Thai Sprinter Phuriplon Leads Asia in 100m, 200m Rankings
Thai national sprinter Phuriplon Boonsom has been named Asia’s top athlete in both the 100‑meter and 200‑meter events according to the latest World Athletics rankings. He sits 12th overall among Asian track and field athletes and holds world positions of 29th in the 100 m and 23rd in the 200 m. The achievement follows his double‑gold win at the Asian Games and his rise to the Asian No. 1 spot after the September 29 ranking release.
Thai national sprinter Phuriplon Boonsom has been ranked 12th among all Asian athletics athletes and is number one in Asia for both the 100‑meter and 200‑meter events, according to the latest World Athletics rankings. The weekly rankings include both event‑specific lists and an overall tally that combines all track and field disciplines. In the men’s 100 m (which also incorporates 50‑55‑60 m), the world leader is Jamaica’s Oblique Sebire with 1,445 points, while Phuriplon sits 29th worldwide with 1,257 points, making him Asia’s top runner in that distance. In the men’s 200 m, the United States’ Kenneth Bednarek leads the world with 1,471 points, and Phuriplon is 23rd globally with 1,238 points, also ranking first in Asia; the second‑placed Asian runner is Japan’s Towa Uzawa with 1,229 points, sitting 32nd worldwide. Phuriplon, nicknamed “Biu”, first claimed the Asian No. 1 spot after the rankings released on 29 September, following his double‑gold performance at the Asian Games in the 100 m and 200 m. Previously he was second in the 100 m and unranked in the 200 m. The overall World Athletics ranking, which aggregates points from all track and field events, is led by Sweden’s Armand Duplantis, the pole‑vaulter with 15 world records and 1,561 points; Phuriplon is 229th worldwide with 1,289 points. Within Asia, he is the 12th‑best overall athlete, behind Sri Lankan javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga Patirage, who has 1,423 points and is 13th globally.
