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Thailand wins a gold medal

Sunday, August 10th, 2008 @ 16:28 UTC

by Mong Palatino

Countries:: Thailand
Topics:: Breaking News, Sport
Languages:: English
Special:: Olympics

This post is from our coverage of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing China, curated by John Kennedy and sponsored by Reuters. · All posts

Fable, a Brit-American blogger in Bangkok congratulates Thailand for winning a gold medal in the 2008 Olympics. She also explains why the Olympics TV coverage in Thailand is better than in the US.

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