BEIJING : Teenage shooter Tanyaporn Prucksakorn wrote a new chapter in Thai sporting history yesterday. The 18-year-old star finished seventh in the women's 25m pistol _ the best-ever Olympic placing by a Thai sharpshooter.
WEIGHTLIFTING
BEIJING : Olympic weightlifting champion Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon will not give any special interview or appear in TV shows until after the Thai delegation are back home after the Games. The weightlifting team will leave for Bangkok tomorrow and will immediately return to their training camp in Chiang Mai.
