Can Puripol break Usain Bolt's records? Thai sprint king says 'maybe'
NAGOYA: For someone who looks up to Jamaican legend Usain Bolt as an inspiration, being crowned Asia’s sprint king has not satisfied Thai sensation Puripol Boonson.
NAGOYA: Puripol Boonson, a 20-year-old Thai sprinter, is known as Asia's sprint king and looks up to Usain Bolt, the Jamaican legend. Despite the recent success of Bolt, who holds the world records for the 100m and 200m, Puripol remains determined to break even more records and achieve faster times. Puripol has made waves at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games by winning gold medals in both the 100m and 200m events and setting new records in both.
However, he has not become complacent and aims to continue pushing his limits to achieve even faster times. Puripol attributes his improvement to consistent training, determination, and mental strength. He believes that he may not be able to predict his exact future times, but he is confident that he will become faster and break more records.
Puripol's rise to becoming Asia's fastest sprinter has been impressive, starting with three gold medals at the 2021 SEA Games at the age of 16 and winning a silver medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. He made history last year as the first Southeast Asian sprinter to break the 10-second barrier in the 100m, clocking 9.94 seconds at the 2025 SEA Games in Bangkok.
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