The 24rd SouthEast Asian Games,
including Body Building, to
be held in Korat, Thailand (aka Nakhon Ratchasima,
Thailand) for 11 days during December, 2007.
Thailand walked away with 183 gold medals out of a total of
477. Pre-games Thailand hoped to win 150
..
Second place Malaysia garnered 58.
Thai swimming star Nutthanan Chankrachang was named the best female
athlete.
December 7, 2007:
Thailand's Winning (& SEA Games record setting) Women's 4x400 relay tests
Gold Medals for
24k Thai gold
.. using their best
MBK 24k Thai gold assay testing technique.
Daily results are down the
page in chronological order..
Date in Bold & Red
New swimming & diving pool in Korat.
Swimming competition began Dec. 7. Results below.
The 24th SEA Games will officially open
in Korat, Thailand on December 5.
There will be events for 11 days in
Korat, December 5 through December 15. Most events will be held in Korat.
Events will also be in Bangkok + boating
events will be held at Pattaya Beach, Chon Buri.
This is the 6th time Thailand has hosted the SEA Games
since 1959.
Southeast Asian Games 11 member nations:
Thailand, Myanmar (Burma),
Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Timor &
Philippine Islands.
6,500 athletes from the 11 member nations will compete.
The 2007 SEA offer competition in
485 events in 40 sports. All competition is under International Olympic
Committee Regulation.
The SouthEast Asian Games have been held every
other year since 1959.
The 1st SEA competition in 1959 had 12
sports.
The games are governed by International Olympic Rules & are
under the supervision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the
Olympic Council of Asia.
The Thai Southeast Asian Games Committee has voted to
deviate form the official International Olympic Rules in several sports.
(???)
Bangkok & Pattaya Events.
Chonburi (Pattaya): Beach Front
Sailing and Wind-Surfing, Rowing, Canoeing, Traditional Boat Race, Triathlon
and Duathlon and Equestrian.
2007 host Thailand is expected to win up to 150 gold medals (out of the 485 events in
40 different sports.) Thailand won 85 golds in 2005. Host Philippine
Islands won
113 golds in '05.
The SE Asian Games opening event of
"shooting" (Pistol & Rifle) was held 1
week prior to the official SE Games opening due to Olympic qualifying
shooting events scheduled in December.
After 2 days of shooting. Thailand is the gold medal leader with 7 gold
medals. #2 team Singapore has 5 golds.
Romanian shooting legend Iulian Raicea, the
Thailand national shooting coach, has turned some young shooters in to world
champion material in only a few seasons
Unfortunately, all event / stadium announcements are only in
Thai. No English or multi-language stadium announcements.
Nov. 28. Thailand won one of 5 shooting events.
Nov. 29: Thailand won gold in all 6 shooting events the
last day.
Prakarn Karndee won the 25 meter pistol. Pakram
also won gold a the 2007 University Games.
Thailand took 1st & 2nd in the women's 50 meter 3
position rifle competition.
The rifle & pistol shooting events were held before the official opening
event of Dec. 6 in Korat. There are preliminary 2008 Shanghai Olympic
qualifying shooting events scheduled for December.
December 1:
Soccer competition begins on Sunday December 2.
Thailand is favored to win it's 7th gold medal.
Thailand is the defending champion.
Thailand has garnered the SEA Games Soccer title for
7 consecutive Games.
Several of the Thai players have not been training
with the national team because of duty in the Premier League which
ended on Tuesday.
Kiatprawut Saiwaew &Teerasil Dangda both play with
Manchester City.
Manchester City is owned by ousted Thai
billionaire PM Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin was removed from
Thailand's Prime Minister office
on
September 19, 2006 by a Thailand
Military Coup
D' Etat.
Thaksin has
offered to pay all
expenses for Thailand's national team to train in England at the Manchester
City in
preparation for Thailand's 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign.
Note: Manchester City is not the
popular Manchester United team!
Thongsuk Teerathep, best known by his nickname ''Leesaw'',
once played for the English Club Crystal Palace.
Teerathep Winothai will be playing for his fourth
SouthEast Asian Games gold.
December 2:
Thailand defeats Myanmar 3-2 in football.
December 5.
The official SEA Games opening day &
Thai King
Rama IX's 80th birthday. More than 1000 Thai athletes celebrated Rama
IX's 80th birthday at a candle lit opening ceremony with the King.
Thailand defeated Cambodia 8-0 in
football and is set to advance to the second round / semi-finals. The
match on King Rama IX's birthday was played before a boisterous home crowd.
The game & ceremonies with Rama IX were televised nationally of Thai TV.
Overall: Thailand defeated Myanmar and Cambodia.
Overall: Indonesia defeated Cambodia & tied
Myanmar.
Overall: Myanmar lost to
Thailand & tied Indonesia.
Overall: Cambodia has lost to
Thailand & Indonesia.
Thailand will play Indonesia in the
last match of this round on Friday. Thailand has already qualified for
the semi-final round & is expected to rest several players in preparation for
the next round.
Thailand will face Singapore in the
1st semi-final round match
Thailand swept aerobic gymnastics
.. winning all 4 events. In the men's individual aerobic gymnastics
Thailand also won the 2nd place medal. In the women's individual
aerobic gymnastics Thailand won gold & bronze.
In Table Tennis Thailand won 2nd
in both of men & women events today.
Singapore won gold in both men's &
women's table tennis.
The Singapore gold winners in both
men's & women's table tennis are both Chinese born.
5 more table tennis events are
scheduled but it will be difficult for Thailand to get past the 100% Chinese
born Singapore team.
December 6: Tennis
competition begins on Friday. Thai men open against Malaysia & Thai women
open against Myanmar. Thailand is the top seed in both men's tennis &
women's tennis
Sepak Takraw translates literally
to kick rattan. In the SEA Games a rubber coated ball is used
this year & Malaysia has withdrawn in protest.
Thailand topped favored Myanmar in
both men's & women's Sepak Takraw Hoop events.
Sepak Takraw is a southeast Asian
game similar to volley ball.. played with a woven 'straw rattan ball'
using only the feet.
Thailand has won the first 2 of 8
medals in Sepak Takraw. A packed standing room only crowd of over
1000 cheered on the home teams in the Hoop Sepak Takraw events.
In Sepak Takraw Hoop a point is scored when the rattan ball
is kicked into an elevated hoop.
Sepak Takraw is a game you will see
played on Thai beaches, in Bangkok vacant lots & even at Thai motorbike
taxi stands. In my experience Sepak Takraw is the most popular
recreational game in Thailand.
Thai women took first & second in women's
down hill bike racing on the steep 75° slopes at Khao Yai Thaing. Only 3
persons were entered in the dangerous event. Thailand captured 3rd in the
men's competition.
Basketball competition begins on Friday.
The SEA Games are using a non-Olympic standard ball. (?) ,,
The Singapore team contends the Japanese
Mikasa brand ball is of a different size & texture from the Olympic standard
Molten brand ball. + The Mikasa brand basketballball was not made
available to all teams!
Singapore and Malaysia both report
differences in size, quality and texture.
If size & texture are not Olympic standard
this is an incredible story... We will report back when we see & feel the Mikasa
& Molten side by side.
Similar to Sepak Takraw's non-standard rubber
coated ball, a special
non-standard, non-traditional ball is being introduced by the Thai SEA Games committee at these games.
Swimming begins on Friday.
The H20 is reported to be standard water with chlorine.
December 7.
Swimming and Track & Field began today.
Swimming:
Thai woman won gold in the
100m freestyle & the 4x200 relay.
Thailand's teenage swimming protégé Natthanan
Jankranjang's time of 57.55 won the first 100m gold for Thailand in 16 years.
Natthanan Jankranjang is expected to repeat her 2005 win in the 200m freestyle
later this week.
The gold winning Thai women's 4x200 freestyle relay
team's time of 8.20.77 broke the old SEA Games record by over 4 seconds.
This is the 6th consecutive win for Thai women's 4x200 relay.
Malaysian ladies won gold in the 200m backstroke,
2.17.39, & 200 IM, 2.18.52.
Thai men won no gold but did win the silver in the
4x200 relay. Malaysia won gold in the men's 4x200 relay, 7.38.62.
PI men copped gold in both the 200m backstroke, 2.05.82
& 400 IM.
6 events are scheduled for Saturday with the finals
beginning at 6 pm.
In the first day of track & field
Thailand won 6 out of 9 golds. In 2 of the 3 track events Thailand
did not win gold Thai's placed second!
Wassana Winatho won gold in the woman's 400m hurdles,
57.21. Winatho collapsed after the finish & had to be carried off the
track on a stretcher. Team leader Winatho reported to be Ok & is
expected to compete in 2 more events the 4x400m relay and heptathlon.
Buaban Pamang won the women's Javelin with a record
setting throw, 55.97. Chiang Mai's Pamangbroke her own SEA Games record
she set in '05. Pamang is the reigning champion for the '07 Asian games,
'07 Asian Championships & '07 World University Games. Pamang has an
excellent chance to medal at the Olympic Games set for '08 in Shanghai!
Chatchawal Polyemg won the men's shot put with a SEA
Games record 17.43m put. Thailand also won second.
Theerayut Philakong won gold in the men's triple jump
with a record setting jump, 16.44. Thailand also won second.
Boonthung Srisung won the men's 5000m, 14.08.03.
This is Srisung's 3rd SEA Game's gold medal!
Apisit Kuttiyawan won the men's 400m hurdles, 50.38.
Thailand's Watchara Sondee was favored in the men's
100m. He was beaten by .01 second by record setting Indonesian Suryo
Agung Wibowo, 10.25. It was several minutes before it was clear who the
winner was. .01 second is beyond a close race!
Nongnuch Sanrat came in second in the women's 100m,
11.55.
Thai Jutamass Tawoncharoen had the fastest time of the
day in the prelims, 11.38. However she injured her leg just as she
crossed the finish line & was unable to compete in the finals. We are
waiting for an update regarding her availability for other events later in the
SEA Games. Sanrat runs the 4th leg of the favored Thai ladies'
4x100m relay.
Vietnam's Truong Thanh Hang broke her own women's 1500m
record by over 6 seconds, 4.11.60
Thailand's badminton teams are both
advanced to the semifinals
The women's badminton team is lead by HRH
(her royal highness) Thai Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana.
The women's team is young. Previous team
leaders have retired since the last games.
Both the men's & women's team is looking good for
bronze medals.
Thai men's soccer completed the
preliminary round with a perfect record.
Thailand defeated Indonesia 2-1 in an exciting match on
Friday.
Malaysia won the first Equestrian event with Indonesia 2nd
& Thailand 3rd.
Vietnam won the 1st 2 golds in Wrestling. men's 84kg &
women's 51kg.
Thailand won the Duilian event of WuShu martial arts.
Malaysia was second & Myanmar 3rd.
WuShu is a full contact Chinese martial art.
Laos won a gold in the men's petanque rifle shooting.
December 8.
After 5 days Thailand leads in the gold
count with 33. Vietnam is second with 14.
In snooker the Thai team took gold,
beating the Malaysian team 3-0 in the finals.
Thailand's leading cross country
bicyclist, Tawatchai Masae, won the cross country
bicycle gold with the Philippine's rider second.
Thailand won the men's artistic gymnastics with Vietnam
2nd & Malaysia 3rd.
In tennis, both the Thai men & Thai women are in the final
round & are on their way to gold.
Thai men came from behind to defeat defending
champion Philippines team 3-2. The Philippines team won gold in
'05.
Thai men face Malaysia today in the finals.
Thai women easily defeated Malaysian women 3-0
Danai Udomchoke, left, saved the day for the Thai
men with a decisive victory on Friday.
In Boxing Thailand has won all it's matches to this point.
Lightweight Amnat Ruenroeng easily won his match. Ex-convict Amnat Ruenroeng has already qualified for the
Shanghai Olympics.
Five Thai boxers will box for the final places today.
In Dance Sport Thailand waltzed to 3 of 5 gold medals.
Swimming
In men's 100m breaststroke Vietnam captured gold, 1.03.73, with Thailand
winning second & third.
In the men's 200IM Philippines captured gold, 2.05.50, with Thailand
coming in second.
Singapore won the men's 100m freestyle.
Singapore won the women's 100m breaststroke, 1.10.15. a new record
In the women's 400m freestyle Malaysia captured the gold, 4.18.20, with
Thailand placing 3rd.
Track and Field.
In the men's hammer throw PI won the gold, 60.98m, setting a new games
record. Thailand placed second
In the men's 3000m Steeplechase PI won gold, 5.54.21, with Thailand
second.
In the men's 800m Vietnam won gold, 1.51.16.
Malaysia won the means 4x400 relay Malaysia won gold, 3.07.95 .
Thailand placed second.
Vietnam captured the men's decathlon gold, 7457 points. Thailand placed second
In the women's long jump PI took the gold, 6.31m. Thailand placed
second.
In the women's 800m Vietnam placed 1st & second. New record,
2.02.39. Truong Thanh Hang of Vietnam won the event for her second gold &
second record.
Vietnam captured gold in the women's high jump, 1.86m. Thailand
placed second.
Indonesia won the woman's discus, 49.46m. Thailand placed second.
Women's marathon was won by Thai Sunisa Sailomyen, 2:43.33
Indonesia won the men's marathon. 2;23.46
Men's 20 km walk was won by Indonesia, 1:30.37
Women's 20 km walk was also won by Indonesia, !:41.47
Weightlifting
In the women's 53kg class Thailand's Suda Chaleepai won gold.
Indonesia won the men's 56kg class.
Fencing.
PIs are dominating fencing.
Indonesia has won 1 gold.
Wrestling
Vietnam won the women's 53kg & 54 kg classes
Indonesia won the men's 74kg class
Table tennis. The finals were an all Singapore event.. Chinese born
Singapore women faced each other in the finals.
Artistic gymnastics. Singapore won all 4 golds offered today
Field Hockey
Pencak Silat, martial arts. A traditional martial art originating on the
Malay Peninsula. National martial art of Indonesia.
Gold captured by Brunei.
Petanque: A remnant of French colonialism. A French
lawn game involving rolling metal balls at wooden balls.
Chanmean Sok captured the first gold for Cambodia by best rolling the
metal balls.
Basketball
PI women led by a 5' 10"American Filipino are set to play Thailand.
With 2 games left the dominating Filipinos & Thai will determine the champion
tomorrow.
December 9.
Thailand leads the gold rush with 43. Vietnam is second with 23.
Tennis
Thailand won the men's gold.
Basketball
Thai women defeated their closest rival
the Philippine Island women 70-54. After falling behind late in the
second quarter, the Thai round ball lasses rallied to the convincing win.
The Philippine's leader, Filipina American. fouled out early in the second
half.
Weightlifting
Indonesia won the men's 69kg class defeating the favored Thai
lifter.
In the men's 77kg class Indonesia won gold with a 341kg total.
Thailand was second.
Thai lass teenager Khanittha Petanang won the the
69kg class. Petanang lifted a total of 212kg. Vietnam was second.
In the women's 63kg class Vietnam won gold with a total of 220.
Thailand was second.
Rowing
Indonesia won a gold in rowing.
Boxing
All 7 Thai ladies boxers have made it to the finals.
Thai ladies will meet ladies from the Philipines in 6 of the 7 weight
classes.
Golf
Men's team Results after the first round: 209
Philippines; 210 Indonesia; 212 Malaysia; 214 Thailand; 217 Vietnam
No Thai men are in the top 7.
Swimming
Track .. 6 out of 9 gold medal winners set new Southeast Asian games records!
Thailand won 5 0f 9 events
Thai men won the 4x100 relay in record setting time. 38.95. Thr
previous record had stood for 8 years. Indonesia 2nd & Malaysia 3rd.
Thai women won the 4x100 relay in record setting time. 44.00 Vietnam
2nd & Malaysia 3rd.
Thailand won the men's pole vault with another record. Sompong Saombankuay
vaulted 5.1m. Thailand was 2nd & Philippines 3rd.
Thailand also had a 1 - 2 finish in the discus. 54.13m won.
Philippines was 3rd.
Thailand's Boonthung Srisung comfortable won the men's 10k. 31.16.75
Philippines was 2nd.
Philipines won the men's long jump, 7.87m.
Indonesia won the women's 110m hurdles. 13.51
Malaysia won the women's hammer throw. 52.93
Swimming
Thai lass Natthanan Jankrajang won the women's 200 Free in record setting
time. 2.04.01 The old record was set in '99. This is Jankrajang fourth
gold!
Jankrajang won 10 (TEN) golds at the Thai national championships last
summer. Jankrajang is in a dispute with the Thai athletic association
and says she may not compete for the national team in the future.
Philippines won the men's 200 breast.
Philippines won the men's 50 free. 22.80
Philippines won the men's 1500. Thailand was 2nd
Singapore women won the won the 400m medley relay. 4.13.18. Thailand
lead by Natthanan Jankrajang placed 3rd.
Gymnastics
Vietnam won 5 golds
Thailand won 3 golds, surpassing their expected 1 gold
December 10
Thailand now has 79 gold. Number 2 Vietnam has 41. Singapore has 32
Sports Authority of Thailand will provide 50 million Tbt to Thai athletes.
a gold medallist = 200,000 Tbt, 2nd= 100,000 Tbt & 3rd=50,000 Tbt.
Football
Thailand defeated Singapore 3-0 to advance to the
finals
Singapore defeated Thailand in the ASEAN Championships earlier in 2007.
Vietnam plays Myanmar in the other semi-final match
today
