KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has congratulated Malaysia's contingent for meeting its target of 111 gold medals at the 29th SEA Games. "I would like to thank all the nation's athletes that won the medals, making this 29th SEA Games the best performance ever by a Malaysian contingent," said the Prime Minister. But wait first, the SEA Games are still ongoing," he joked. The 111 gold target is pegged to the number of golds that Malaysia won the last time it hosted the Games in 2001. For these SEA Games, there are 405 gold medals up for grabs in 38 sports.

Source: The Star August 28, 2017 15:45 UTC