Thais take two golds, bronze at Rio

Pongsakorn Paeyo (left) and Prawat Wahoram celebrate their gold-medal victories in the T53 and T54 finals at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Reuters photos)

RIO DE JANEIRO Two Thai men won gold Sunday night within an hour of each other at the 2016 Paralymics.

Prawat Wahoram of Thailand won the gold medal in the 5,000-metre T54 event.

His win came shortly after fellow Thai Pongsakorn Paeyo celebrated winning the gold in the 400-metre T53 event.

With the Games now fully under way, Thai medals are expected to increase. On Sunday Rungoj Thainiyom took third place and the bronze medal in singles' table tennis.