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The Latest: Thai medalist's grandmother dies as he wins

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

4:45 p.m.

A celebratory occasion for a Thai Olympic bronze medal winner's family has turned somber — the athlete's grandmother collapsed and died minutes before he won the third place in the 56-kilogram weightlifting category in Rio.

A mourning ritual was being held Tuesday at the home of Sinphet Kruithong, whose grandmother was among scores of family and friends watching his event live on a big television screen set up for the occasion in his village in northeastern Thailand.