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Thailand's Puripol Boonson Wins Asian Games 200m Equalling Asian Record

Hindustan Times20h
THE BRIEF
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Thailand's 20-year-old sprinter Puripol Boonson won the men's 200m final at the Asian Games on Sunday at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.

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Boonson clocked 19.88 seconds to equal the Asian record set by China's Xie Zhenye in 2019, securing a historic sprint double.

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He previously broke the Asian Games 100m record on Friday with a time of 9.90 seconds to clinch the gold medal.