How terrifying is the fastest man in Southeast Asia?

After setting a record in the 100m event, Puripol Boonson continued to break his own SEA Games record in the 200m race on the evening of December 13th at Suphachalasai Stadium (Bangkok).

"The fastest man in Southeast Asia" entered the 200m event at the 33rd SEA Games on home soil with an undisputed and virtually unopposed position. In the qualifying round, Boonson didn't need to exert himself to easily finish first and advance to the final.

In the final, Boonson showed his determination, easily defeating the other competitors with a time of 20.07 seconds.

The time of 20.07 seconds shattered the previous SEA Games record (20.37 seconds), which Boonson himself set at the 2022 Games in Vietnam.

In Hanoi in 2022, in his SEA Games debut at the age of 16, Thai "speed prodigy" Puripol Boonson won 3 gold medals in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay events.

One of Boonson's defeated opponents in Bangkok last night was Vietnamese runner Ngan Ngoc Nghia.

Earlier, in the men's 100m race on December 11th, Puripol made history by becoming the first Southeast Asian athlete to run under 10 seconds (9.94 seconds). The previous SEA Games record was 10.17 seconds, and the previous Thai record was 10.06 seconds (set by Boonson himself at the 2023 Asian Games).

Boonson's time of 9.94 seconds makes him one of the rare Asian athletes to achieve a time under 10 seconds, matching the achievements of top runners from China and Japan.

With Boonson on the team, the Thai athletics team is dominating at the 33rd SEA Games. They have won 9 gold medals, 4 more than the second-placed Vietnamese team, and are almost certain to finish the Games in first place in this "queen of sports ".

Thai athletes receive immense admiration and attention from both the host country's and regional media.

Source: https://znews.vn/nguoi-dan-ong-nhanh-nhat-dong-nam-a-dang-so-the-nao-post1611329.html