Thai Olympic Athletes Welcomed by Countrymen

Somjit Jongjohor of Thailand (L), who won the gold medal of the Men's Fly (51kg) of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games boxing event, and Manus Boonjumnong of Thailand, who won the silver medal of the Men's Light Welter (64kg) bout of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games boxing event, gesture to people upon their arrival at the Bangkok International Airport in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, on August 25, 2008. The Thailand delegation claimed 2 golds and 2 silvers, ranking 31st at the gold medal standings of the Beijing Olympics.

Somjit Jongjohor of Thailand, who won the gold medal of the Men's Fly (51kg) of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games boxing event, gestures to people upon his arrival at the Bangkok International Airport in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, on August 25, 2008.

People attend a welcoming ceremony for members of the Olympic Delegation of Thailand upon their arrival at the Bangkok International Airport in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, on August25, 2008.

Manus Boonjumnong of Thailand, who won the silver medal of the Men's Light Welter (64kg) bout of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games boxing event, gestures to people upon his arrival at the Bangkok International Airport in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, on August 25, 2008.

(Xinhua News Agency August 26, 2008)

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