Palembang, S Sumatra (Antara Bali) - The Indonesian contingent competing in the 17th ASEAN University Games (POM ASEAN) finally emerged as the overall champion which ended here on Sunday.

         The host Indonesia at the end collected 66 gold, 78 silver and 46 bronze medals, according to data publicized by the POM ASEAN information center on Sunday.

         Meanwhile Thailand occupies the second position with 53 gold, 34 silver and 27 bronze medals.

         Indonesia took over the leadership of the provisional medal tally rankings of the POM ASEAN, replacing Thailand, after winning several sports in the last three days.

         In addition, Malaysia got 40 gold, 42 silver, 49 bronze medals.

         A total of 20 sports---football, sepak takraw, volleyball, wushu, taekwondo, karate, chess, tennis, archery, table tennis, beach volleyball, badminton, futsal, athletics, swimming, fencing, martial arts, diving, basketball, and pentaque---were contested in by participating athletes," a spokesman for POM ASEAN, Asdit Abdullah, said here earlier.

         The event, which was opened by Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Wednesday night (December 10) in the South Sumatra provincial city of Palembang, ended on December 21.

         The medal tally of all 11 participating nations is as follows:

Country    Gold Silver Bronze Total

1. Indonesia  66  78  46  190
2. Thailand   53  34  27  114
3. Malaysia   40  42  49  131
4. Vietnam    27  15   4   40
5. Philippines 10 11  21   42
6. Laos           7  6   13   26
7. Singapore    4  7   9   20
8. Myanmar      0  3   7  10
9. Cambodia     0  3   0   2
10.Timor-Leste  0  0   1   1
11. Brunei          0  0   1   1
----------------------------
Total         207 - 199- 182: 588
(WDY)

Pewarta: Reporting by Ujang Idrus

Editor : I Gusti Bagus Widyantara


COPYRIGHT © ANTARA News Bali 2014