Malaysia continued its upward momentum at the 33rd SEA Games Thailand 2025, collecting six gold medals on Day 4 to further strengthen its position on the medal table.
The impressive haul propelled the national contingent into the top five overall, underlining a steady and confident climb as the Games moved into a crucial phase. After four days of competition, Malaysia sit fifth with 16 gold, 15 silver and 48 bronze medals, edging past the Philippines.
Figure skating made a welcome return to the SEA Games programme for the third timeâafter Kuala Lumpur 2017 and Manila 2019âand Malaysia immediately stamped its authority in the menâs event.
Competing at Imperial World Samrong in Samut Prakan, Fang Ze Zeng delivered a composed and technically assured free skate, blending athletic precision with artistic expression to score 157.22 points. He finished comfortably ahead of Thailandâs Aaron Kulvatunyou (137.98) and the Philippinesâ Paolo Borromeo (128.39).
There was celebration at the Malaysian cricket camp as the national menâs T20 team clinched gold, defeating rivals Singapore by six wickets in their final round-robin match.
In judo, Amir Daniel Abdul Majeed produced a surprise triumph in the menâs under-81kg category, ending Malaysiaâs long wait for a SEA Games gold medal in the event.
Athletics provided further joy at the Suphachalasai National Stadium, where shot putter Jonah Chang Rigan ended a 33-year gold drought in the event. The Sarawakian shattered his own national record with a throw of 18.66m, surpassing the previous SEA Games mark of 18.14m on his way to gold.
More good news emerged from the Chaeng Watthana Government Complex as the womenâs wushu trio of Mandy Cebelle, Sydney Chin and Loh Ying Ting captured gold in the duilian bare-handed event. Their score of 9.633narrowly edged Indonesia (9.620) and the Philippines (9.590).
At the swimming pool, Khiew Hoe Yean delivered Malaysiaâs first swimming gold of the Games, winning the menâs 200m freestyle in 1:48.64.
Vietnamâs Van Nguyen Quoc Tra claimed silver in 1:48.70, while Malaysian teammate Arvin Shaun Singh Chahal secured bronze in 1:50.43.
At the badminton courts, there were mixed emotions as top seeds Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik and world No.2 pair Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan both advanced to tomorrowâs finals after overcoming stern semifinal challenges.
Pearly-Thinaah were pushed hard before prevailing over Indonesiaâs world No.58 pairing Rachel Allessya Rose/Febi Setianingrum 21â14, 19â21, 21â16 at the Thammasat University Rangsit Gymnasium.
Elsewhere, Thailand are assured of gold in the womenâs singles and mixed doubles, while Indonesia have already secured gold in the menâs singles.
On the track, Thailandâs sprint sensation Puripol Boonson once again stole the spotlight, storming to gold in the menâs 200m in 20.07 seconds, smashing his own SEA Games record of 20.37.
Malaysiaâs Danish Iftikhar Muhammad Roslee claimed bronze in 20.73, adding to the medal he previously won in the 100m.
Singaporeâs Shanti Pereira also enjoyed a standout moment, clinching the womenâs 200m gold to complete a historic sprint double following her earlier 100m victory at Suphachalasai Stadium.
