Weightlifter says her name is magic

Thai weightlifter Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon not only has one of the longest names of the Olympics, but also one of the luckiest. A fortune-telling nun advised the 24-year-old last year to change her name from Chanpim Kantatian to improve her...

Thai weightlifter Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon not only has one of the longest names of the Olympics, but also one of the luckiest.

A fortune-telling nun advised the 24-year-old last year to change her name from Chanpim Kantatian to improve her luck, and the charm seems to have worked -- Prapawadee won her first Olympic gold medal in the women's 53 kilogramme class today.

"A fortune teller told me if I changed my name I would go far, so I changed it because I wanted to go to the Olympics," Ms Prapawadee told reporters after her win. "Last time I didn't make it, and now I wanted to go in."

The extended name didn't quite work its magic all the way -- Ms Prapawadee failed in her attempt to lift a record-breaking 130kg in the clean and jerk.

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