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ndonesia remains at the top of the medal tally but the overall championship of the Islamic Solidarity Games (ISG) is not yet assured with 14 gold medals in wushu and taekwondo up for grabs on the closing day.

'We are not assured yet of the overall championship title because we may only expect to add another two or three gold medals tomorrow [Tuesday]. Who knows? Either Egypt or Malaysia could sweep all medals on offer,' contingent chief, Ahmed Solihin, said on Monday.

Indonesia topped the standings with 34 gold, 25 silver and 33 bronze medals followed by Egypt (26-25-30) and Malaysia (26-20-26) on Monday, with the Indonesian wushu team gaining four gold medals.

Marthen Mardan Tangdilallo opened the home side's account when he scored the highest point of 9.65 in the men's Taiji Jian, beating teammate Fredy (9.64) and Loh Choon How of Malaysia (9.63).

Achmad Hulaefi took the second gold after winning the men's Daoshu and Gunshu with 19.33. Malaysia's Khaw Jun Lim scored 19.27 for silver and teammate Aldy Lukman notched up 19.27 for bronze.

Lindswell Kwok won the women's Taiji Jian over Malaysia's Chan Lu Yi and Iran's Hamideh Barkhor before Ivana Ardelia Irmanto rounded off Indonesia's winning run in the women's Nan Dao and Nan Gun.

She brushed aside teammate Juwita Niza Wasni and Malaysia's Tan Cheong Min.

'We are satisfied with their achievement,' coach Yuliana Kurniawan said.

She reminded the athletes that ISG was not their main target as the world championship in Kuala Lumpur and Southeast Asian (SEA) Games were up next.

Wushu and taekwondo each have seven gold medals on offer on Tuesday to be followed by the closing ceremony later in the afternoon.

Ahmed said the medal tally surpassed the target set by Youth and Sports Affairs Minister Roy Suryo, who would have been content for a place in the top 10. During the inaugural ISG in Saudi Arabia, Indonesia finished 18th on the medal table.

'Several sports like badminton and athletics produced only a few medals because we did not compete with our top players. We are not disappointed although they could only win bronze,' Ahmed said.

The ISG is being held consecutively with the Indonesian and Japanese open tournaments.

The 3rd ISG has featured 3,257 athletes and officials from 55 of 57 countries under the auspices of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Sixteen of the participating countries are not competing but came as observers.

National committee chair Rita Subowo said the ISG was a good field for national athletes on which to build confidence ahead of the SEA Games in Myanmar in December. 'This is a good opportunity to compete against world-class athletes,' she said.

The closing ceremony will be held at the Jakabaring Sport Center, and is expected to begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.