SEA Games continue to fascinate with dramatic and inspiring stories

THE biennial SEA Games has always been headline grabbing, with massive media coverage to celebrate the human potential.

Even if it has descended into a regional circus due to the latitude granted to the host nation to list disciplines to their advantage, the Games has never been short of positive and inspiring stories – from athletes overcoming the odds, fighting injuries, relentless training to shedding tears in public on the road to the podium.