Thailand’s Puripol Boonson captured three gold medals while shattering multiple records during the Southeast Asian Games 2025 held at the Suphachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand, from December 11-16.
Puripol Boonson Dominates Southeast Asian Games Sprints
The 19-year-old world U20 silver medallist ran a sizzling 9.94 seconds in the 100m heats, breaking both the Asian U20 record and Thailand’s senior national record on his way to the final. His performance, which improved the previous lifetime from 10.06 seconds, was also a notable one, as he became the joint fifth-fastest U20 sprinter in history.
The Thai sprinter returned to win the final in 10.00 seconds, beating Indonesia’s Lalu Muhammad Zohri, who finished in 10.25 seconds, with Malaysian 18-year-old Danish Iftikhar Muhammad Roslee grabbing the bronze medal in 10.26 seconds.
“I’m very happy with myself to run under 10 seconds,” Boonson told Olympics.com. “I wasn’t sure at first whether I could do it, but I showed that I can do it. My goal is to improve on my record time after time. I want to break my personal best again.”
Boonson’s success continued in the 200m, where he clocked 20.07 seconds to claim victory. The time also set new marks for both the Asian U20 record and Thailand’s senior national record. Singapore’s Marc Brian Louis was a distant second with a time of 20.72 seconds.
Boonson completed his medal collection in the 4x100m relay. Running alongside Thawatchai Himaiad, Chayut Khongprasit, and Soraoat Dapbang, He helped Thailand finish in 38.28 seconds. The performance established a new national record and Games record while ranking third on the all-time Asian list. Malaysia took second place, also setting a national record of 39.03 seconds.
Gold For Ernest John Obiena
In field event action, Ernest John Obiena of the Philippines won his fourth straight Southeast Asian Games title in the men’s pole vault on the final day of athletics competition. The two-time world medallist cleared 5.70m to secure victory on countback over Thailand’s Patsapong Amsam-ang, who also reached the Games record height with a new national record.
The Philippines’ Elijah Cole finished third with a clearance of 5.20m.
Elsewhere, Indonesia’s Diva Renatta Jayadi won the women’s pole vault competition with a national record height of 4.35m, while Thailand’s Tawan Kaeodam claimed the men’s high jump title with a jump of 2.22m.
Ho Trong Manh Hung gave Vietnam its first athletics gold medal of the Southeast Asian Games in the men’s triple jump. His winning distance of 16.33 meters topped the Malaysian competitor’s mark of 16.29 meters. The victory ended Vietnam’s 12-year drought in the men’s triple jump event.
“I had only two attempts left, so I asked the crowd to cheer louder for me. Then I managed to jump 16.00 meters on my fifth attempt,” he said.
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