First coach praises Paralympic champ on new world recordPongsakorn Paeyo celebrates after setting a new world record in the 400m T53 wheelchair racing event. (Photo: SPADT Facebook account)KHON KAEN: Paralympic champion Pongsakorn Paeyo's old school coach has praised him for the hard work and determination that earned him Thailand's first gold medal at the Tokyo Games while setting a new world record. Sakol said his protege's success in setting a new world time when winning a gold medal at Tokyo came as no surprise. He was later sent to train in Bangkok as a national wheelchair racer and became one of the most successful paralympians in the country. But the greatest (achievement) is to break the world record," the associations said.

Source: Bangkok Post August 30, 2021 10:18 UTC