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
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Total 207 - 199- 182: 588
(WDY)
Indonesian Emerges As Overall Champion in POM ASEAN
Senin, 22 Desember 2014 7:46 WIB
