Thai Badminton Star Defeats Police Chief in Unlikely Mismatch – blogs.wsj.com, August 15, 2013
…This frenzy of attention prompted Lt. Gen. Kamronwit to repeatedly deny that Wednesday’s match wasn’t a stunt designed to cash in on 18-year-old Ms. Ratchanok’s sudden popularity. Rather than furthering any political ambitions, as pursued by several other prominent officers before him, the trim police chief says he has played the game enthusiastically for years and wanted to give something back…
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