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ndonesia'€™s women'€™s pencak silat (traditional martial art) team won one gold medal at the 17th ASEAN University Games (AUG) in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Tuesday.

The hosting team '€” Luh Putu Eka, Kadek Ratna Dewi and Ida Ayu Putu '€” scored 463 points in the women'€™s performance team followed by Vietnam (Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Duong Thi Anh Nguyet and Nguyen Thi Huyen) with 457 points and the Malaysian team (Siti Farah Ade binti Samsudin, Wan Nur Shela binti Muntaha and Nurfazlina binti Abdullah Sani) with 447.

'€œWe were nervous at the beginning. We'€™re worried that we cannot do our best [at the tournament],'€ said Putu Eka after the medal ceremony.

She added that she would be preparing herself for the World Pencak Silat Championships in Thailand in January.

Unfortunately, Indonesia'€™s men'€™s doubles silat athletes Yolla Primadono J and Hendy were only able to collect the bronze medal. They were outscored by Vietnamese gold medalists Vu Qouc Viet and Nguyen The Hien and Malaysian silver medalists Muhammad Saiful Zakaria and Muhammad Akmal bin Saidin.

'€œWe may have made mistakes during our routine. We need to remain solid and maintain our rhythm when we play in group,'€ said Yolla.

Coach Rony Syaifullah blamed the lack of training for the gold shortage in the sport. He said that his athletes could only prepare themselves three weeks prior to the biennial event that runs from Dec. 10 to Dec. 21.

'€œIdeally, the preparation should take place for three months prior to the event. But we have tried our best,'€ he said.

During the multi sporting event, Indonesia managed to win more medals from the track and field.

On Monday, Iswandi clocked 10.46 seconds at the men'€™s 100-meter dash, outpacing Nyepa Jonathan of Malaysia with 10.55 seconds and fellow Indonesian Fadlin who finished third with 10.60 seconds.

The second gold from the track and field was contributed by Maria Natalia Londa, who chalked 6.40 meters in the women'€™s long jump division. She beat Vietnam'€™s Bui Thi Thu Thao who scored 6.29 meters and Malaysian Mohd Na Noor Amira, who made a 6.29-meter jump.

Maria said that she scored lower than her 6.55-meter jump in the Asian Games last September in Incheon, South Korea, which landed her a gold medal.

'€œThis is my first event after the Asian Games. Unfortunately my coach was unable to attend this event and give evaluation [to my performance],'€ she said.

Until Tuesday, Indonesia sits second in the medal tally with 19 golds, 34 silvers and 13 bronzes, far behind Thailand who tops the list with 30 golds, 12 silvers and nine bronzes. Malaysia takes the third position with 12 golds, 12 silvers and 22 bronzes.