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Heat stroke cuts record-breaking cyclist Jai’s impressive run short

Talented bunch: The Thai national youth team compete in the 4km team pursuit.

National cyclist Jai Angsuthasawit broke his own national record in the qualifying round of the men’s individual sprint 200m time trial at the Track Asia Cup international cycling tournament at the velodrome of Suphanburi Sports School yesterday.

The tournament marked the 62nd anniversary of the Thai Cycling Association.

Jai, who claimed the keirin gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games, won the qualifying round with a time of 10.331sec, breaking his own national record of 10.376sec set in the national championships on Aug 13.

However after the race, Jai had abnormally fast heartbeat and after a checkup with the team’s medical staff it was decided to pull…

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