First place wins by two Indonesian judokas, Muhammad Syaiful Raharjo and Iksan Apriadi, resulted in the national anthem “Indonesia Raya” being played at the 29^th Southeast Asia (SEA) Games in the KLCC arena in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.

Syaiful defeated Malaysian Wei Fu Chong to win the men’s under 66-kilogram, while Iksan outclassed Vietnamese Tan Cong Nguyen to snatch the under 73-kg title.

Both Iksan and Syaiful acknowledged it was a tough competition.

“I spent a night just watching a recording of my opponent. I studied his moves and looked for his weaknesses,” Syaiful told The Jakarta Post after the match.

However, Syaiful said his toughest opponent was his first opponent in the competition, Japanese-born Philippine athlete Shuken Nagano.

“Shuken almost broke my arm, but I survived,” he said.

Iksan said he realized that his opponent was more powerful than him and that he had to find a way to defeat him by using some tricks.