Life-changing victory for Sudaporn
Thai rewrites history, rich rewards await
Tokyo: Life will never be the same again for Thai boxer Sudaporn Seesondee after her thrilling 3-2 win over Great Britain’s Caroline Dubois in the women’s lightweight (60kg) quarter-finals at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.
With the victory at the Kokugikan Arena, the 29-year-old from Udon Thani is assured of at least a bronze and becomes Thailand’s first ever female boxer to win an Olympic medal.
In the semi-finals tomorrow, she faces Kellie Harrington of Ireland who beat Imane Khelif of Algeria…
