Cheering for “Wave Weerapol” at his hometown was so exciting, his father was so happy he almost fainted.

The atmosphere cheering for 'Weerapol', a Thai weightlifter, in his hometown of Surin Province was very lively. Everyone was excited and excited. The father was so happy that he almost fainted after his son won a silver medal at the 2024 Olympics. Reporters reported on the atmosphere at the hometown of Mr. Wiraphon Wichuma, a Thai national weightlifter, at Village No. 6, Kaen Matee Village, Kut Wai Subdistrict, Sikhio District, Surin Province. A projector screen was set up in front of the house so that relatives, siblings, and villagers could come and cheer and support Mr. Wiraphon to win an Olympic medal. Mr. Nil and Mrs. Chantra Wichuma, the father and mother, were cheering for their son in front of the screen. Before the competition, they lit incense sticks to ask for blessings from the picture of Luang Singh Thammasaro, which was placed next to the screen, a monk whom Mr. Wiraphon respected. The atmosphere was lively from the beginning of the competition when Veerapol came out and lifted the first exer cise, the snatch exercise, causing everyone to be anxiously excited because his score was lower than his competitors. Until the second exercise, the clean and jerk exercise, the atmosphere was extremely lively. The cheering crowd could not sit still and were excited because Veerapol's score improved and he was catching up. Until the results of the competition came out, Veerapol scored in second place and won the Olympic silver medal, causing Mr. Nil and Mrs. Chanthra Wichuma, the father and mother, to almost faint because they were happy with their son's success. The villagers and relatives had to bring aromatic medicine for him to inhale. Mr. Nil and Mrs. Chantra said with tears of joy that their son received a silver medal at the Olympics this time that they were very happy. At first, when they saw that their son could not do it, he lost. They did not know what to do, but now they are relieved. Their son is very good. Next, they will go to make merit to the sacred objects as they promised. Now they have su cceeded. At first, they were shocked. They were ranked 9th. They did not think that they would be able to catch up with the points. Normally, their son is someone who fights. Meanwhile, their mother did not dare to watch since their son lifted the 2-3 times. They believe that it is because of the power of Luang Pu. They would like to thank all Thai people who helped cheer for their son. As for welcoming their son back home after the competition, they intended to go to the airport to pick him up, but they have to see first. As for the welcoming party, it depends on what the adults will do next. Then, Mr. Wiraphon's parents went to bow to the image of Luang Pu Singh next to the projector screen, which they believe helped their son achieve success this time, leading to him winning the silver medal Source: Thai News Agency