Thai athlete sets SEA Games record in men's 100m race.

(Dan Tri Newspaper) - Thai athlete Puripol Boonsorn won the gold medal in the 100m race, simultaneously breaking the SEA Games record with a time under 10 seconds.

In the qualifying round of the men's 100m athletics event at the 33rd SEA Games, held at the Supachalasai National Stadium on December 11th, athlete Puripol Boonson set a historic milestone for Southeast Asian athletics by finishing with a time of 9.94 seconds.

This achievement not only broke his personal best, but also made the 19-year-old runner the first athlete from the region to complete the 100m race in under 10 seconds.

Athlete Puripol Boonson set a SEA Games record in the men's 100m qualifying round and then won the gold medal in the final (Photo: Thairath).

The previous SEA Games record in the men's 100m race belonged to Indonesian legend Suryo Agung Wibowo, who achieved a time of 10.17 seconds at the 2009 SEA Games in Laos.

Puripol's time of 9.94 seconds also made him the first Thai runner in history to achieve a time under 10 seconds in the 100m race.

Notably, in the final round, Puripol continued his excellent form, finishing first with a time of 10.00 seconds, winning his second SEA Games gold medal in his career, following his victory at the 31st SEA Games in 2022 in Vietnam.

The silver medal went to athlete Muhammad Sori Lalu (Indonesia) with a time of 10.25 seconds, and the bronze medal went to Muhammad Rosli Danish Iftikha (Malaysia) with a time of 10.26 seconds.

The Asian record for the men's 100m race is still held by Su Bingtian of China with a time of 9.83 seconds, set in 2021. Legendary Usain Bolt remains the world champion with a time of 9.58 seconds from 2009, a record yet to be surpassed.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/vdv-thai-lan-lap-ky-luc-sea-games-o-cu-ly-chay-100m-nam-20251211205501191.htm