MANILA: As defending champions, Malaysia is entering the 30th SEA Games with a target of winning 70 gold, 51 silver and 105 bronze medals in 52 of the...
Malaysia’s chef de mission Datuk Megat Zulkarnain Omardin answers questions from reporters after his arrival at the 2019 SEA Games in Manila — Bernama: As defending champions, Malaysia is entering the 30th SEA Games with a target of winning 70 gold, 51 silver and 105 bronze medals in 52 of the 56 sports in the biennial games here.
Malaysia’s chef de mission Datuk Megat Zulkarnain Omardin, his two deputies Nurul Huda Abdullah and Ahmad Faedzal Md Ramli, 773 athletes and 339 officials will be staying at three clusters — Manila, Clark and Subic — during the games from Saturday to Dec 11. Although several quarters including former National Sports Council director-general Datuk Seri Zolkples Embong have criticised the 70-gold target as too low, the national contingent are being realistic given the fact that events in sports like pencak silat, diving and archery, which are considered “gold mines” for Malaysia, have been slashed.
“True, the target is only two gold medals more than in Korat 2007 although the number of athletes has increased. However, we should bear in mind that many athletes are making their debut at international games.
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