"Biu" Puripol Boonsoan, Thai national sprinter, has departed for Japan to prepare to receive the MVP award for the 2026 Asian Games.
On 3 Oct 2026 at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Police Senior Sergeant Major Puripol Boonsoan, a Thai national track athlete, departed Thailand heading to Nagoya, Japan, to attend the ceremony for the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award at the 20th Asian Games "Aichi-Nagoya 2026" on 4 October 2026.
Previously, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced "Biu" Puripol as the male MVP for the 2026 Asian Games due to his outstanding performance on the track, winning two gold medals in the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints while breaking the Asian Games records in both events, as well as earning a silver medal in the 4x100 meter mixed relay.
The Asian Games MVP award has become an important tradition since it was first given at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, and "Puripol" is the first Thai athlete to receive this honor.
Photo credit: Athletics Association of Thailand