Thai sprinter Puripol breaks own Asian Games record to win 100m gold

Thailand's Puripol Boonson etched his name in Asian Games history by shattering the record and clinching the men's 100m gold in a time of 9.90 seconds. The 20-year-old Thai sprinter's time surpassed the previous Games record of 9.92 seconds set by China's Su Bingtian in 2018. In the women's 100m final, China's Chen Yujie won with a Games-record time of 11.06 seconds, relegating Singapore's Shanti Pereira, who finished second in 11.21 seconds, to silver.

Edidiong Odiong of Bahrain secured bronze in 11.33 seconds. The Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya was only about a quarter full as spectators watched Puripol and Chen's impressive performances. Puripol's victory marked Thailand's first men's 100m gold since Suchart Jairsuraparp won at the 1978 Bangkok Games. Bahrain's Birhanu Balew, who won his fourth Asian Games gold medal in the men's 10,000m, expressed his ambition to claim a fifth gold in the 5,000m event on Tuesday.