Palembang, S Sumatra (Antara News) - Thailand still leads the provisional medal tally rankings of the 17th ASEAN University Games (POM ASEAN).

The event was opened on Wednesday night in the South Sumatra provincial city of Palembang.

Till Monday night, their medal tally included 23 gold, nine silver and seven bronze medals.

Indonesia ranks second in the tally with 15 gold, 25 silver and eight bronze medals.

Malaysia occupies the third position with eight gold, eight silver and 13 bronze medals.

The provisional medal tally of all 11 participating nations is as follows:

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total

1. Thailand 23 9 7 39
2. Indonesia 15 25 8 48
3. Malaysia 8 8 13 29
4. Laos 4 5 9 18
5. Philippines 4 4 5 13
6. Singapore 1 1 2 4
7. Vietnam 1 0 0 1
8. Myanmar 0 3 7 10
9. Brunei 0 0 0 0
10. Cambodia 0 0 0 0
11. Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0

Total 56 62 44 152

POM ASEAN, which was opened by Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Wednesday night, began on December 10 and will go on till December 21.(*)

Editor: Heru Purwanto
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