PM Proposes Doubling Cash Incentive For Future SEA Games Gold Medallists

KUALA LUMPUR: Athletes now have 10,000 more reasons to settle for nothing but the gold medal in future SEA Games.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, in addressing the country’s top athletes at a function at Juara Stadium in Bukit Kiara yesterday to fete their success at the Indonesia SEA Games, drew the loudest cheers when he proposed doubling the cash incentive for winning the gold medal.

Najib proposed that RM20,000 be given to athletes for their first gold medal in future SEA Games. It is a 100 per cent increase from the current RM10,000 for gold medal performances in the just concluded Games.

Subsequent gold medals won by the athlete will be worth RM10,000 each. Those who win a gold medal in a team event made up of at least five members, will get RM10,000 each – four times the current amount.

There is no reward for silver or bronze medal performances at the SEA Games, unlike for the Common-wealth Games and Asian Games.

For bowler Adrian Ang, who turned out to be the biggest winner yesterday with RM20,333, it was all good news to him.

“I would be getting more if the proposal was for this SEA Games but that’s not the reason why I am in the sport,” he said.

“I want to achieve the best results and winning the gold gives me the greatest satisfaction. Monetary rewards come later and we, as athletes, should be grateful that the government appreciates us, especially with a better carrot for the future,” said Adrian, who was the best performer in the national bowling team’s campaign in Jakarta.

The 23-year-old shone with four gold medals in the men’s doubles, trios, team and Masters, and a bronze in the singles.

A total of RM629,996 was handed out to the 91 winners yesterday in recognition of their golden efforts at the SEA Games in Jakarta and Palembang last month.

After Adrian, track cyclist Fatehah Mustapa received the second highest amount of RM17,000 for her gold medals in the sprint, 500m time trial and team sprint.

Synchronised swimmer Katrina Ann Hadi picked up a cheque for RM12,666 despite winning five gold medals.

This was because Katrina won only one individual gold, the other four coming from the duet and team disciplines.

Other big winners were double gold medallists divers Bryan Nickson Lomas and Yeoh Ken Nee, and swimmers Siow Yi Ting and Heidi Gan.

Quartet Finally Get Recognition Denied Them In Indonesia

KUALA LUMPUR: The 4x400m quartet will remember December 9 for the rest of their lives. That’s the day they finally got the recognition and glory denied them at the Indonesia SEA Games.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak presented the relay runners Mohd Yunus Lasaleh, S. Kannathasan, P. Yuvaraaj and Schzuan Ahmad Rosley with the gold medals they won at the SEA Games at the Juara Stadium in Bukit Kiara yesterday.

The quartet went to the SEA Games under Category B on Nov 13, the eve of their event, but they surprised everyone when they stunned favourites Thailand to win the gold medal with a time of 3:10.49.

However, they were heartbroken as they had to return from Palembang a day before the medal presentation.

A day to remember: The men’s 4x400m quartet of (from left) Mohd Yunus Lasaleh, S.Kannathasan, Schzuan Ahmad Rosely and P.Yuvaraaj showing the gold medals presented to them by the Prime Minister yesterday. – GLENN GUAN/The Star

 It was the first time that athletes had been deprived of their moment of glory, forced to leave without collecting their medals.

Najib praised the quartet for winning the unexpected gold medal and presented them with cash incentives of RM2,500 each for their effort.

Under Category B, the sports association bears the cost of sending the athletes to the Games. The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) reimburses them if the athletes return with at least a silver medal.

Mohd Yunus, who made his debut in the Games, said that it had been a bittersweet experience.

“We went to Palembang at the last minute not as medal contenders but we surprised everyone by winning the relay. However, we were disappointed when we had to return home without our medals.

“We are really honoured to receive the gold medals from the Prime Minister today. It more than makes up for the hurt we suffered in Palembang.

“I will remember Dec 9 for the rest of my life,” said the 23-year-old Mohd Yunus, who is from Sabah.

P. Yuvaraaj said it was a privilege to have the Prime Minister himself present the medal they so cherished.

“It will definitely motivate us to train harder to prove that our win in Palembang was no fluke,” he said.

“We hope that in winning the gold we will be taken seriously and be able to compete in more events next year.

“I will also try to break the 400m national record of 46.41,” said Yuvaraaj, who has a personal best 47.31.

SPORTCHECK: Improved Incentive

NOTE OF CAUTION: Strive for success on the international stage and just not be satisfied with regional success


AS the country's 4x400m men's quartet received their long-awaited Sea Games gold medals, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced the doubling of incentives for gold medal winners at the next edition in 2013.

Najib, however, urged national athletes not to be satisfied at merely becoming regional champions after returning home with 59 gold medals from Jakarta and Palembang last month and aim for success at continental and world levels.

With that came a note of caution as the prime minister warned under-performing sport officials not to hinder the progress of sports and to step down if they are no longer able to contribute.

"Sport has the ability to lift the spirits of an entire nation and that is why the government has been fully supportive of efforts to achieve success in sport. While we are very proud of the achievements of our athletes at the Sea Games, they must use this success as building blocks or a launching pad to even bigger success.

"We must look at how we can work hard and more effectively to develop our back-up athletes through systematic training programmes. There must be an entire ecosystem to support the development of sport.

"The progress of an athlete is a long journey that entails great sacrifices and hours of training. We must provide the best ecosystem to allow these athletes to achieve bigger success and to make Malaysia a world powerhouse in sport," said Najib in his address to the 91 athletes who helped Malaysia win 59 gold medals to finish fourth in the medal tally at the Juara Stadium in Bukit Kiara yesterday.

A total of RM630,000 was given out to the gold medal winners under the Sport Incentive Scheme but the figure does not include the additional RM3,000 to each athlete in team sports which Najib announced yesterday along with the increase of the first gold medal incentive from RM10,000 to RM20,000 for the 2013 Myanmar Sea Games.

"In addition to the RM30 million which the government has allocated for sports recently, we have decided to revise the incentives for the Sea Games gold medal winners.

All athletes in team sports who have received RM2,000 will now get RM5,000, including those who won at the recent Sea Games. For the next Sea Games, the first gold medal for each individual athlete is worth RM20,000 and RM10,000 for each subsequent gold medal.

"This has been done to provide a boost to athletes to ensure future success," added Najib, who later presented the gold medals to 4x400m athletes Yunus Lasalleh, S. Kannathasan, P. Yuvaraaj and Schzuan Ahmad Rosely.

The quarter, who travelled to the Sea Games under Category B where they were privately funded, did not receive their medals in Palembang after being put on a flight home the next day just hours before the medal ceremony.

The poor treatment of the four athletes by the Malaysian Athletic Union drew a rebuke from Najib, who warned sport officials to shape up or ship out.
"The government has provided massive funding for sport but poor and careless leadership in sport associations threatens our hope for success in sport. To these officials, I say tepuk dada, tanya selera because the hope of the rakyat is on your shoulders," Najib warned.

Najib also praised the football team for defending the gold medal under intense pressure and conditions in Jakarta and said their success brought unbridled happiness to the nation.

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Malaysian Medallists At The 26th SEA GAMES In Palembang And Jakarta

ATHLETICS
GOLD
Loo Choon Sieng (men’s 20km Walk)
Lee Hup Wei (men’s high jump)
Noraseela Khalid (women’s 400m hurdles)
Tan Song Hwa (women’s hammer)
Roslinda Samsu (women’s pole vault)
Men’s 4x400m (P. Yuvaraaj,Schzuan Ahmed Rosley, S. Kannathasan, Mohd Yunus Lasaleh)


SILVER
Rayzam Shah Wan Sofian (men’s 110m hurdles)
Adi Alifuddin Hussin (men’s shot putt)


BRONZE
Mohd Robani Hassan (men’s 110m hurdles)
Jackie Wong Siew Cheer (men’s hammer)
Men’s 4x100m relay (Mohd Noor Imran Hadi, Mohd Azhar Ismail, Mohd IkhwanNor, Ambrose Jilom)

ARCHERY
GOLD
Cheng Chu Siang (men’s individual recurve)
Men’s recurve team (Cheng Chu Siang, Khairul Anuar Mohd, Haziq Kamaruddin)


SILVER
Khairul Anuar Mohamed (men’s individual recurve)
Mixed team compound (Fatin Nurfatehah, Mohd Zaki Mahazan)
Mixed team recurve (Cheng Chu Sian, Nurul Syafiqah Hashim)
Women’s team compound (Fatin Nurfatehah, Norhayati Al-Madihah Hashim, Nor Rizah Ishak)
Men’s team compound (Mohd Zaki Mahazan, Mohd Kaharuddin Ashah, Kelvin Hoo Kok Men)


BRONZE
Mohamed Zaki Mahazan (men’s individual compound)

BADMINTON
SILVER
Men’s team (Liew Daren, Lim Khim Wah, Goh Wei Shem, Mohd Arif, Mak Hee Chun, Ong Soon Hock, Chong Wei Feng)


BRONZE
Men’s doubles (Goh Wei Shem-Lim Khim Wah)
Women’s team (Tee Jing Yi, Lydia Cheah, Yang Li Lian, Sonia Cheah,Vivian Hoo Kah Mun, Woon Khe Wei, Lim Yin Loo, Marylen Ng, Chong Sook Chin, Lai Pei Jing, Goh Wei Shem, Lim Khim Wah)

BASKETBALL
BRONZE
Women’s team (Goh Beng Fong, Teo Woon Yuen, Teo Woon Yuen, Yong Shin Min, Lee Siew Fun, Hee Shook Ying, Ang Siew Teng, Nur Izzati Yaakob, Choo Sook Ping, Chen Hui Jing, Pang Hui Pin, Yap Ching Yee,Saw Wei Yin, R. Kalaimathi, Eugene Ting Chiau Teng)

BILLIARDS
GOLD
Men’s doubles snooker (Sam Chong-Thor Chuan Leong)


BRONZE
Thor Chuan Leong (men’s singles snooker)

BOXING
SILVER
Mohd Farkhan Mohd Haru (men’s below 75kg)


BRONZE
Mohd Fairus Azwan Abdullah (men’s below 81kg)
Khir Akyazlan Azmi (men’s below 64kg)
Lee Ai Jim (women’s below 48kg)

BOWLING
GOLD
Adrian Ang (men’s Masters)
Men’s doubles (Adrian Ang, Alex Liew)
Men’s trios (Adrian Ang, Alex Liew, Zulmazran Zulkifli)
Men’s team (Adrian Ang, Alex Liew, Zulmazran Zulkifli, Mohd Nur Aiman, Aaron Kong)
Women’s doubles (Jacqueline Jenelee-Zandra Aziela)


SILVER
Sin Li Jane (women’s singles)
Sharon Koh (women’s Masters)
Men’s trios (Aaron Kong, Mohd Nur Aiman, Mohd Syafiq Ridhwan)


BRONZE
Adrian Ang (men’s singles)
Mohd Syafiq Ridhwan (men’s Masters)
Zandra Aziela (women’s Masters)
Men’s doubles (Mohd Syafiq Ridhwan-Zulmazran Zulkifli)
Women’s doubles (Sharon Koh-Dayang Khairuniza Dhiyana)
Women’s team (Sharon Koh, Zandra Aziela, Sin Li Jane, Zatil Iman, Jacqueline Jenelee).

CANOEING
BRONZE
Men’s 200m K2 (Hamdan Mohamed-Mohd Noh Paramin)

CHESS
BRONZE
Mixed individual standard class (Lim Yee Weng, Nur Najiha)

CYCLING
GOLD
Mohd Harrif Salleh (men’s 10km scratch race)
Fatehah Mustapa (women’s 500m individual time trial)
Fatehah Mustapa (women’s sprint)
Women’s sprint team (Fatehah Mustapa, Ju Pha Somnet)
Mohd Edrus Mohd Yunus (men’s sprint)
Men’s 4km team pursuit (Mohd Adiq Husainie, Amir Mustafa, Mohd Akmal Amrun, Mohd Harrif Saleh)
Mohd Hafiz Sufian (men’s omnium)


SILVER
Masziyaton Radzi (women’s mountain bike cross country)
Mohd Adiq Husainie Othman (men’s 40km point race)
Mohd Fattah Amri Zaid (men’s sprint)


BRONZE
Ahmad Fakhrullah Alias (men’s omnium)

DIVING
GOLD
Pandelela Rinong (women’s 10m platform)
Bryan Nickson (men’s 10m platform)
Women’s 10m platform synchronised (Leong Mun Yee-Traisy Vivien)
Cheong Jun Hoong (women’s 3m springboard)
Yeoh Ken Nee (men’s 3m springboard)
Women’s 3m springboard synchronised (Leong Mun Yee-Ng Yan Yee)
Men’s 3m springboard synchronised (Yeoh Ken Nee-Bryan Nickson)


SILVER
Kam Ling Kar (women’s 10m platform)
Ooi Tze Liang (men’s 10m platform)
Ng Yan Yee (women’s 3m springboard)


BRONZE
Ahmad Amsyar Azman (men’s 3m springboard)

EQUESTRIAN
BRONZE
Jumping team mixed (Sharmini Christina, Natasha Ines, Mohd Nubil Fikri,Nurlin Mohd Salleh)

FENCING
GOLD
Joshua Koo I Jie (men’s individual epee)
Men’s sabre team (Mohd Radhi Hasim, Yu Peng Kean, Liong Ming Chang)


BRONZE
Tauran Noor Iskandar (men’s individual foil)
Yu Peng Kean (men’s individual sabre)
Men’s team foil (Tauran Noor Iskandar, Sabri Nullah, Junaidi Bardin)
Natasha Ezzra Abu Bakar (individual foil)
Men’s epee team (Joshua Koh, Hasmie Sohaini, Noor Hashriq Adli)

FOOTBALL
GOLD
Men’s team (Khairul Fahmi Che Mat, Mohd Izham Tarmizi Roslan, Mahali Jasuli, Mohd Fadhli Mohd Shas, Mohd Zubir Mohd Azmi, Mohd Asraruddin Putra Omar, Mohd Amer Saidin, Mohd Muslim Ahmad, Mohd Fandi Othman, Mohd Irfan Fazail, Mohd Nazmi Faiz, K. Gurusamy, Baddrol Bakhtiar, Kuong Yong Yong, Wan Zaharul Nizam Wan Zakaria, Abdul Shukur Jusoh, A. Tamil Arasu, Ahmad Fakri Saarani, Syahrul Azwari Ibrahim, Izzaq Faris Ramlan).

GOLF
BRONZE
Men’s team (Low Khai Jei, Kenneth De Silva, Arie Fauzi, Abel Tam Kwang Yuan)
Women’s team (Nur Durriyah, Kelly Tan Guat Chen, Aretha Pan Herng)

GYMNASTICS
SILVER
Nur Eli Ellina (women’s balance beam)
Farah Ann Abdul Hadi (women’s uneven bars)

JUDO
BRONZE
Mohd Ezzat Mohd Noor (men’s below 99kg)
Nik Norbaizura Nik Azman (women’s below 63kg)

KARATE-DO
GOLD
R. Loganesha Rao (men’s kumite below 55kg)
Shaharudin Jamaludin (men’s kumite below 75kg)
K. Teagarajan (men’s kumite below 84kg)
G. Yamini (women’s kumite below 61kg)


SILVER
Women’s kata team (Thor Chee Yee, Khaw Yee Voon, Celine Lee Xin Yi)
Women’s kumite team (G. Yamini, Jamaliah Jamaludin, Shakilla Sani)


BRONZE
Leong Tze Wai (men’s kata)
L. Kunasilan (men’s kumite below 67kg)
Thor Chee Yee (women’s kata)
A. Nisha (women’s kumite below 55kg).
Jamaliah Jamaludin (women’s kumite below 68kg)
Shakkila Sani (women’s kumite below 68kg)
Men’s kata team (Lim Chee Wei, Leong Tze Wai, Kam Kah Sam)
Men’s kumite team (K. Teagarajan, Shahrudin Jamaludin, R. Logenesha Rao)

OPEN WATER SWIMMING
GOLD
Heidi Gan (women’s 5,000m)
Heidi Gan (women’s 10,000m)


BRONZE
Kevin Yap Soon Choy (men’s 10,000m)

PARAGLIDING
SILVER
Women’s open distance (Nur Shaziylia Sahar, Asjanita Aini Abu Hassan, Nur Shazlisha Sahar, Asmawati Ahmad, Tan Seng Jiu)
Men’s race to goal (Mohd Khairul Kamaruddin, Nasaruddin Bakar, Abdul Rahman Baharin, Mohd Faridil Fadzreen Nordin, Marazmizal Omar)


BRONZE
Men’s accuracy team (Abdul Rahman, Mohd Khairul Kamaruddin, MohdFaridil Fadzreen, Marazmizal Omar, Nasaruddin Bakar)
Men’s open distance team (Abdul Rahman, Mohd Khairul Kamaruddin, MohdFaridil Fadzreen, Marazmizal Omar, Nasaruddin Bakar)
Women’s accuracy team (Asjanita Aini, Asmawati Ahmad, Nur ShaziyliaSahar, Tan Seng Jiu, Nur Shazlisha Sahar)
Women’s race to goal team (Asjanita Aini, Asmawati Ahmad, Nur ShaziyliaSahar, Tan Seng Jiu, Nur Shazlisha Sahar)

PENCAK SILAT
GOLD
Ahmad Shahril Zailudin (men’s below 65kg)
Mohd Al Jufferi Jamari (men’s below 70kg)
Mohd Fauzi Khalid (men’s below 75kg)

SILVER
Siti Rahmah Mohd Nasir (women’s below 70kg)


BRONZE
Mohd Hafiz Mahri (men’s below 50kg)
Azrul Abdullah (men’s below 90kg)
Noor Farahana Ismail (women’s below 55kg)
Mastura Sapuan (women’s below 65kg)
Siti Khadizah Hassan (women’s below 75kg)
Ahmad Tajul Zaman (men’s tunggal - exhibition)
Kamilah Sulong (women’s ganda (exhibition)

PETANQUE
BRONZE
Ahmad Safwan Ibrahim (men’s singles)
Mohd Faiza Mohamed (men’s shooting)
Men’s doubles (Hakem Saberi-Hafizuddin Daud)
Suhartisera Zamri (women’s singles)

ROLLER SPORT
BRONZE
Women’s 3,000m relay (Akidah Aziah Ramly, Lai Yi Zhao, Lim Carlyle)

ROWING
BRONZE
Ahmad Hufaizah Ahmad Izuddin (men’s M2)

SAILING
GOLD
Mohd Romzi Mohamed (men’s radial class laser)


BRONZE
Men’s international class pairs (Ku Anas Ku Zamil-Mohd Hafizzudin)
Nur Amirah Hamid (women’s laser class radial)
Mixed Optimist class Open (Ku Anas Ku Zamil-Nur Amirah Hamid)

SEPAK TAKRAW
BRONZE
Men’s regu (Mohd Syazwan Husin, Norshahruddin Mad Ghani, Farhan Adam, Mohd Fazil Mohd Asri, Mohd Fadzli Mohd Roslan)
Men’s team (Ahmad Sufi Hashim, Mohd Helmi Ismail, Mohd Arif Busu, Mohd Faizulhairy Osman, Mohd Muqlis Borhan, Mohd Fazil Asri, Mohd Hanafiah Dolah)

SHOOTING
GOLD
Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi (women’s 10m air rifle)
Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi (women’s 50m rifle three position)


SILVER
Mohd Hadafi Jaafar (men’s 10m air rifle)
Hasli Izwan Amir Hassan (men’s 25m rapid fire pistol)
Khalel Abdullah (men’s 25m standard pistol)
Mohd Shahril Ishak (men’s 50m rifle prone)


BRONZE
Mohd Hadafi Jaafar (men’s 50m rifle three position)
Nur Ayuni Farahana Abdul Halim (women’s 50m rifle three position)
Muslifah Zulkifli (women’s 50m rifle prone)

SWIMMING
GOLD
Kevin Yeap (men’s 400m freestyle)
Siow Yi Ting (women’s 100m breaststroke)
Siow Yi Ting (women’s 200m breaststroke)
Christina Loh (women’s 50m breaststroke)
Khoo Cai Lin (women’s 800m freestyle)


SILVER
Christina Loh (women’s 100m breaststroke)
Marellyn Liew Yien Yee (women’s 100m butterfly)
Marellyn Liew (women’s 50m butterfly)
Kevin Yeap Soon Choy (men’s 1,500m freestyle)
Khoo Cai Lin (women’s 400m freestyle)
Chan Kah Yan (women’s 50m backstroke)
Siow Yi Ting (women’s 50m breaststroke)
Siow Yi Ying (women’s 200m individual medley)
Women’s 4x100m medley relay (Chan Kah Yan, Christina Loh, Khoo Cai Lin, Siow Yi Ting)
Women’s 4x200m freestyle relay (Vernon Lee Jeau, Siow Yi Ting, Chan Kah Yan, Christina Loh)


BRONZE
Ian James Barr (men’s 200m individual medley)
Women’s 4x100m freestyle (Siow Yi Ting, Chan Kah Yan, Christina Loh,Marellyn Liew)
Men’s 4x100m medley (Ian James Barr, Yap See Tuan, Foo Jian Beng,Vernon Lee)

SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING
GOLD
Duet free routine (Png Hui Chuen-Katrina Ann)
Duet technical routine (Png Hui Chuen-Katrina Ann)
Team free routine (Png Hui Chuen, Katrina Ann, Emanuelle Mah, Lee Yhing Huey, Lee Zhien Huey, Mandy Yeap, Tan May Mei, Yeo Pei Ling)
Team technical routine (Png Hui Chuen, Katrina Ann, Emanuelle Mah, Lee Yhing Huey, Lee Zhien Huey, Mandy Yeap, Tan May Mei, Yeo Pei Ling)
Free combination (Emanuelle Mah, Gan Zhen Yu, Katrina Ann, Lee Yhing Huey, Lee Zhien Huey, Mandy Yeap, Png Hui Chuen, Tan May Mei, Tasha Jane, Yeo Pei Ling)

TAEKWONDO
SILVER
Rusfredy Petrus (men’s below 63kg)
Nurul Asfahlina Mohd Johari (women’s below 46kg)


BRONZE
Mohd Afifuddin Omar Sidek (men’s below 68kg)
Mixed poomsae pair (Ahmady Radi-Morren Urai Lian)

WALL CLIMBING
SILVER
Men’s speed relays (Khairul Hafiz Abu Hassan, Mohd Redha Rozlan, Jonathan Hwa Soong Yi)


BRONZE
Hafzanizam Bakhori (men’s boulder)
Zul Fadzli Shafiee (men’s lead)

WATER POLO
BRONZE
Women’s team (Woo Yi Wen, Ng Peck Yin, Chong Yiling, Selene Chew XiangLing, Hay Yan Xiang, Yap Yee Chuin, Chan Su Jie, Lim Shirinnah, Low Sheen Yee, Low Jia Yee, Aileen Lim Zhixiang, Shirleen Khoo Mei Jee, Samantha Keo Wann Tyn).

WATER SKI
GOLD
Alexander Yoong (men’s overall)
Phillipa Yoong (women’s overall)
Phillipa Yoong (women’s slalom)
Aaliyah Yoong (women’s tricks)


SILVER
Phillipa Yoong (women’s jumping)
Alexander Yoong (men’s jumping)
Alexander Yoong (men’s slalom)


BRONZE
Philippa Yoong (women’s tricking)

WEIGHLIFTING
SILVER
Abdul Azim Najimi Abdul Rashid (men’s above 105kg)

BRONZE
Firdaus Abdul Razak (men’s below 105kg)
Nue Jannah Batrisyah (women’s 69kg)

WUSHU
GOLD
Lee Yang (men’s taijiquan and taijijian)
Kevan Cheah Peng Heng (men’s nandoa and nangun)
Tai Cheau Xuen (women’s nandoa and nangun)

SILVER
Koo Chee Zhong (men’s nandao and nangun)
Tai Cheau Xuen (women’s nanquan)
Ng Shin Yii (women’s taijiquan and taijijian)

BRONZE
Ong Shi Chuan (men’s daoshu and gunshu)
Kevan Cheah Peng Heng (men’s nanquans)
Diana Bong Siong Lin (women’s nandao and nangun)
Wong Wei Jian (men’s sanshou below 70kg)
Pei Pin Tang

Athletes From Road To London Programme Shine At The Games

JAKARTA: Malaysia put up a respectable showing in the 26th edition of the SEA Games held at two cities – Jakarta and Palembang – despite the hostile crowd.

In the Games, which came to a close on Tuesday with colourful display of fireworks, Malaysian athletes from the Olympic sport made the loudest noise here in Indonesia with their good performances.

Going for gold: Pandelela Rinong on her way to winning the women’s 10m platform gold medal in Palembang.

Malaysia won a total of 59 gold medals to finish as the fourth overall team behind runaway leaders Indonesia (182), Thailand (107) and Vietnam (96) and out of that, 39 gold came from Olympic sports.

In fact, in the five sports under the Road to London programme – archery, badminton, diving, cycling and shooting – Malaysia have done better than their counterparts.

Indonesia have a total of 24 gold medals to show from these five sports, followed by Malaysia (18), Vietnam (8), Thailand (4) and Singapore (1).

Archer Cheng Chu Sian, divers Pandelela Rinong, Bryan Nickson Lomas, Yeoh Ken Nee and shooter Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi did well to underline their status in their respective sports.

In the strong Asian Games sports like bowling, karate and wushu, the athletes also delivered the goods.

These athletes were competing in a hostile battleground where jeers and boos were the norm of the day but they did not cave in.

Rather than retaliating or responding in an unsporting manner, our Malaysians athletes turned deaf ears to their jeers and went on with their mission.

Football, especially, did the country proud after beating Indonesia in a fantastic manner to defend the crown and silenced the Senayan Roar at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.

Careful aim: Cheng Chu Sian on target in the archery event.

But the Malaysian sports should not hide behind these “little” successes because there are few areas that we need to take a hard look at ourselves in the mirror.

There were poor results too.

All the Malaysian shorinji kempo athletes finished last in their events; in team sports like baseball, softball (men and women) and men’s waterpolo, we did not even win a single match; and in tennis, none of our athletes went beyond the second round despite so much money being spend on them.

They should not be stopped from competing but the bar has to be raised even higher.

Talking about higher qualification marks, there should be one for the officials too.

The doors should not be open to everyone to make their trip to the SEA Games on the expenses of the tax payers money. Careful thought should be given before one is accredited.

It is agreed that Indonesia could have done better if not for their issues on corruption, ill preparation, the poor crowd control and the annoyance from a sea of uncivilised fans but Malaysians are not all angels either.

Take a look at the Malaysian Amateur Athletics Union (MAAU)! Despite lack of care and attention, their 4x400m quartet of S. Kannathasan, P. Yuvaaraj, Schzuan Ahmad Rosely and Muhammad Yunus Lasaleh defied the odds to win a gold medal – after making their way to the SEA Games at the last minute through the good will of some coaches, who trusted their ability and talent.

Trust, is also something that the National Sports Council (NSC) should have for their athletes, coaches and sport associations.

Team managers were willing to stick their head for a 60-medal gold target but the NSC lowered it to 40-45.

Malaysia should learn to aim high – it does not matter if the team fail. At least, they would have been pushed themselves to the limit – especially those young athletes.

The next Games is in Myanmar and they have promised to do better than Indonesia – by scaling down the numbers of sports and events and ensuring better stay and a more friendly environment.

Hopefully, the Games will regain it’s status once again.

The Star’s Overview Of The 26th SEA Games In Palembang And Jakarta

COMEBACK HEROES

GOLDEN OLDIE: The 49-year-old Sam Chong was coaxed out of retirement to take up his snooker cue once again and he delivered a gold in the men’s doubles with current national No. 1 Thor Chuan Leong.

SIBLING SPECIAL: Former F1 driver Alex Yoong made a return to waterskiing after 14 years to clinch the men’s overall gold medal.

Younger sister Phillipa Yoong was only 18 when she won gold in the 1997 Jakarta Games. This time, the mother of two won two gold medals in the women’s slalom and overall events.

GOLDEN DEBUTANTS

COOL KAT: The 19-year-old Katrina Ann Hadi capped her first Games appearance in stunning fashion – winning five gold medals in synchronized swimming.

LETHAL WEAPONS: It was only his second international tournament but Kevan Cheah Peng Heng did well to win the men’s combined nandao (sword) and nangun (stick) wushu event.

PEDAL POWER: Ju Pha Som Net marked her maiden Games outing by winning the women’s team sprint event with Fatehah Mustapa.

Png Hui Chuen and Katrina Ann Abdul Hadi

BIG WINNERS

DYNAMIC DUO: Shareen Png and Katrina Ann Hadi are the proud winners of five gold medals each after helping Malaysia make a clean sweep in synchronised swimming.

ALLEY ACE: Adrian Ang helped Malaysia bag four out of the five gold medals and it came from the doubles (with Alex Liew), trios (Adrian, Alex, Zulmazran Zulkifli), team of five and Masters. Alex had three gold medals.

TRACK QUEEN: Fatehah Mustapa bagged three gold medals (500m time trial, sprint and team sprint) – a huge leap from her three bronze medals at 2007 Games in Korat.

Adrian Ang helped Malaysia bag four out of the five gold medals.

GOLDEN SWANSONG

ONE FOR THE ROAD: Yeoh Ken Nee bid goodbye to the Games by winning the men’s 3m springboard title. It was his 15th gold medal in the SEA Games series since making his debut in Jakarta in 1997.

STARS IN THE MAKING

A HIGH FOR LOH: Swimmer Christina Loh announced her arrival on the senior stage with her first SEA Games gold medal in the 50m breaststroke event.

SMASHING ACT: Debutant shuttlers Lim Khim Wah-Goh V Shem showed that they are the future in the men’s doubles after beating world No. 6 Mohd Ahsan-Bona Septano (SEA Games individual doubles champions) in the team event.

GOLDEN RECORD

SIMPLY SU-PERB: Malaysia’s top shooter Suryani Mohd Taibi shot down Malaysia’s first gold medal of the Games in the 50m rifle 3 position. She also became the first athlete to win two gold medals in this Games.

TAKE A BOW: Cheng Chu Sian is first archer to win three medals in the Games. He won two golds in the individual and team recurve and a silver in the mixed team.

HIGH-ACHIEVER: Pole vaulter Roslinda Samsu delivered Malaysia’s sixth athletics gold with a new SEA Games record of 4.20m.

THE FLOPS

KAYOED: Asian Games silver medallist Jamaliah Jamaluddin failed to win a hat-trick of karate golds in the 68kg kumite event after crashing out in the first round.

EMPTY BONG: Much was expected from World Wushu Championships silver medallist Diana Bong but she was left in tears after managing only a bronze medal in nandao and nangun event.

SLOW AS SNAIL: National 100m champion Norjannah Hafiszah was a total disaster at the Games – finishing dead last in 100m and 200m and costing the women’s 4x100m relay team a medal.

LUCKLESS BUNCH: It’s harsh to brand the gymnastics squad as flops considering the spate of bad luck they had with injuries. But for gymnastics to miss out on a gold medal for the first time since the 1985 Games in Bangkok is simply unthinkable.

ROAD BLOCK: The road cycling team have only two fourth-placed finishes. Mariana Mohamad in the women’s individual time trial and Ng Yong Li in the men’s road race.

YOUNG ACHIEVER

Aaliyah Yoong

JUST GR-EIGHT: Pint-sized eight-year-old sized Aaliyah Yoong Hanifah has certainly made her way into the history books as the youngest ever gold medal winner in the Games.

STARS OF THE GAMES

FAN-TASTIC FEAT: The Malaysian football team overcame the hordes of fanatical fans to beat Indonesia in a penalty shootout to defend their status as the best in the SEA region.

SURPRISE WINNERS

SPLASHING SHOW: Unheralded Heidi Gan won the 5km and 10km open water swimming to win a ticket to represent the Olympic qualifying tournament in Portugal next year.

GOLDEN QUARTET: P. Yuvaraaj, Mohd Yunus Lasaleh, Schzuan Ahmad Rosely and S. Kannathasan arrived just 48 hours before their 4x400m race. But they ran the race of their lives to pull off a stunning victory.

TWO-WHEEL POWER : Mohd Hafiz Sufian bagged the omnium gold medal. This is the first time that the event is being contested in the SEA Games.

YIPEE: Fencer Joshua Koh I-Jie made heads turn with his breakthrough win in the men’s epee individual event.

IN MEMORY OF

GOODBYE: National Sports Council (NSC) official Harun Osman will surely be remembered for his jovial and helpful nature. He passed away while serving the athletes at Palembang.

INDONESIA’S “POT” OF GOLD

HAUL ‘EM IN: Their silat team grabbed nine gold medals out of 18 in silat. They won all six from seni (non-combat) events.

ROLLING IN: Swept 12 out of 12 gold medals at stake in roller sport. Even the supposedly superior Thais were no match.

ONE SHORT: Took nine out of 10 gold medals at stake in sport climbing, with only the Philippines denying them another clean sweep.

GAMES BLOOPERS
(JAKARTA)

SORE LOSER: National coach P. Arivalagan claimed that an official had fixed the results involving Malaysians in karate but the National Sports Council (NSC) brushed it aside as a lame excuse.

EXPECTED: Biased judging in taekwondo but that is not a surprise is it?

STANDSTILL: Traffic snarls in the city.

PERENNIAL PROBLEM: Thumbs down to the result system. Some results are updated a day later. With all the sports held in so many different places, it was difficult to keep track.

WET, WET, WET: The leaking roof at the shed of the Rawamangun velodrome, where teams prepare their bikes before races, saw athletes scooting around to find dry spots.

NOT SO HOSPITABLE: The hostility shown by the local fans towards Malaysian athletes, officials and fans.

CLOGGED UP: The cramped Media Press Centre (MPC).

PALEMBANG

HATE FIGURE: Chris Ardi Toruan. Need we say more? The unruly Games official who turned into a hate instigator at the Aquatics Stadium.

BARE NECESSITIES: Non-existent media centres. There is a press room in every venue. But sadly it sorely lacks even the basic facilities such as Internet connection and power socket. Don’t be surprised to see photographers sitting out in the open field filing pictures.

CITY OF FLIES: The whole city of Palembang is infested with flies. There are flies virtually everywhere. Even in air-conditioned rooms where there is no food at all. Small wonder our athletes suffered food poisoning.

Malaysian Medallists - SEA Games 2011

GOLD:

ATHLETICS: S. Kannathasan, Mohd Yunus Lasalleh, P. Yuvaraaj, Schzuan Ahmad Rosely (men's 4x400m), Lo Choon Sieng (men's 20km walk), Lee Hup Wei (men's high jump), Noraseela Khalid (women's 400m hurdles), Roslinda Samsu (women's pole vault), Tang Song Hwa (women's hammer throw)

Men's 4x400m athletics, (from left), S Kannathaay, Mohd Yunus La Salleh, P Yuvaraj and Schzuan Ahmad Rosely . - Pix by Yazit Razali 

ARCHERY: Cheng Chu Sian, Khairul Anuar Mohamad, Haziq Kamaruddin (men's team recurve), Cheng Chu Sian (individual recurve)

BOWLING: Adrian Ang, Liew Kien Liang, Zulmazran Zulkifli, Aaron Kong, Muhd Nur Aiman, Syafiq Ridhwan (men's team), Adrian Ang (masters), Adrian Ang-Liew Kien Liang (doubles), Adrian Ang-Liew Kien Liang- Zulmazran Zulkifli (trios), Jacqueline Jenelee Sijore-Zandra Aziela (women's doubles)

Malaysian bowlers, (from left) Syafiq Ridhwan, Mohd Nur Aiman, Alex Liew, Aaron Kong, Adrian Ang and Zulmazran Zulkifli. - Pic by Hairul Anuar Abd Rahim

CYCLING: Mohd Harrif Salleh, Muhamad Adiq Husainie Othman, Amir Mustafa Rusli, Mohd Akmal Amrun (men's team pursuit), Mohd Harrif Salleh (10km scratch race), Mohd Hafiz Mohd Sufian (omnium), Muhd Idros Md Yunos (sprint), Fatehah Mustapha (women's 500m individual time trial, sprint), Fatehah Mustapha-Jupha Somnet (team sprint)

DIVING: Bryan Nickson Lomas (men's 10m platform), Yeoh Ken Nee (3m springboard), Bryan Nickson Lomas-Yeoh Ken Nee (3m springboard synchronised), Cheong Jun Hoong (women's 3m spring board), Pandelela Rinong (10m platform), Leong Mun Yee-Ng Yan Yee (3m spring board synchro), Leong Mun Yee-Traisi Vivien (10m platform synchro)

Team Diving

 SILAT: Ahmad Shahril Zailudin (men's 60kg-65kg), Mohd Al Jufferi Jamari (65kg-70kg), Mohd Fauzi Khalid (70kg-75kg)

SHOOTING: Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi (women’s 50m 3-position, 10m air rifle)

SNOOKER: Thor Chuan Leong-Sam Chong (men’s doubles)

SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING: Zylane Lee, Zyanne Lee, Shareen Png, Katrina Ann Abdul Hadi, Mandy Yeap, Emanuelle Mah, Ling Yeo Ping, Yu Gan Zhen, Tay May Mei, Tasha Jane Taher Ali (team technical routine, team free combination, team free routine), Katrina Ann Abdul Hadi- Shareen Png (duet technical routine, duet free routine)

Team Synchronized Swimming

SWIMMING: Kevin Yeap (men’s 400m freestyle), Christina Loh (women’s 50m breaststroke), Khoo Cai Lin (800m freestyle), Siow Yi Ting (100m breastroke, 200m breaststroke)

OPEN WATER SWIMMING: Heidi Gan (women’s 5,000m, 10,000m)

FENCING: Yu Peng Kean, Liong Ming Chang, Muhd Radhi Hasim (men’s team sabre), Joshua Koh I-jie (epee)

KARATE: Shaharudin Jamaludin (men’s -75kg), Loganesha Rao (-55kg), K. Teagarajan (- 84kg), G. Yamini (women’s -61kg) wAtErskiinG: Alex Yoong (men’s overall), Aaliyah Yoong (women’s tricking), Philippa Yoong (slalom, overall) wushu: Lee Yang (Men’s Taijiquan-Taijijian), Kevan Cheah Peng (nandao-nangun), Tai Cheau Xuen (women’s nandao-nangun)

FOOTBALL: Khairul Fahmi Che Mat, Izham Tarmizi Roslan (Goalkeepers), Mahalli Jasuli Muslim Ahmad, Fadhli Shas, Amer Saidin, Zubir Azmi, Asraruddin Putra Omar (Defenders), K. Gurusamy, Nazmi Faiz Mansor, Irfan Fazail, Yong Kuong Yong, Wan Zaharulnizam Wan Zakaria, Baddrol Bakhtiar, Fandi Othman, Abdul Shukur Jusoh (Midfielders) Izzaq Faris Ramlan, Ahmad Fakri Saarani, A. Thami Arasu Syahrul Azwari Ibrahim (Forwards)

Team Football

SILVER:

ATHLETICS: Rayzam Shah Wan Sofian (men’s 110m hurdles), Adi Alifuddin Hussin (men’s shot put)

ARCHERY: Khairul Anuar Mohamad (men’s individual recurve), Muhammad Zaki Mahazan, Mohd Kaharuddin Ashah, Kelvin Hoo Kok Meng (men’s team compound), Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Salleh, Norhayati Al-Madihah Hashim, Nor Rizah Ishak (women’s team compound), Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Salleh-Muhammad Zaki Mahazan (mixed team compound), Nurul Syafiqah Hashim-Cheng Chu Sian (mixed team recurve)

BADMINTON: Daren Liew, Lim Khim Wah, Goh Vei Shem, Mohd Arif Abd Latif, Mak Hee Shum, Ong Soon Hock, Chong Wei Feng (men’s team)

CYCLING: Mohd Fattah Amri Zaid (men’s sprint), Muhamad Adiq Husainie Othman (men’s 30km point race)

BOWLING: Syafiq Ridhwan, Aaron Kong, Muhd Nur Aiman (men’s trios), Sin Li Jane (women’s singles), Sharon Koh (masters)

DIVING: Ooi Tze Liang (men’s 10m platform), Ng Yan Yee (women’s 3m springboard), Kam Ling Kar (10m platform)

KARATE: Malaysia (women’s team kumite), Thor Chee Yee, Khaw Yee Voon, Celine Lee Xin Yi (team kata),

MOUNTAIN BIKING: Masziyaton Mohd Radzi (women’s cross country)

SILAT: Siti Rahmah Mohamed Nasir (women’s 65kg-70kg )

SHOOTING: Khalel Abdullah (men’s 25m Standard Pistol), Mohd Hadafi Jaafar ( 10m Air Rifle), Hazli Izwan Amir Hasan (25m rapid fire pistol), Muhamad Shahril Sahak (50m rifle prone)

SAILING: Mohd Romzi Muhamad (men’s laser radial)

SWIMMING: Malaysia (men’s 4x200m freestyle), Kevin Yeap ( 1,500m freestyle), Chan Kah Yan, Christina Loh, Siow Yi Ting, Khoo Cai Lin (women’s 4x100m medley), Marellyn Liew (50m, 100m butterfly), Khoo Cai Lin (400m freestyle) , Chan Kah Yan (50m backstroke), Christina Loh (100m breastroke), Siow Yi Ting ( 200m IM, 50m breaststroke)

TAEKWONDO: Rusfredy Tokan Petrus (men’s 58-63kg), Nurul Asfahlina Mohamed Johari (women’s -46kg)

WALL CLIMBING: Khairul Hafiz Abu Hassan, Mohd Redha Rozlan, Hwa Soong Yi (men’s team speed relay)

WATER SKIING: Phillipa Yoong (women’s jumping), Alex Yoong (men’s jumping and slalom).

WEIGHTLIFTING: Abdul Azim Najimi Abdul Rashid (men’s +105kg)

WUSHU: Koo Chee Zhong (men’s nandaonangun), Tai Cheau Xuen (women’s nanquan), Ng Shin Yii (taijiquan-taijijian)

BRONZE:

ATHLETICS: Men’s 4x100m, Mohd Robani Hasaan (110m hurdles), Mohd Jironi Riduan (1,500m), Jackie Wong (hammer throw)

ARCHERY: Muhammad Zaki Mahazan (men’s individual compound)

BADMINTON: Goh Wei Shem-Lim Khim Wah (men’s doubles), Tee Jin Yi, Vivian Woo, Woon Khe Wei, Lydia Cheah, Marylen Ng, Lim Yin Loo, Sonia Cheah (women’s team event)

BASKETBALL: Malaysia (women’s team event) bowlinG: Adrian Ang (men’s singles), Syafiq Ridhwan Abdul Malek (masters), Syafiq Ridhwan-Zulmazran Zulkifli ( doubles), Zandra Aziela (women’s masters), Dayang Khairuniza Dhiyana-Sharon Koh (doubles), Jacqueline Jenelee Sijore, Sin Li Jane, Zatil Iman Abdul Ghani, Sharon Koh, Zandra Aziela (team)

BOXING: Lee Ai Jim (women’s 48kg)

CANOEING: Mohd Noh Parmin-Hamdan Muhammad (men’s K2 200m)

CHESS: Lim Yee Weng-Nur Najiha Azman Hisham (Mixed Individual Standard Chess) cyclinG: Ahmad Fakhrullah Alias (men’s omnium)

DIVING: Ahmad Amsyar (men’s 3m springboard)

EQUESTRIAN: Sharmini Christina Ratnasingham, Natasha Ines Wah Idris, Nurlin Mohd Salleh, Muhammad Nabil Fikri Ismail (mixed team jumping event)

JUDO: Mohamed Ezzat Mohamed Noor (men’s 90kg).

KARATE: Malaysia (men’s team kumite), Ricky Leong Tze Wai (individual kata), Kam Kah Sam, Leong Tze Wai, Lim Chee Wei (team kata), Kunansilan Lakanath (kumite 67kg), Shakkila Sani (women’s kumite 68kg), Thor Chee Yee (individual kata), Jamalliah Jamaludin (kumite 68kg), A. Nisha (kumite 55kg)

FENCING: Joshua Koh, Hasmie Sohainie, Noor Nashriq Adli Noor Jali (men’s team epee), Sabri Nullah, Mohd Noor Iskandar Tauran, Junaidi Bardin (team foil), Mohd Noor Iskandar Tauran (foil individual), Yu Peng Kean (individual sabre), Natasha Ezzra Abu Bakar (women’s individual foil)

GOLF: Kenneth De Silva, Low Khai Jei, Arie Fauzi, Abel Tam, Kwang Yuan (men’s team), Aretha Pan, Kelly Tan, Nur Durriyah Damian (women’s team)

SAILING: Ku Anas Ku Zamil-Mohamad Hafizzudin Mazelan (men’s international 470), Nur Amirah Hamid (women’s laser radial), Ahmad Syukri Abdul Aziz (mixed optimist class open)

SEPAK TAKRAW: Muhd Syazwan Husin, Norshahruddin Mad Ghani, Farhan Adam, Mohd Fazil Mohd Asri (men’s team)

SHOOTING: Mohd Hadafi Jaafar (men’s 50m rifle 3-positions), Nur Ayuni Farhana Abdul Halim (women’s 50m 3-positions), Muslifah Zulkifli ( 50m rifle prone)

SNOOKER: Thor Chuan Leong (men’s singles)

SILAT: Mohd Hafiz Mahari (men’s 45kg-50kg ), Azrul Abdullah (85kg-90kg ), Noor Farahana Ismail (women’s 50kg-55kg ), Mastura Sapuan (60kg-65kg ), Siti Khadijah Hassan (70kg-75kg)

SWIMMING: Ian James Barr (men’s 200m IM), Chan Kah Yan, Christina Loh, Siow Yi Ting, Khoo Cai Lin (women’s 4x100m freestyle)

TAEKWONDO: Ahmady Radi, Morren Urai Lian (mixed poomsae)

OPEN WATER SWIMMING: Kevin Yeap (men’s 10,000m)

WALL CLIMBING: Zul Fadzli Shafiee (men’s lead), Hafzanizam Bakhori (boulder)

WATER POLO: Malaysia (women)

WATER SKIING: Phillipa Yoong (women’s tricking)

WEIGHTLIFTING: Firdaus Abdul Razak (men’s 105kg ), Nur Jannah Batrisyah Teh (women’s 69kg)

WUSHU: Kevan Cheah (men’s nanquan), Ong Shi Chuan (dao shu-gan shu), Pei Pin Tang (women’s sanshou), Diana Bong (nandaonangun)

PETANQUE: Ahmad Safwan Ibrahim (men’s individual event), Mohamad Hakem Ahmad Saberi-Muhamad Hafizuddin Mat Daud (doubles), Mohd Faiza Muhamad (shooting), Suhartisera Zamri (women’s individual)

ROWING: Muhammad Aliff Abd Halid-Ahmad Huzaifah Ahmad Izudin (men’s m2)

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Under Achievers In SEA Games To Face The Music

PALEMBANG: Sports that failed to deliver the desired results at the just concluded SEA Games, held in Palembang and Jakarta over 11 days, are expected to incur the wrath of the National Sports Council (NSC) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Malaysia may have surpassed NSC's 'cautious' target of 40 to 45 when the Malaysian contingent ended their campaign with 59 gold medals, the last one coming from football, but some sports failed to even come close to the expected results.

NSC director-general Datuk Zolkples Embong said though the medal haul was the second best outside the country, the failure of a number of sports to win gold medals would be reviewed.

"The 59 gold medals won in Indonesia is the second highest after the 68 gold medals won in Korat, Thailand. If sports like hockey, lawn bowls and squash were included, the haul would have been higher," he told Malaysian reporters here today when commenting on the overall performance of the Malaysian contingent.

Zolkples said of the 59 gold medals, 10 gold medals were contributed by sports that were not under the NSC development programme.

"Four of it came from water-ski, two from open sea swimming, two from fencing, men's 4x400m and one from snooker through Sam Chong," he said.

Aquatics was the biggest contributor with 19 gold medals through diving (7), swimming (5), synchronized swimming (5) and two from open sea swimming while athletics turned out to be the second highest with six gold medals.

Katrina Ann Abdul Hadi and Shareen Hui were the biggest winners for the Malaysian contingent by winning five gold medals each.

He said archery and shooting had performed moderately in the games.

Malaysia's 59 gold medals came from aquatics (19), athletics (6), tenpin bowling (5), water-ski (4), karate (4), cycling (4) wushu (3), silat (3), archery (2), shooting (2), fencing (2), billiards & snooker (1), football (1).

Malaysian athletes who competed in 38 of the 43 sports contested, also won 50 silver and 82 bronze medals to finish fourth on the list behind Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam in that order.

"Among sports that failed are gymnastics and sailing. We had expected a gold from both the sports," he said.

He said the performances of sepaktakraw and taekwondo would also be reviewed.

Meanwhile, host Indonesia ran away with the overall title with 182 gold, 151 silver, 142 bronze while 2009 overall champion Thailand was relegated to second place after collecting 108 gold, 100 silver, 120 bronze while surprise package Vietnam finished third with 96 gold, 91 silver and 100 bronze medals.

Indonesia which offered 553 gold medals through 43 sports that was held in Jakarta and Palembang ended today with a glittering ceremony at the Jakabaring Stadium in Palembang. - Bernama

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