12 hours ago
6
Singapore's Ser Lin Qian in action in the table tennis women’s team final on Dec 14, 2025. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
BANGKOK: The 33rd SEA Games in Thailand drew to a close on Saturday (Dec 20), after some two weeks of competition that saw records fall, medals decided by the narrowest of margins, and years of hard work and passion rewarded by elation - or heartbreak.
CNA visual journalist Jeremy Long was on the ground covering Team Singapore's campaign. Here's our pick of his most striking images from the Games.
Fencers Amita Berthier and Maxine Wong in the all-Singapore women’s foil final on Dec 17, 2025. Berthier had been on the brink of elimination when she pulled off a stunning semi-final comeback against Philippines' Samantha Catantan and went on to win the gold. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
Suphachalasai Stadium at dusk during the athletics men's 800m heats on Dec 11, 2025. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
18-year-old Jedd Tan struck gold for Singapore on his SEA Games debut, defeating Thailand’s Aunjai Chawit in the ju-jitsu men’s fighting under-77kg finals match on Dec 10, 2025. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
Sprinter Shanti Pereira hugging her finance, Tan Zong Yang, himself a former sprinter, after successfully defending her 200m title on Dec 13, 2025. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
Singapore’s Jason Teh broke his racket while playing against Laos’ Phonesack Sokthavy in the opening rounds of the men’s team badminton on Dec 7, 2025. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
A Timor-Leste player consoles Singapore’s Muhammad Aqil bin Mohamed Yazid after the Young Lions lost 3-1 to Timor-Leste in the group opener of the men's football tournament on Dec 6, 2025. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
Avvir Tham in action in the 3m springboard final on Dec 18, 2025. Just the day before, he won Singapore's first SEA Games men's diving gold in 60 years, in the 1m springboard. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
Quah Ting Wen catches her breath after finishing first in the 4x100m medley relay, while her younger sister Jing Wen looks on. The elder Quah is now Singapore's most bemedalled SEA Games athlete, surpassing fellow swimmer Joscelin Yeo's 62-medal record. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
Singapore's Ser Lin Qian breaks down in tears after losing to Thailand’s Suthasini Sawettabut in the table tennis women’s team final on Dec 14, 2025. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
Quah Zheng Wen celebrates with his girlfriend after winning gold in the 200m backstroke on Dec 15, 2025. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
Performers wearing LED lights in the SEA Games opening ceremony at Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok on Dec 9, 2025. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
A flyboard performer pulling off stunts at the SEA Games opening ceremony. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
A woman in Thailand’s national colours standing in line to enter Rajamangala National Stadium ahead of the SEA Games opening ceremony on Dec 9, 2025. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
