In Case You Didn't Know, Malaysia Is Busy Winning Gold Medals In The #SEAGames
The 27th SEA Games is being held in Naypyidaw, Myanmar this year. Check out how Malaysia is doing in the 2013 SEA Games!
By Esther Chung — 16 Dec 2013, 05:34 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
Malaysia Wins Gold For SEA Games Men's High Jump for Three Years In A Row
Nauraj Singh Randhawa ensured Malaysia's dominance in SEA Games men's high jump after soaring over the bar and his opponents to win the gold medal at the Wunna Theikdi Main Stadium today.
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Malaysia has dominated the men’s high jump in the SEA Games since 1977 with the likes of Baljit Singh, Ramjit Nairu, S. Kesavan, Lou Cwee Peng, Loo Kum Zee and Lee Hup Wei.
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Cheong Jun Hoong retained her women’s 3m springboard gold medal. Jun Hoong posted a five-dive total of 327.15 points followed by compatriot Wendy Ng Yan Yee on 323.10 and Indonesia’s Indah Eka Purna with 240.35.
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Muhammad Nazreen, 15, a student of the Bukit Jalil Sports School who was making his SEA Games debut, claimed the gold by the narrowest of margins after collecting 398.05 points against Tze Liang’s 397.20 points.
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Malaysian hockey boys lived up to their top billing by marching into the final of the 27th Myanmar SEA Games hockey competition after beating Singapore 6-0 at the Theinphyu Hockey Stadium today.
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Malaysia Beats Vietnam To Qualify For #SEAGames Football Semi-Finals
National Under-23 coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee has again hailed his side’s never-say-die attitude after they beat Vietnam 2-1 in their final Group A football match at the Zeyar Thiri Stadium here on Tuesday.
thestar.com.myMalaysia play Indonesia on Thursday followed by the other semi-final match between Group B champions Thailand and Singapore.
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The final Group A standings had Malaysia with 10 points, and Singapore with 8. Vietnam finished the competition with 6 points.
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Malaysian team acknowledging the crowd after their 2-1 victory over Vietnam.
Image via thestar.com.mySingapore And Thailand Are No Match For The Malaysian Hockey Team In #SEAGames2013
The Malaysian hockey squad remained in supreme form at the 27th Myanmar SEA Games after chalking up their third consecutive win by beating Singapore 8-1 at the Theinphyu Hockey Stadium, here today.
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Malaysia's women hockey team team captain Nadia gets a surprise birthday celebration after the match.
Image via thestar.com.myThe men’s hockey team whipped Thailand 13-0 to register their second consecutive win in a Myanmar SEA Games preliminary match at the Theinphyu Hockey Stadium, here today.
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In sepak takraw, the Malaysian team was completely overwhelmed by their opponents and lost 8-21 to settle for the silver medal.
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The 27th SEA Games Takes Place In Myanmar's New Capital - Naypyidaw
The SEA Games returned to Myanmar on Wednesday after a 44-year wait, as Naypyidaw celebrated with an Opening Ceremony filled with impressive visual effects and joyous emotions.
The 22-day SEA Games, featuring Olympic staples like athletics alongside traditional sports like chinlone, is seen as a coming-out party for Myanmar two years after the end of military rule.
The four-hour opening ceremony extravaganza, complete with parades, fireworks, singers, dancers and a sound-and-light show, was held to loud cheers and bursts of applause in a packed 30,000-seat stadium.
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16 December: Malaysia Bags 25 Gold Medals, 19 Silvers And 45 Bronze Medals
The 24-year-old Daniel Bego was the first to hit the wall at the end of the first lap and he maintained the pace till the end to finish in 3:54.89, claiming what was his 10th gold medal in SEA Games swimming.
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Diana Bong delivered Malaysia’s first gold medal of the 2013 Sea Games after winning the women’s nanquan event today.
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On Saturday, national doubles shuttlers Woon Khe Wei-Vivian Hoo sunk to their feet in sheer jubilation after coming through a gigantic battle to beat Indonesia’s Nitya Krishinda-Greysia Polii 21-17, 18-21, 21-17 in an 85-minute energy-sapping women’s doubles final.
thestar.com.myKhairul Anuar, 22, clinched the gold in men’s individual recurve after beating compatriot Atiq Bazil Bakri 7-1 in the final at the Wunna Theik Archery Shooting Range today.
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Irfan Shamsuddin obliterated his own national record by three metres to win the men's discus gold at the Sea Games today. The 18-year-old bettered his old record of 49.90m set just two weeks ago in Brunei twice in the competition with his final throw a winning 53.16m.
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Eddy Chew upset the form book today by becoming Malaysia’s first winner of the men’s 50-metre free pistol gold in 30 years of the Sea Games.
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Woon Khe Wei and Vivian Hoo won a gold for Malaysia's badminton team in the women's doubles.
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Diana Bong bagged a gold medal with her stunning women's nanquan in Wushu.
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Khairul Anuar (right) scores another gold medal for Malaysia at the men's individual recurve.
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Malaysia Needs Another Win In Football To Qualify For The SEA Games Semi-Finals
The match between Singapore and Malaysia ended in a 1-1 draw after Malaysia scored the equaliser at the very end of the contest at the SEA Games on Sunday afternoon.
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Malaysia, who have earned seven points, will compete their Group F fixture against Vietnam on Tuesday.
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Malaysia and Vietnam will do battle on Dec 17 to decide who claims the group’s second semi-final spot.
A 1-1 draw with Singapore means that the Malaysian team needs to beat Vietnam in order to get to the semi-finals.
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