"Biw Puripol" admitted he did not perform as well as in practice but still won gold in the 60 meters at the 2026 Asian Beach Games.
After "Thep Biw" Puripol Boonsorn won the gold medal in the men's 60 meters at the 2026 Asian Beach Games in China with a time of 6.62 seconds,
Thep Biw opened up after the race, saying, "I feel good to have competed and won the gold medal. It was exciting since I've never run 60 meters before. My block start probably wasn’t as good as in practice, but I’m very satisfied with this result."
"Biw Puripol" has another event at the 2026 Asian Beach Games—the men's 4x60 meters relay on 26 April at 9:30 a.m. Thailand time.