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Puripol completes sprint hat-trick

Puripol completes sprint hat-trick

Runner Joshua gets fourth gold in Hanoi

Thailand’s Puripol Boonson celebrates winning gold in the men’s 100m at the 31st SEA Games in Hanoi yesterday. (AFP photo)

Thai teenage sensation Puripol Boonson won the men’s 100m title to complete a hat-trick of sprint crowns at the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam on Wednesday.

Joshua Robert Atkinson bagged his fourth gold when he helped Thailand claim the men’s 4x400m relay team title at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi.

Puripol, 16, crossed the line in 10.44sec to comfortably beat teammate Soraoat Dapbang who clocked 10.56 sec.

Singapore’s Marc Brian Louis was third with a time of 10.56sec.

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