Thailand’s Puripol Boonson will aim to establish himself as one of Asia’s leading sprinters when he competes for the men’s 100m gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Boonson made history in December by becoming the first Southeast Asian runner to break the 10-second barrier, clocking 9.94 seconds on home soil. He enters the Games in good form after recording 9.99 seconds at a race in the Czech Republic last month. Hangzhou Silver Medallist Returns Boonson made a strong impression at the Hangzhou
Your victory at the World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 in your home country of Qatar provided one of the abiding memories of the championships. Do you think you will ever be able to top this moment? Mutaz Barshim: A moment like I experienced in Doha happens maybe just once in an athlete’s career. To be honest, it is my career highlight so far. I don’t know what can happen in future that would be bigger than that. To become the first man to




