There are many more medals at stake until the Games reaches its finale on Wednesday. As of mid-day on Friday, Vietnam led the medal standings with host Cambodia and Thailand trailing closely behind.

During a musical performance just before the opening ceremony, the Indonesian flags were held upside-down by the dancers.Īfter a week of competition, the fight for medals has intensified and more records have been broken, especially in the swimming pool. Hun Sen, whose country is taking its turn in hosting the SEA Games, apologized to Jokowi for the Indonesian flag mishap that marred the opening ceremony of the sporting event on May 5. The SEA Games became a talking point, albeit peripherally, only when President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the summit. But sports development, in particular the biennial SEA Games, did not seem to attract their attention despite the proven contribution of sports to the region’s quest to build a socio-cultural community. ASEAN leaders convened in the East Nusa Tenggara tourist resort of Labuan Bajo for the 42nd summit as the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Phnom Penh moved up a gear this week.

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