Puripol Boonson equalled seven-year-old Area Record in men’s 200m as he clocked 19.88s to achieve the sprint double at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 in Japan on Sunday.
Boonson, the 20-year-old sprinter from Thailand, matched the mark set by Xie Zhenye in 2019 as he stormed to his second gold of the continental showpiece. He also set a new Games Record, bettering his own timing of 20.10s from the heats.
Earlier, Boonson had also clinched the men’s 100m crown by clocking 9.90s, the second-fastest timing ever recorded by an Asian man.
China’s Youwen Huang and Japan’s Soshi Mizukubo completed the podium. While Huang took silver in 20.45s, Mizukubo bagged the bronze in 20.56s.
Published on Sep 27, 2026
