Indonesia takes the crown at ASEAN School Games 2025
A 42-gold breakthrough, a 93-medal haul, and a decisive shift in Southeast Asia’s youth sports landscape.
On November 28, 2025, Indonesia collected an impressive 93 medals across seven sports disciplines, securing its place at the top of the final medal standings and surpassing Thailand, which finished second with 20 gold medals.
🥇 The Main Takeaway
Indonesia finished first overall at the ASEAN School Games 2025 in Brunei Darussalam with 93 total medals: 42 gold, 30 silver, and 20 bronze — a jump from runner-up in the previous edition. Swimming was the decisive engine of dominance, generating 22 gold medals, over half of Indonesia’s total.
Pencak silat: 11 golds
Badminton: 5 golds
Athletics: 3 golds
Wushu: 1 gold
Indonesia’s sweep placed it above regional rival Thailand in the final standings, marking a shift in youth-level power balance.
🌏 Why It’s on Our Radar
ASEAN School Games is not merely a meet — it is a forecast indicator of which nations are building real pipelines for long-term sporting strength. Indonesia’s performance signals three things:
School-rooted athlete development is maturing.
Coaching and preparation structures are scaling effectively.
Indonesia is expanding beyond single-sport reliance — breadth, not luck, drove the result.
“I am pleased with this achievement. There has been an improvement—at the previous edition we finished in second place, but this year we successfully became the overall champion,” said Indonesia’s Chef de Mission, Aziz Ariyanto.
This is a snapshot of future national teams, not just student champions.
⚠️ What’s at Stake
🏆 Overall Champion: Indonesia ranked first in the final medal standings.
🥇 Gold Rush: 42 gold medals across multiple sports.
🏊 Swimming supremacy: 22 golds came from the pool alone.
🥋 Martial arts strength: Pencak silat and wushu reinforced Indonesia’s regional dominance.
📈 Rising trajectory: A clear jump from second place in the previous edition.
🎓 Future pipeline: These student-athletes represent Indonesia’s next generation of elite competitors.
📸 The Big Picture
This victory is more than just a medal count—it underscores Indonesia’s growing investment in youth sports as a foundation for long-term international success.
Behind the podium finishes were:
disciplined training programs,
coordinated support from schools and federations, and
the collective effort of athletes, coaches, officials, and team managers.
Chef de Mission Aziz Ariyanto attributed success to preparation upgrades and reminded athletes that complacency is the enemy — the goal is senior podiums, not just school trophies. This win is not an end state. It is a progression checkpoint.
🌐 The Regional Stakes
As Southeast Asia becomes more competitive in international sports, results like this show that:
Youth-level dominance often predicts future regional leadership, and
Countries that invest early in structured school sports will shape the region’s athletic future.
Indonesia’s performance signals a shift in regional balance—driven by consistency, not coincidence.
🏠 Why This Hits Home
For Indonesia, this result is more than numbers:
Talent mattered, but discipline delivered.
Team effort outweighed individual brilliance.
The victory symbolizes a maturing sports culture, not just momentary form.
Medals returned to Jakarta — but what returned more importantly was belief. A generation of students proved that Indonesia can produce, not just discover, champions Indonesia didn’t just win ASG 2025. It laid the foundation for future podiums Southeast Asia cannot ignore.
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