Rowers help Indonesia reclaim third place<\/p>\n
Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Hanoi<\/p>\n
Indonesian rowers extended their domination in the 22nd Southeast
\nAsian Games on Tuesday to help the national squad back into third
\nplace with 26 gold medals and ousting Malaysia to fourth with 23
\ngolds.<\/p>\n
Frontrunner Vietnam looks set for its first ever overall
\nchampionship title with 73 golds followed by Thailand with 37
\ngolds.<\/p>\n
Sayadin achieved an outstanding double victory in the men's
\n1,000-m K1 and men's 1000-m K2, pairing with La Ode Hadi, at the
\nWest Lake.<\/p>\n
The weightlifting competition augured well for Indonesia after
\nGustar Junianto, who made a successful comeback after a two-year
\nban due to a doping scandal, and Jadi Setiadi rose to number one
\nin their respective categories.<\/p>\n
At the Hoa Binh province, cyclist Santia Tri Kusuma sprinted
\nto her second gold in the 90 kilometer Mass Start.<\/p>\n
She chalked up the best time of two hours 24 minutes and
\n46.340 seconds to beat Monrudee Chapookam of Thailand who
\nfinished in 2:24:47.060 and Nguyen Thi Hoang Oanh of Vietnam who
\nclocked 2:24:47.870.<\/p>\n
"I'm really happy that I can contribute two golds to the
\nIndonesian contingent," she said. Her previous victory came from
\nthe Criterium event.<\/p>\n
Vietnam's bid for a fitting championship gained momentum with
\nits soccer team advancing to the final against Thailand.<\/p>\n
The host country held off the late charge by Malaysia to
\nemerge as the 4-3 winner at the My Dinh Stadium while Thailand
\nwill be looking to defend the title with a 2-0 victory over
\nMyanmar.<\/p>\n
The women's soccer final will pit Vietnam against Myanmar.<\/p>\n
Indonesia will likely go home without any golds in the
\nswimming events as it has not won any golds to date although the
\ncompetition will close on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Thailand had the most golds with three, followed by the
\nPhilippines with two and Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore with one
\neach.<\/p>\n
Indonesia grabbed its second silver in diving through Husaini
\nNoor and Muhammad Nasrullah in the men's synchronized 10m
\nplatform.<\/p>\n
SEA Games record holder Richard Sam Bera, who will be 31 on
\nDec. 19, claimed the bronze by finishing in third place in 23.73
\nseconds, less than a second under his own record of 23.03 seconds
\nin the 50-meter freestyle.<\/p>\n
The lackluster performance by national swimmers and divers has
\nmade officials point out a great need for improvement.<\/p>\n
"Other countries have shown rapid improvement in swimming with
\ntheir young talents well-prepared to fill the shoes of their
\nseniors," Abdurrahim, secretary-general of the Indonesian
\nSwimming Association (PRSI), told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
National marksman Yoshie Agusta Akbar earned two silvers from
\nthe individual and team 10 running target.<\/p>\n
In Ho Chi Minh City, tight rivalry with Thailand was imminent
\nin the women's tennis singles and doubles. Indonesia is assured a
\ngold in the mixed doubles with Suwandi and Wynne Prakusya taking
\non Hendri Susilo Pramono and Maya Rosa in Wednesday's final.<\/p>",
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