Thai Paralympian Phongsakorn Paeo Sets New Games Record to Win Gold in Men's T53 Wheelchair 400m at Asian Para Games 2026

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At the Asian Para Games 2026 in Japan on October 23, 2026, Thai Paralympic athlete Phongsakorn Paeo won the gold medal in the Men's T53 Wheelchair 400m with a time of 47.81 seconds, breaking his own previous Games Record of 48.76 seconds set during the qualifying round on Thursday. This victory marks his third consecutive gold medal in this event and his second gold medal overall at these games, having previously won the Men's T53 Wheelchair 800m with a time of 1 minute 37.30 seconds, also setting a new Games Record for that distance. In the men's doubles table tennis final (MD14 class), the defending Thai champions Rungroth Thainiyom and Pisit Wangphol Dhamasiri, both aged 39, lost to Chinese pair Liao Keli (36) and Yuan Suan (31) with a score of 2-3 in games (11-8, 11-4, 4-11, 9-11, 9-11). The Thai team had previously won the final 3-2 at the last Asian Para Games and lost 1-3 in the Paralympic 2024 final.