Celebrations for a Thai weightlifter were overshadowed after his grandmother collapsed and died minutes before he won the bronze medal in the 56kg category at the Rio Olympics. 

The festive atmosphere - villagers cheering and clapping as Sinphet heaved the weights up - turned sombre when people noticed that 82-year-old Subin Khongthap had collapsed.

She did not live to see her grandson win the bronze medal.

A video taken by a local media outlet, Thai Rath, showed cheering villagers quickly rushing to Subin's side and trying to revive her. She was taken to Chumphon Buri Hospital in Surin province, 210 miles (330km) away, where she was pronounced dead. She will be cremated on Wednesday. 

WEDDING PROPOSAL

The Olympics also took a turn for the romantic on Monday night as Brazilian female rugby sevens player Isadora Cerullo accepted a proposal from her girlfriend, Marjorie Enya, following a medal ceremony.

Enya is reportedly the manager at Rio de Janeiro’s Deodoro Stadium, where Cerullo and her teammates were watching Monday’s Olympic final between Australia and New Zealand.

 

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