FLASH PERFORMANCE__ Thailand's Siripol Punpa runs 20.76 (+0.2) in 200m to win the 5th International Sprint-Relay Cup (Balkan Relay Cup) at Erzurum, Turkey (27 July).
The 19-year-old improved his PB of 20.91 he set during the Thailand open in May.
Siripol Punpa runs 20.76 in 200m
He trains under a renowned American coach, Loren Seagrave.
He now leads the 200m Rankings of Southeast Asia ahead of Malaysia's Russel Taib who ran 20.77 earlier this year.
On the All-Time Best of Thailand, he moved to 4th place behind Suppachai Chimdee (20.68), Reanchai Seeharwong (20.69), and Sittichai Suwonprateep (20.75).
The 65th edition of Thailand open Track and Field Championships started on Saturday (18 May 2019) and will end on Tuesday (21). Some of the best performances during the second day of the meet were achieved, such as in the men's 200m.
Thailand's Siripol Punpa who is turning 20 has officially gone Sub-21 with a time of 20.91 to improve his previous PB from 21.16 he set in 2017.
This put him second fastest in Southeast Asia this year behind Malaysia's Russel Taib (20.77). Of note, this also bettered his fastest wind-aided mark of 20.99, which he set in Florida, USA in March.
Siripol Punpa (centre) anchored the Thai gold-medal team at Doha recently
Despite the absence of Asian champion EJ Obiena (PB 5.71), the men's pole vault was also an interesting one.
The Thais won all podium spots with Patsapong Amsamang (PB 5.50) the SEA Games silver medalist in the first in 5.40m, better than the SEA Games record mark of 5.35m by his teammate Pooranot Purahong who finished in third.
Selected results as follows.
MEN 200m Final (19)
1. Siripol Punpa THA 20.91
2. Yang Chang Seong KOR 21.36
3. Muhd Aqil Yasmin MAS 21.38
4. Aravinnthevarr Gunasegaran MAS 21.41
5. Jirapong Meenapra THA 21.43
800m (19)
1. Jirayu Pleenaram THA 1:51.53
2. Lee Hyo Jun KOR 1:52.26
3. Royson Vincent MAS 1:52.66
4. Marco Vilog PHI 1:52.78
5. Orovo Martin PNG 1:52.82
6. Putra Azrul Syazwan Azman MAS 1:54.60
Jirayu Pleenaram won the men's 800m - he has 46.78 PB in the 400m
Long Jump (19)
1. Nguyen Tien Trong VIE 7.70 (+0.2)
2. Janry Ubas PHI 7.67 (+0.1)
3. Tai Chiao Heng TPE 7.53 (0.0)
4. Jeong Hae In KOR 7.52 (0.0)
5. Abdul Latif Romly MAS 7.49 (+0.1)
6. Lin Tzu Chi TPE 7.33 (-0.1)
7. Luqman Hakim Ramlan MAS 7.32 (+0.1)
Hammer Throw (19)
1. Kittipong Boonmawan THA 63.58
2. Jang Sang Jin KOR 62.74
3. Do Tan Truong VIE 55.11
4. Nattapon Paknam THA 51.02
WOMEN
200m Final (19)
1. Supanich Poolkerd THA 23.96
2. Kwanrutai Pakdee THA 24.38
3. Thi Thu Ha VIE 24.57
4. Siti Fatimah Mohamad MAS 24.69
5. Hu Chia Chen TPE 24.82
6. Beu Leonie PNG 224.97
41st Thailand National Games, 11 - 14 December 2012 (Chiang Mai)
77 teams nationwide involved in 43 sporting events in the 41th edition (inaugurated in 1967) games, these events held in an every year interval, and as in the previous years these games will be followed by the (31st edition) National Disability Games in January 15-16, 2013; athletics events were held at the stadium venue aged over 700 years !!