Thailand's Puripol Boonson first Southeast Asian sprinter to break 10-second barrier in 100m

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Thai sprinter Puripol Boonson made history on Thursday (Dec 11) as the first Southeast Asian man to break the 10-second barrier, clocking 9.94s to qualify easily for the 100m final at the 33rd SEA Games on home ground. He went on to win the final, clocking a flat 10s ahead of Indonesia's Lalu Muhammad Zohri and Malaysia's Muhammad Roslee Danish Iftikhar. Catch the #33rdSEAGames for FREE on mewatch! Sign in now at mewatch.sg/thailand2025 #SEAGames2025 #mediacorpSEAGames2025 #Thailand2025 Follow