The 25th SEA GAMES, LAOS
Vientiane 2009
The 25th Southeast Asian Games is scheduled to be held in Vientiane, Laos, in 2009. It will also be SEA Games 50th year since its inception. This will be the first time the country has ever held a Southeast Asian Games. Laos, the host country, is hoping to grab at least 25 of the 390 gold medals at stake. Two white elephants which symbolized Laos once “the kingdom of million elephants” (Lan Xang) were chosen as the Official Mascots. The names of the elephants are Ms. Champee and Mr. Champa represent the national flower of Laos.<more>
Lee Hup Wei barely broke a sweat in defending his gold medal at the National Stadium in Vientiane yesterday but there was heartbreak for Noraseela Khalid, who was pipped on the line in the women’s 400m.
Zafril Zuslaini sprang a surprise with victory in the men’s 400m but it was not enough to prevent Malaysia’s worst [...]
From Farhanah Azmi
VIENTIANE, Dec 17 (Bernama) — National women’s pole vaulter Roslinda Samsu created history when she recorded a hat-trick by defending her gold medal for the third time in a row in her favourite event.
She also set a new SEA Games record when she exceeded the height of 4.15 metres, erasing her own record [...]
GOLD (Four)
Cheng Chu Sian (archery, men’s 70m recurve)
Teoh Boon Lim (athletics, men’s 20km walk)
Tang Song Hwa (athletics, women’s hammer)
Diana Bong (wushu, women’s nanquan combined)
SILVER (Two)
S. Anbarasi (archery, women’s 70m recurve)
Md Hadafi Jaafar, Muhd Nurrahimin Abdul Halim (shooting, men’s 50m rifle 3-position team)
BRONZE (Ten)
Noor Aziera Taip (archery, women’s 70m recurve)
Arif Farhan Ibrahim Putrab (archery, men’s 70m [...]
MALAYSIAN Amateur Athletics Union (MAAU) deputy president Karim Ibrahim feels the sport is still on course to deliver eight gold medals despite the failure of the men’s 4×400m team to retain the title on Monday.
The quartet of Mohd Zaiful Zainal Abidin, Idris Zakaria, P. Yuvaraj and Zafril Zuslaini finished second behind Thailand.
With two days of [...]
A DOGGED determination to get her hands on a SEA Games medal reaped extra rewards for hammer thrower Tan Song Hwa.
The 23-year-old from Pahang, who did not land a medal of any colour at the last two Games, won the gold by shattering both the national and Games records at the National Sports Complex Main [...]
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