Jakarta, Sept. 14 -- The year 1962 was a significant year for Indonesia, with its runner Mohammad Sarengat clinching gold in the 4th Asian Games in Jakarta, becoming the first Indonesian to win gold in the multi-sports event.

Amidst the cheers of a home crowd at the then Senayan Main Stadium (now Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium), Sarengat sprinted as fast as light through the 100-meter track, reaching the finish line first with a time of 10.4 seconds.

In the same edition, he also bagged the gold medal from the 110m hurdles event with a time of 14.3 seconds.

Since then, Sarengat was dubbed "the fastest runner in Asia", a title that cemented Indonesia's dominance in running at the Asian level.

The athlete's outstanding achievements then ...