Pongsakorn wins second Paralympic gold, Thailand’s 5th in Rio
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Promising young wheelchair racer Pongsakorn Paeyo crossed the finish line first in the men’s 800m (T53) to capture his second gold at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Friday (Bkk time) and help the Thailand’s Paralympic contingent meet the all ti
The 20-year-old from Khon Kaen, who snatched his first Paralympic gold in the men’s 400m (T53) and an additional silver, the very first Thailand’s medal in Rio de Janeiro, in the men’s 100m, completed a two-lap race with a fine time of 1 minute, 40.78 seconds to claim gold, leaving France’s Pierre Fairbanks and Canadian Brent Lakatos to take home silver and medals in 1.40.97 and 1.41.09 minute respectively.
