From teenage prodigy to Asian sprint star: Puripol Boonson's rise

Nagoya (Japan), Sep 25 (UNI) The moment the starting gun fired for the men's 100 meters at the 2026 Asian Games, Puripol Boonson turned Nagoya's Paloma Mizuho Stadium into his stage. The 20-year-old Thai sprinter delivered an unprecedented feat, with three consecutive sub-10-second clockings across the heats, semifinals and final and two Games record-breaking results. Boonson's performance in Nagoya was nothing short of extraordinary. The Thai star opened his Asiad campaign with 9.95 seconds in the heats on Thursday, announcing his arrival as the favorite for the title. He carried that momentum into Friday's semifinals, where he clocked 9.91 seconds…