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PHNOM PENH – The Malaysian contingent has recorded their worst-ever achievement in the history of the SEA Games by finishing in seventh position and failing to meet the 40-gold target at the 2023 edition in Cambodia last night.
With all the medal events ending yesterday, the country’s achievement in the 32nd edition here is worse than the Hanoi edition in Vietnam last year.
When the curtain falls on the biennial Games here today, the national contingent will return home from the SEA Games having collected just 34 golds, 45 silvers and 97 bronzes to be placed seventh in the medal tally.
Malaysia ended their campaign in the 2021 Hanoi edition in sixth place with a haul of 39-45-90. They also finished in the same position in the 1983 edition in Singapore.
What is more disappointing is that Malaysia, which sent 676 athletes to Phnom Penh, finished below Singapore, the Philippines and host Cambodia.
In yesterday’s action, Malaysia added four more gold medals through Sam Jee Lek (dancesport), the men’s and women’s hockey teams and Ahmad Nor Iman Hakim Rakib (kickboxing).
At the end of Day 11, Vietnam emerged overall champions after winning 136 golds, 105 silvers and 114 bronzes, followed by Thailand (108-95-108), Indonesia (85-81-109), host Cambodia (81-74-126), the Philippines (58-86-116) and Singapore (51-42-64). – Bernama, May 17, 2023