Teenage Thai sprinter smashes SEA Games record on way to 200m gold


Teenage Thai sprinter Puripol Boonson, only 16, enroute to the 200m gold medal at the Vietnam SEA Games on Saturday, May 14, 2020. - The Nation Thailand/ANN

BANGKOK, May 14 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Teenage Thai sprinter Puripol Boonson, 16, smashed the SEA Games record to grab the gold medal in the men’s 200 metres in Vietnam on Saturday.

Puripol catapulted out of the blocks at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi, showing his rivals a clean pair of heels before crossing the finish line in 20.37 seconds.

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