25th SEA Games, Laos

(KPL) Deputy President of Lao Disable People Sports Association, Dr Paseuth Phothisane last Thursday has welcomed the Lao para athletes who had won medals at 5th Asean Para Games in Malaysia, held between between 15-19 August.

The Lao athletes won a silver medal and a bronze medal from the Powerlifting competition.

Dr Kesone Sisongkham, leader of Lao National team said that the Lao Paralympic Committee sent 14 disabled athletes to compete in three events, such as male volleyball, wheelchair basketball and power lifting,
The Lao team managed to win two medals from power lifting, for the 48 kg and 67kg categories.

The silver medalist, Mr Eay Simay competed in the 48kg category and he lifted 155kg and the bronze medalist, Mr Mone Xayyavong, competed in the 67kg division and he lifted 135kg.

Source: kpl, ecom

Back in the Lao history, many Lao athletes had shown their excellent performances in many international events: Ms. Soukpavanh Piathep, the first heroin from Laos won the gold medal from the World Table Tenis Championship in Mexico, Mr. Vongkot Jinda, the Lao boxer who won the bronze medal in Asian Games, Beijing, and other athletes who won many madals in the SEA Games and other international sport events.

Ms. Soukpavan Piathep revealed that in 1976, she was 16, and she was selected to be the representative from Laos to join the Table tennis championship in Mexico. There were 50 countries participated in this event, and she beat the player from Egypt to win the gold medal for Laos for the first time.

After coming back to Laos, she was warmly welcomed from all Lao and was awarded the medal from the late Lao president Soupanouvong.

Soukpavan is now 49, but she looks very healthy, due to her continuous playing sport, especially table tennis. Up to now, no table tennis player from Laos who yet stand out in the international events.

Ms. Soupavan encourages all Lao table tennis players to try their best in practicing, in order to win some medals for Laos during the upcoming 25th SEA Games that will be held in our own soils the end of this year.

Translated from Vientianemai newspaper

The medal for the 25th SEA Games in Laos is designed with inspiration coming from "Pra Thatluang", Laos's national symbol and spirit, combined with Lao National flower (Champa) and Lao national animal (elephants). The medals embody with Lao traditional art with message of the 25th SEA Games.



The medals are 70mm in diameter. On the front side, the medal adopts the logo of the 25th SEA Games and Lao art at the outer. The top marks with the message "50th Anniversary" and at the bottom with the message "25th SEA Games, Laos". While on the back, the medal is shaped with 5 pedals of Lao national flower, and Mr. Champa, and Ms. Champi, the 2 lucky mascots for this game.

Noble and elegant, the 25th SEA Games medal is a blending of traditional Lao culture and the SEA Games spirit. It gives the winners of the Games great honor and acclamation as recognition of their achievement. This logo is designed by D.Southavong from Phetchampa Advertising Ltd.


Gold medal


Silver medal


Bronze medal

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Mr. Olan Sihalat, a Pencak Silat athlete from Laos, the bronze medalist from the 24th SEA Games in Thailand, is ready to fight for gold in the 25th SEA Games in Vientiane, Laos 2009.

Mr. Olan is now at the training center (Sikeut) in preparing for the SEA Games. He mentioned that he is now improving alot in both physical and metal conditions, thanks to all the coaches, friends and family who always support him. "I have to practice harder to complete with the stronger team from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. I will try my best to get gold medal for Laos", said Olan.

Semarang, Central Java (ANTARA News) - Indonesia has set itself the target of grabbing 61 gold medals, 12 silver, and five bronze medals in the upcoming SEA Games to be held in Laos, December 2009.

Ahmad Sutjipto, head of the Prominent Athletes Program (PAL) said here on Tuesday, Indonesia should at least get 56 gold medals to be in the third rank of the SEA Games.

"If we could win 56 gold medals in the multi-event of the Southeast Asian countries, we could secure the third position," he said.

He said Indonesia targeted to be in the position of the big three in the SEA Games. In SEA Games 2007, Indonesia ranked fourth on the list of medal winners after Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

Meanwhile, Indonesia hoped to win the 18th place in the Asian Games 2010.