Invaluable lessons and exposure for exponents before 2027 home edition

Wong Zin, Seah Jin Ying and Yow Mei Yee celebrate after winning gold in the women's Taekwondo Recognized Pomsae Team event at the SEA Games 2025, held at Fashion Island Shopping Mall on December 10, 2025. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

BANGKOK: The SEA Games proved to be a tough learning ground for Malaysia’s taekwondo contingent.

Yesterday, the national team’s campaign came to an end after exponents Norumar Mohd Firdhaus and Lokadevan Anatore went down 0-2 to Baby Jessica Canabal of the Philippines and Indonesia’s Muhammad Bassam Raihan in the quarter-finals of the women’s below-53kg and men’s below-53kg respectively at the Island Hall, Fashion Island Shopping Mall in Bangkok.