Malaysia surpassed its 200-medal target at the 33rd SEA Games Thailand 2025 today as the national track cycling squad spearheaded another strong outing, contributing three gold medals to lift the country’s tally to 46 gold after Day 9 of competition.
Cycling once again proved Malaysia’s most prolific gold contributor, delivering three titles at the Hua Mark Velodrome in Bangkok through Muhammad Ridwan Sahrom (keirin), Nur Aisyah Zubir (women’s scratch race) and the men’s team pursuit quartet.
Ridwan, 24, set the tone by storming to victory in the keirin final, clocking 10.996 seconds to finish ahead of two Thai riders and claim Malaysia’s first cycling gold of the day.
The men’s team pursuit team of Azim Aliyas, Hafiq Jafri, Yusri Shaari and Newjoe Lau followed up with a commanding performance, defeating Thailand’s Nattakrit Kaeonoi, Thak Kaeonoi, Thurakit Boonratanathanakorn and Putipong Chaloemsrimueang to secure gold.
With the late surge, Malaysia mounted a strong push for fourth place overall, closing the gap on Singapore. At the end of Day 9, Malaysia remained fifth with 46 gold, 49 silver and 109 bronze medals, comfortably surpassing their pre-Games target of 200 medals.
Archery also delivered gold as veteran Juwaidi Mazuki anchored Malaysia to victory in the men’s team compound event, edging Thailand 232–228 in a tense final.
History was made in kabaddi, with Malaysia’s men’s three-star team clinching the country’s first-ever SEA Games gold in the sport at the Rajamangala University of Technology. Kabaddi made its debut at the biennial Games in this edition.
In football, Malaysia ended an eight-year wait for a SEA Games podium finish by defeating the Philippines 2–1 at the Rajamangala Stadium to secure the bronze medal. Danish Hakimi Sahaluddin opened the scoring before Haqimi Azim Rosli sealed the victory, marking Malaysia’s first SEA Games football medal since 2017.
With two days remaining before the Games conclude on Saturday (20 December), hosts Thailand continue to dominate the medal table with 197 gold, 130 silver and 93 bronze medals, just three golds shy of the 200-gold mark.
Indonesia sit second with 80-93-103, followed by Vietnam with 73-72-99. Singapore remained fourth on 48-51-69, ahead of Malaysia in fifth place.
A total of 81 gold medals across 31 sports will be contested tomorrow (19 December) as the Games enter their penultimate day.
