Publication Date:
Fri, 2011-11-11 18:43
The host Indonesia has also got among the medals with two golds, two silvers and one bronze from the canoeing and kayaking finals on Friday in the West Java town of Karawang.
Wichan Jaitieng of Thailand won the K1000 to become the first gold medalist of the games.
Also successful on the first day was Myanmar with two silvers. Singapore earned a silver and two bronzes, and the remaining bronze went to Vietnam.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to open the biennial games late Friday in Palembang, the provincial capital of South Sumatra.
More than 6,000 athletes from 11 countries will be participating in the games which run to Nov. 22.
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