MALAYSIA relinquished the overall champion title and finished fifth behind Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines in the Vietnam Sea Games held in December.
Malaysia’s medal haul of 44 gold, 42 silver and 59 bronze medals fell short of the 48-gold target set by the National Sports Council. Nevertheless, there were plenty of bright spots for the nation, as gymnastics, aquatics and surprisingly, athletics, brought the biggest cheers to the Malaysian camp by contributing 26 gold medals – eight more than the other 24 sports combined.
Nazmizan Mohamad, Melayu Boleh Sprinter won the 100m and 200m sprint double at the 22nd SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in December 2003. He became only the third Malaysian to achieve such a feat. The last time a Malaysian won the sprint double was in the 1967 SEAP Games, in Bangkok, 36 years ago, when the SEA Games was known as the SEAP Games.
Nazmizan Mohammad, 22, emerged challenge from the Games as the region’s new Melayu Boleh sprint king, winning the 100m and 200m sprints – Malaysia’s first in 36 years. He became only the third Malaysian to do so, after M. Jegathesan and G. Rajalingam in the 1965 and 1967 SEAP Games respectively.
Malaysia’s medal haul of 44 gold, 42 silver and 59 bronze medals fell short of the 48-gold target set by the National Sports Council. Nevertheless, there were plenty of bright spots for the nation, as gymnastics, aquatics and surprisingly, athletics, brought the biggest cheers to the Malaysian camp by contributing 26 gold medals – eight more than the other 24 sports combined.
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Nazmizan Mohamad, Melayu Boleh Sprinter won the 100m and 200m sprint double at the 22nd SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in December 2003. He became only the third Malaysian to achieve such a feat. The last time a Malaysian won the sprint double was in the 1967 SEAP Games, in Bangkok, 36 years ago, when the SEA Games was known as the SEAP Games.
Nazmizan Mohammad, 22, emerged challenge from the Games as the region’s new Melayu Boleh sprint king, winning the 100m and 200m sprints – Malaysia’s first in 36 years. He became only the third Malaysian to do so, after M. Jegathesan and G. Rajalingam in the 1965 and 1967 SEAP Games respectively.
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