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Former Thai SEA Games sprint gold medallist dies in motorcycle crash
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BANGKOK — 3 July 2026, Former Thai sprinter and two-time Southeast Asian Games gold medallist Apisit Promkaew has died after a motorcycle crash in Pathum Thani.
Key facts
- BANGKOK — 3 July 2026, Former Thai sprinter and two-time Southeast Asian Games gold medallist Apisit Promkaew has died after a motorcycle crash in Pathum Thani.
- Thailand’s athletics community is mourning the loss of Apisit, a former national sprinter and SEA Games champion, who was killed late Thursday near his residence in Khlong Luang district, Pathum Thani province.
- Apisit represented Thailand in the men’s 4×100-metre relay and won gold medals at two consecutive Southeast Asian Games: the 27th edition in Myanmar in 2013 and the 28th edition in Singapore in 2015.
- Surapong Ariyamongkol, Vice President and Secretary-General of the Athletics Association of Thailand, Apisit’s motorcycle crashed into an electricity pole
Summary
Thailand’s athletics community is mourning the loss of Apisit, a former national sprinter and SEA Games champion, who was killed late Thursday near his residence in Khlong Luang district, Pathum Thani province.
According to Pol. Maj. Gen. Surapong Ariyamongkol, Vice President and Secretary-General of the Athletics Association of Thailand, Apisit’s motorcycle crashed into an electricity pole. He suffered a fatal neck injury and was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.