KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 (Bernama) -- The medal target for the 2025 SEA Games will be based on the total medal count rather than the colour of the medals, Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh said.
She said this approach aligns with recommendations from experts at Nippon Sports Science University (NSSU) and is a long-standing practice in several countries, including Japan, South Korea, Iran, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
“Setting a gold medal target puts excessive pressure on athletes to deliver their best performance at international sporting events.
“The final medal target will be determined later through a joint discussion between the Youth and Sports Ministry (KBS), the National Sports Council (MSN), the National Sports Associations (PSK), and the Olympic Council of Malaysia (MOM), as athlete registrations for the event remain open until September 2025," she said during the question and answer session in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Yeoh was responding to a question from Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden (PN-Alor Setar) regarding Malaysia’s targets and preparations for the biennial event to be held in Thailand, following a reshuffling of events by the host nation.
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