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Indonesia dominates pool with two more golds
On the penultimate day of the 17th ASEAN University Games, Indonesiaâs swimming team splashed another two gold medals on Saturday to emerge the overall winner in the pool
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n the penultimate day of the 17th ASEAN University Games, Indonesia's swimming team splashed another two gold medals on Saturday to emerge the overall winner in the pool.
Indonesia collected 13 golds, 13 silvers and 11 bronzes. Malaysia followed in second place with 11 golds, 13 silvers and 8 bronzes and Thailand in third place with 8 gold, 7 silver and 8 bronzes.
Triady Fauzi Sidiq won the gold in the men's 200-meter butterfly while the second gold of the day was contributed by the men's team, comprising IG Siman Sudartawa, Gagarin N Yus, Glenn V. Sutanto and Triady, in 4x100-meter relay.
Triady recorded the fastest time of 2 minutes to beat fellow Indonesian Muhammad Hamgari and Philippines' Jessie Khing Lacuna before helping the team register a time of 3 minutes and 45 seconds in the relay, leaving Thailand and Malaysia in second and third place.
Despite the victory, Triady looks wary about future matches against other countries in the region, especially Singapore, which is said to be showing its remarkable progress.
'Singapore is an example of good regeneration. They have second-layer swimmers ready to replace their seniors. Meanwhile, our lineup is pretty much the same in all competitions,' he said.
He said he was keen to take up the next challenge in Singapore when the city-state hosts the next Southeast Asian (SEA) Games next year.
Triady contributed three gold medals during the 2013 SEA Games in Myanmar.
He only finished in sixth place at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, in September.
In futsal, Indonesia, captained by Fhandy Permana, failed to win gold as it lost 0-4 to Thailand in the final.
Coach Vennard V Victor blamed the defeat on account of his team not having enough time to adjust.
'Thailand had already formed a team long before the games. Malaysia trained together five months back,' he said.
It was Indonesia's second silver after the hosts also lost to Thailand in the women's final.
With the closing ceremony set for Sunday, Indonesia's top position looks intact with the home contingent collecting a total of 63 golds, 75 silvers and 46 bronzes. Thailand is in second place with 50 golds, 33 silvers and 27 bronzes, followed by Malaysia with 38 golds, 39 silvers and 47 bronzes.
