Malaysia enjoyed another productive outing at the 33rd SEA Games Thailand 2025, raking in six gold medals on Day 6 to maintain fifth place in the overall standings.
Wushu led the charge with two gold medals, courtesy of national ace and four-time world champion Tan Cheong Min, who battled through intense muscle pain to deliver a commanding performance at the Chaeng Watthana Government Complex.
The 27-year-old reaffirmed her status as Malaysia’s top exponent by winning the women’s combined event with a total score of 29.263 points, posting 9.743 in nanquan, 9.706 in nangun and 9.760 in nandao. Vietnam’s Dang Tran Phuong Nhi claimed silver with 29.112, while Singapore’s Kassandra Ong took bronze with 28.579.
Cheong Min later teamed up with Loh Ying Ting and Pang Pui Yee to secure a second gold in the women’s team duilian weapon event, scoring 9.730 to finish ahead of Thailand (9.646) and Myanmar (9.606).
In swimming, Khiew Hoe Yean finally captured the elusive men’s 400m freestyle gold at the Sports Authority of Thailand pool, a title he had chased for four years. The 23-year-old clocked 3:50.63s to defeat Vietnam’s Van Nguyen Quoc Tran (3:53.18) and Nguyen Huy Hoang (3:53.50).
It was Hoe Yean’s second gold of the Games following his triumph in the 200m freestyle on Sunday, and the first time he has won more than one gold medal at a single SEA Games.
At the snooker arena, Malaysia secured their second gold of the Games when Thor Chuan Leong, Lim Kok Leong and Moh Keen Hoo clinched the men’s six-red team title. The trio came from a frame down to defeat the Philippines 4–1 at the Thunderdome in Nonthaburi, achieving the two-gold target set by the Malaysian Snooker and Billiards Federation.
Meanwhile, athletics also delivered gold through Andre Anura Anuar, who made amends for his earlier disappointment in the triple jump by dominating the men’s long jump. Andre soared to 7.71 metres to end Malaysia’s 22-year wait for a SEA Games long jump gold, with the last title won in Hanoi in 2003. The Philippines’ Janry Ubas settled for silver (7.64m), while Singapore’s Andrew George Medina took bronze (7.53m).
In rhythmic gymnastics, Malaysia returned to the top of the podium by clinching the women’s team title for the first time since 2017 at the Thammasat University Rangsit Campus. The squad posted a total of 234.60 points across all apparatus, led by experienced campaigner Ng Joe Ee alongside Valeria Ng, Bernice See, Syamimi Amalia Shahrizam, Carol Yuan, Mavia Wong, Lim Xian Yar, Miai Ong Xiao Han and Lai Yun Jo.
Meanwhile, Malaysia’s men’s 4x100m relay quartet of Aliff Iman Fahimi, Jonathan Nyepa, Pengiran Aidil Auf Hajam and anchor Danish Iftikhar Roslee made history by breaking the national record with a time of 39.03 seconds to claim silver. The previous record of 39.09 was set at the Hanoi 2021 Games.
In the overall standings, hosts Thailand remain dominant with 145 gold, 87 silver and 59 bronze medals, followed by Indonesia (52-65-64), Vietnam (40-47-70) and Singapore (34-32-39).
Malaysia stayed fifth with a total of 134 medals, comprising 26 gold, 28 silver and 80 bronze.
