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Golden girls: Indonesian women’s doubles tennis players Janice Tjen (left) and Aldila Sutjiadi pose with their gold medals on Dec. 19, 2025, after the award ceremony for the 2025 Southeast Asia (SEA) Games women’s doubles final at the National Tennis Development Center in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Bangkok. Aldila and Janice won after defeating Thailand’s Peangtarn Plipuech and Mananchaya Sawangkaew 2-0 (6-2, 6-1). (Antara/Nova Wahyudi)
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ndonesia capped off the 2025 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Thailand as the tournament’s runner-up, surpassing expectations set by the government and marking a historic away feat unseen since the 1990s.
The Indonesian contingent finished their campaign at the 33rd SEA Games on the closing day on Saturday in Bangkok by securing two bronze medals through the men’s and women’s sepak takraw teams, following a series of golds it won in other sports during the two-week event.
The additional medals on Saturday solidified Indonesia’s position in second place, raking in 333 medals, comprising 91 golds, 111 silvers and 131 bronzes. The result placed the country just below host nation Thailand, which topped the tournament with 233 golds and 499 medals overall.
The runner-up title marks the first time in three decades that Indonesia managed to place second outside of its home turf in Southeast Asia’s biggest multi-sport event. The last time it finished second was in 1995 at the Games’ 18th edition in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Before 1995, Indonesia frequently ranked first in the tournament since its debut in the 1977 SEA Games in Malaysia.
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This year’s result also exceeded targets set by the National Sports Committee (KONI) and the Youth and Sports Ministry, which had projected that the contingent would secure at least a third-place finish and around 80 gold medals, matching Indonesia’s standing in the previous SEA Games in Cambodia two years ago.
