Thai lifter wins women's 53kg gold at Beijing Olympics

Thailand get the first gold medal at Beijing Olympic 2008 from weightlifting.
Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarak of Thailand claimed the title in the women's 53kg category weightlifting at Beijing Olympics on Sunday, setting a new Olympic record in clean and jerk.

And now she wants to come home.

"I want to go back home and celebrate with my family as Tuesday is the Mother's Day of Thailand," she said, adding that she hasn't been home for three years because of training.

Thank you very much to Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarak for the first gold medal.