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Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium: Thailand’s Puripol Boonson capped a dominant Asian Games campaign by matching the Asian record in the men’s 200m on Sunday, clocking 19.88 seconds to complete the sprint double at Aichi-Nagoya 2026.

The 20-year-old had already underlined his credentials as the fastest man at the Games by winning the 100m in a Games-record 9.90 seconds on Friday. Two nights later, he produced another statement performance, becoming only the second Asian sprinter to run 19.88 in the 200m.

Puripol’s time equalled the continental record set by China’s Xie Zhenye in 2019. It also fulfilled a target the Thai had openly identified after his semi-final run the previous evening.