Bangkok athletes lead the field at the National Games
[NATIONAL GAMES] Reigning champions Bangkok, propelled by national track and field team athletes and swimmers, stretched their lead at the National Games in Suphan Buri yesterday.
Six national records tumbled on the penultimate day of the athletics competition at the Suphan Buri Main Stadium yesterday, with Bangkok athletes winning seven of the 13 gold medals contested. Hammer thrower Yongjaros Kanjoo was in record-shattering form yesterday, throwing a National Games record of 51.38 metres to give Bangkok the day's first gold in athletics. Bangkok also won both gold medals in the men's and women's 4x100m relays, with Sangwan Jaksunil anchoring a women's quartet to win the gold in a Games record of 45.54 seconds. Long jumper Theerayuth Pilakong also made the record books with a leap of 16.58m, bettering the SEA Games' record of 16.37m set by Thailand's Nutthapon Namkunha in 2001. Siwaporn Warapiang stunned defending champion and SEA Games women's javelin silver medallist Juthaporn Krasaeyan with an impressive throw of 43.38m. Apisit Khattiyawan won the men's 400m hurdles and Bangkok's final track and field gold came from Patikarn Petchsricha in the men's 3,000m steeple chase. Women's 10,000m champion Saifon Biawong of Suphan Buri defended her crown, while Nakhon Pathom's Sunisa Khao-iad set a Games record of 3.60m in the women's pole vault. Buathip Boonprasert won the women's 800m for Pathum Thani, erasing a 12-year record with a time of 2:09.04. Roi-Et's Chatchawal Polyiam also set a record in the shot put of 16.97m. Bangkok swimmers won five more gold medals, leaving Chon Buri and Samut Songkhram swimmers one gold each. On the tennis court, Bangkok beat Nakhon Ratchasima 2-1 to win the men's team gold, but Nakhon Ratchasima made amends in the women's event, beating the same rivals by a similar margin. Chiang Mai won two gold in taekwondo, while Pathum Thani and Nakhon Ratchasima took one gold each. Hosts Suphan Buri snapped up five gold in weightlifting, while Yasothorn had three and Nakhon Si Thammarat one. Meanwhile, Manoch Nakburi, a soccer player from Phitsanulok who behaved badly in the match against Songkhla and landed punches on Vittaya Mad-ahin, received a five-year ban from the Sports Authority of Thailand. Today 58 gold medals are up for grabs. MEDAL STANDINGS G S B Bangkok 37 24 17 Suphan Buri 19 16 12 Nakhon Ratchasima 6 4 5 Chon Buri 5 8 15 Songkhla 5 3 3
Preechachan Wiriyanupappong The Nation Suphan Buri
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