After coming in fourth place in the men’s 5,000m event earlier this week, national runner Soh Rui Yong came back with a second win in the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
He took home a silver medal after finishing second in the men’s 10,000m final at Morodok Techo National Stadium in Cambodia on Thursday (11 May).
Source: Team Singapore on Facebook
Rikki Marthin Luther Simbolon from Indonesia won the event at 31:08.85.
However, Soh’s performance wasn’t too shabby either. He was merely 1.85 seconds behind, at 31:10.70.
Myanmar’s Than Htike Soe finished third at 31:25.55.
Back home in Singapore, Soh is the national record holder for the event, having clocked 31:12.05 at the England Athletics’ Championships in 2022.
According to Team Singapore, he has broken the record with this victory, having set a new one and a personal best timing.
The last person who won a medal in the men’s 10,000m was Jagtar Singh. He bagged a bronze in the 1983 SEA Games.
On Tuesday (9 May), Soh finished fourth in the men’s 5,000m final at 14:48.4.
It was his personal best finish in the games at the event.
The gold medal went to Thailand’s Kieran Tuntivate, who finished at 14:34.77.
Meanwhile, Sonny Montenegro Wagdos from the Philippines won silver at 14:36.45, and Indonesia’s Robi Syianturi came in third at 14:43.4.
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