Vietnam chips away at Indonesian medal lead
11/18/2011JAKARTA — Vietnam kept up their pursuit of runaway Southeast Asian Games leaders Indonesia Thursday as the hosts prepared for a hotly anticipated grudge match against bitter rivals Malaysia.
Vietnam cut the deficit with Indonesia early Thursday, after four more golds in pencak silat — an Indonesian martial art — took them to 62 first places and stretched their lead over third placed Thailand.
The Thais, 2009 SEA Games table-toppers, have stalled after bouncing back from a disappointing start to the 26th edition of the Games with a strong showing in the headline athletics events and have 54 golds..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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