SEA Games: Gary Yeo wins 100m silver for first Singapore sprint medal since 2001

By Erwin Wong/Red Sports and Les Tan/Red Sports

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Singapore’s Gary Yeo finishes second in the men’s 100m final at the Jakabaring Athletic Sport Complex in Palembang. Gary clocked a personal best of 10.46. (Photo 8 by Nicky Loh/Getty Images for SSC) (Photo 1 by Matt King/Getty Images)

Palembang, Saturday, November 12, 2011 — Singapore’s Gary Yeo, 25, won the 100m silver in a personal best time of 10.46s at the 26th South-east Asian (SEA) Games.

Fanklin Burumi of Indonesia, who started slowly in Lane 6, came from behind to win the gold in 10.37s while Thailand’s Wachara Sondee, in Lane 8, was third in 10.47s. Gary Yeo ran in Lane 3.

It was Singapore’s first sprint medal since UK Shyam won silver at the 2001 SEA Games in a national record of 10.37s. Gary had qualified for the final with a 10.64 performance, the second fastest time in the heats.

The wind speed for the final was +2.1 metres per second, above the allowable limit of +2.0 m/s for record-setting purposes. Gary’s legal lifetime best is 10.62s, clocked in July this year.