AUG XXI 2024 Smooth and Successful: Indonesian, Thai and Malaysian Contingents Place in Top 3 Final Standings

MALANG—The 21st ASEAN University Games (AUG) 2024, a university student sports tournament involving ASEAN member countries in Surabaya-Malang, concluded on Saturday, July 6, 2024. The tournament, which started on June 25, 2024, proceeded smoothly and efficiently. All contingents will undoubtedly bring home medals for their respective countries' contingents.

 

Secretary General of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Sesjen Kemendikbudristek), Suharti, representing the Indonesian government, expressed her gratitude to the ASEAN University Sport Council (AUSC) for giving confidence to Indonesia as the host of the AUG for the fifth time.

"With the cooperation of all parties who are very united, working hand in hand, including Bapomi and nine universities in Surabaya and Malang who have gone all out, so that around 728 matches can run smoothly," she said in a press conference, before the closing ceremony at the Rectorate of the State University of Malang (UM) on Saturday, July 6, 2024, evening.

Secretary General Suharti also expressed her appreciation to all ASEAN countries who had participated in this prestigious student sports event. For him, the extraordinary participation of athletes, coaches and officials makes AUG more colorful and of course more competitive.

 

"As organizers, we have achieved all the success of this event, the results are recognized by AUSC, and the impact on society is very visible. As hosts, our contingent (Indonesia) can become the overall champion for the 11th time and dominate the medal tally in various sports," she stated.

 

Meanwhile, Prof. Mohd. Ruslim Mohammed, President of AUSC said, the ASEAN student sports event which is held every two years in its history, is the first time it has been held in two places at once, namely in Surabaya and Malang.

 

Apart from that, this is the first time AUG has involved nine universities as venues for each sport. "Two countries (cities) and nine venues (venues) are the new benchmarks for the AUG event. This is a good achievement. After this, wherever other countries host, Indonesia will definitely be the benchmark," he said.

Meanwhile, as general chairman of the AUG organizers, Prof. Nurhasan or Cak Hasan expressed his thanks and appreciation to all parties who contributed to the success of preparation, opening, to closing running smoothly and successfully.

 

The sports science professor and Chancellor of UNESA ensured that AUG ran smoothly and successfully. This means that nothing untoward happens during the competition. Even though the competition for medals was fierce on the field, all parties showed and upheld sportsmanship and camaraderie as ASEAN member countries.

 

"AUG is not only about winning medals, but also about mutual respect shown on and off the field. Everyone competes well and respects each other. This is what we hope for, where a sportsman's mentality colors the game on the field," said Cak Hassan.

As host of the venue and closing of AUG, UM Chancellor Prof. Dr. Hariyanto, M.Pd., also expressed his appreciation for holding the 21st ASEAN University Games (AUG) which was held in the cities of Surabaya and Malang, 25 June-6 July 2024.

 

"As a higher education institution, UM provides full support to be able to collaborate in this AUG event, not only in terms of organizing sports, but also in instilling and trying to strengthen the values ​​of sportsmanship which must always be maintained and upheld," he explained.

 

"We also express our thanks to all the athletes from 11 countries in Southeast Asia who have struggled with their best performance. "Hopefully the athletes who excel can improve their performance for better opportunities in the future," said the UM Chancellor.

 

Based on the final standings of the 21st AUG 2024 competition, host Indonesia became the overall champion with a very dominating medal tally in various sports. The second and third positions are followed by Thailand and Malaysia respectively. The details of the standings are as follows:

 

1. Indonesia, 126 gold, 99 silver and 71 bronze
2. Thailand, 53 gold, 49 silver and 29 bronze
3. Malaysia, 38    gold, 47 silver, and 62 bronze
4. Vietnam, 12 gold, 9 silver and 5 bronze
5. Singapore, 11 gold, 27 silver and 36 bronze
6. Philippines, 3 gold, 3 silver and 9 bronze
7. Laos, 3 gold, 2 silver and 6 bronze
8. Myanmar, 2 gold, 8 silver and 1 bronze
9. Cambodia, 1 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze
10. Brunei Darussalam, 1 gold
11. Timor-Leste, 1 silver and 9 bronze.[]

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Reporter: AUG PR Team

Editor: @zam*

Photo: AUG PR Team

 

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