Hendro won in a time of 1:29:41, followed by Vietnam’s Xuan Vinh Vo in second and Myo Min Thiha of Myanmar in third place.
Hermanto added bronze after finishing third in the men’s discus throw with his best distance of 51.96 meters. Muhammad Irfan Shamshuddin of Malaysia won gold with 53.16 m and Narong Benjaroon settled for second place with 52.45 m.
In the pencak silat (martial arts), which ended the competition on Sunday, Indonesia added another gold medal when Mohammad Adhan Rusdin won the final match against Myanmar’s Ye Kyaw Thu in the fight event in the 55-60 kilograms category at the Zayat Thiri Indoor Stadium.
Rusdin defeated Ye with a unanimous decision after four out of five judges awarded the Indonesian fighter a win. He is the only fighter to have won gold among his five compatriots in the final round.
Meanwhile, Yanthi Fuchianty added a bronze medal from cycling after finishing third in the women’s 30-kilometer individual time trial road race event.
She finished in 43.381 seconds behind overall winner Dinah Chan Siew Kheng of Malaysia, who took gold, while Chanpeng Nontasin of Thailand took silver.
Indonesia also won a bronze medal in the karate men’s team kumite event
after defeating the Philippines 3-1 in repechage. Thailand took gold and Malaysia secured silver.
On Saturday, Indonesia’s badminton team nearly made a clean sweep when it took three of the five gold medals on offer.
Angga Pratama and Rian Agung Saputro won the men’s double event by defeating Berry Angriawan and Ricky Karanda Suwardi, 21-13, 17-21, 21-17, in the all-Indonesian final, while Bellaetrix Manuputty played against odds as she beat second seeded Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand, 9-21, 21-13, 21-13, to win the women’s single.
“To be honest, I was nervous because I lost twice to Busanan in our previous meetings. Besides, she defeated Aprilia Yuswandari with a big score in the second round,” Bellaetrix told the Indonesia Badminton Association (PBSI).
“It’s the best Christmas gift for me and my family. I had personal target to win a gold medal and I prepared myself very well for the SEA Games,” she said.
Muhammad Rijal and Debby Susanto completed the day as they defeated Maneepong Jongjit and Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Thailand, 21-18, 21-19, to win the mixed double event and secure a third gold medal for Indonesia.
But the country’s clean sweep was denied when Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka lost to Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk of Thailand, 22-20, 21-17, and settled for silver while Nitya Maheswari Krishinda and Greysia Polii lost to Vivian Kah Mun Hoo and Woon Khe Wei of Malaysia, 17-21, 21-18, 17-21, in the women’s double event.
“We have achieved a target with three gold medals, though we had a chance to win all five golds. The shuttlers gave their best effort in the event,” team manager Ricky Soebagdja said.
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