Thailand remains on top in SEA Games<\/p>\n
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AP): A reformed runner from Thailand and
\nan Indonesian distance specialist each won their second gold
\nmedals of the Southeast Asian Games Tuesday, while ornamented
\nboats carried Myanmar to its first two triumphs.<\/p>\n
Singapore swimmer Joscelin Yeo, who surprised some people by
\nlosing a race Monday, rolled on to her fourth gold medal and
\nfourth games record.<\/p>\n
In the overall medals race, Thailand stayed barely ahead. It
\nwon 10 golds Tuesday, while Malaysia captured 12, making Thailand
\nretain top stop with 30 golds and Malaysia at second place with
\n29 golds. Thailand had total medals of 79 and Malaysia 74.<\/p>\n
Indonesia had 24 golds after winning 12 Tuesday, including
\ndistance runner Supriati Sutono's victory in the 1,500 meters, on
\ntop of her triumph in the 5,000.<\/p>\n
Thailand's Reanchai Seeharwong, who had been left off the 1997
\nThai team for breaking training, confirmed his place as the
\ngames' top sprinter by adding the 200-meter title to his 100-
\nmeter gold. He won the 200 in 20.69 seconds, with Indonesia's
\nJohn Muray taking silver in 21.05.<\/p>\n
For the day, Thailand came out ahead in track and field,
\nwinning five golds to four for Malaysia and two for Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Supriati beat Vietnam's Dinh Khanh Doan Pham by more than 11
\nseconds in the 1,500, finishing in 4 minutes, 28.57 seconds.<\/p>\n
For the third time in the games, a women's event had only two
\ncompetitors. Thailand's Suthorn Chatwadee beat lone rival Ai Seng
\nTea of Brunei 49.13 meters to 24.98 in the women's javelin throw,
\nand then was taken to the stadium clinic for shortness of breath.
\nShe said later she was fine.<\/p>\n
Other Thai winners were Wirid Sarad, who edged teammate
\nJirachai Linglom 51.36 to 51.38 in the men's 400-meter hurdles;
\nKawrungruang Sunisa, winner by 4 millimeters over Indonesia's
\nNyoman Rae in the women's triple jump; and Supavadee Khawpeag in
\nthe women's 200.<\/p>\n
For Malaysia, Arumugam Munusamy won the men's 1,500,
\nNorasheela Mohd Khalid won the women's 400 hurdles, Loo Kum Zee
\ntook the men's high jump and Wong Tee Kue was the men's hammer
\nchampion.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's Kahol Ponsianus won the men's javelin.<\/p>\n
Games record<\/p>\n
In swimming, Yeo broke her games record in the 100-meter
\nbutterfly by more than one second, winning in 1:00.44.<\/p>\n
Thailand's Pilin Tchakittiranan, who beat Yeo in the 400-meter
\nfreestyle Monday, took gold in the 800 Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Teammate Chonlathorn Vorathamrong won the 100-meter
\nbackstroke, to go with her victory at 200 meters Monday.<\/p>\n
In the men's 100-meter backstroke, Alex Lim captured his third
\ngold for Malaysia, winning in a record 56.20 seconds despite a
\npersistent flu. Malaysian Dieung Manggang won the men's 400-meter
\nfreestyle.<\/p>\n
Indonesia also won two swimming golds. Albert Sutanto took the
\nmen's 100-meter butterfly, and Indonesians won the men's 4x100-
\nmeter freestyle relay in games record time.<\/p>\n
Indonesia also won the women's badminton team title with a
\nvictory over Thailand, and Shenny Ratna Amelia beat old rival
\nTommaoros Sukrutai of Thailand in the women's 10-meter platform
\ndiving.<\/p>\n
But in the first day of racing in traditional boats, Myanmar
\nbeat the Indonesians in two women's events at 400 meters, for 12-
\nand 22-women crews. Indonesia won the in 12-man race in the long
\nboats.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's Risa Suseanty won the women's 1.7-kilometer
\ndownhill mountain bike race, and Thailand's Chakrit Rungsuwan won
\nthe men's, beating defending champion Sugianto Setiyawan of
\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n
Indonesia also swept the badminton team titles, beating
\nMalaysia for the men's and Thailand for the women's.<\/p>\n
An Indonesian pair beat Singaporeans for the gold in 9-ball
\npool doubles, and a Thai pair beat Malaysians for the English
\nbilliards doubles title.<\/p>\n
In karate, Malaysia's Kong Tai Moon beat the Philippines' Jose
\nEnrique Azarcon for gold at 65 kilograms, and teammate Rajoo
\nMuniandy beat Brunei's Narawi Yahya in the 70-kilogram final.
\nIndonesia's Syamsuddin Arif Taufan beat Brunei's Sanif Md.
\nFadilah at 60 kilograms, and Vietnam's Kim Anh Vu beat
\nIndonesia's Sandra Aryani in the women's 53-kilogram division.<\/p>\n
Thailand beat Indonesia for the gold medal of men's team
\ntennis, but the Indonesians saved a gold in the women's
\ncompetition when Wynne Prakusya and Romana Tedjakusuma won the
\ndeciding doubles match 7-6 (7-2), 7-5 against the Philippines'
\nPamela Flora and Maricris Fernandez.<\/p>",
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