The Star’s overview of the 26th SEA Games in Palembang and Jakarta
COMEBACK HEROESGOLDEN OLDIE: The 49-year-old Sam Chong was coaxed out of retirement to take up his snooker cue once again and he delivered a gold in the men’s doubles with current national No. 1 Thor Chuan Leong.
SIBLING SPECIAL: Former F1 driver Alex Yoong made a return to waterskiing after 14 years to clinch the men’s overall gold medal.Younger sister Phillipa Yoong was only 18 when she won gold in the 1997 Jakarta Games. This time, the mother of two won two gold medals in the women’s slalom and overall events.
GOLDEN DEBUTANTS
COOL KAT: The 19-year-old Katrina Ann Hadi capped her first Games appearance in stunning fashion – winning five gold medals in synchronized swimming.
LETHAL WEAPONS: It was only his second international tournament but Kevan Cheah Peng Heng did well to win the men’s combined nandao (sword) and nangun (stick) wushu event.
PEDAL POWER: Ju Pha Som Net marked her maiden Games outing by winning the women’s team sprint event with Fatehah Mustapa.
BIG WINNERS
DYNAMIC DUO: Shareen Png and Katrina Ann Hadi are the proud winners of five gold medals each after helping Malaysia make a clean sweep in synchronised swimming.
ALLEY ACE: Adrian Ang helped Malaysia bag four out of the five gold medals and it came from the doubles (with Alex Liew), trios (Adrian, Alex, Zulmazran Zulkifli), team of five and Masters. Alex had three gold medals.
TRACK QUEEN: Fatehah Mustapa bagged three gold medals (500m time trial, sprint and team sprint) – a huge leap from her three bronze medals at 2007 Games in Korat.
GOLDEN SWANSONG
ONE FOR THE ROAD: Yeoh Ken Nee bid goodbye to the Games by winning the men’s 3m springboard title. It was his 15th gold medal in the SEA Games series since making his debut in Jakarta in 1997
STARS IN THE MAKING
A HIGH FOR LOH: Swimmer Christina Loh announced her arrival on the senior stage with her first SEA Games gold medal in the 50m breaststroke event.
SMASHING ACT: Debutant shuttlers Lim Khim Wah-Goh V Shem showed that they are the future in the men’s doubles after beating world No. 6 Mohd Ahsan-Bona Septano (SEA Games individual doubles champions) in the team event.
GOLDEN RECORD
SIMPLY SU-PERB: Malaysia’s top shooter Suryani Mohd Taibi shot down Malaysia’s first gold medal of the Games in the 50m rifle 3 position. She also became the first athlete to win two gold medals in this Games.
TAKE A BOW: Cheng Chu Sian is first archer to win three medals in the Games. He won two golds in the individual and team recurve and a silver in the mixed team.HIGH-ACHIEVER: Pole vaulter Roslinda Samsu delivered Malaysia’s sixth athletics gold with a new SEA Games record of 4.20m.- http://thestar.com.my/
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