The region won two more golds and three more medals at Paris 2024, compared with Tokyo 2020.
Carlos Yulo of Philippines leaping his way to gold in the men's vault at Paris 2024. He also won the floor exercise.
While boxing has long been a popular sport in the Philippines, there has been an upward trend in its gymnastic results since the 2011 SEA Games. Paris 2024 marked the first time that Indonesia clinched Olympic gold outside badminton. After stars like Jonatan Christie and Anthony Ginting were surprisingly eliminated in the group stage, climber Veddriq Leonardo won the men’s speed gold in 4.75sec.
“We need to be smart to focus on certain niche areas, and within those niche areas, we need to be ahead of the curve.”Thailand's Panipak Wongpattanakit celebrates after retaining her gold medal in the taekwondo women's -49kg category. PHOTO: AFP Asian Weightlifting Federation executive board member Niwat Limsuknirun explained how a clean up has given the sport a fresh start with screening and monitoring now a strong focus. He said: “Nobody can join the 60-strong national squads before they have undergone a six-month screening process and been educated about doping.
While they are still trying to win that elusive Olympic gold, badminton continues to bring in the medals for Malaysia with another two bronzes in the men’s singles and men’s doubles .
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