HANOI, May 17 — Concern over Malaysia’s standings on the medal tally chart has grown as the country dropped to sixth place at the end of the ninth day of the 31st South East Asian (SEA) Games yesterday.

HANOI, May 15 — Athletics saved the day for the national contingent’s gold medal hunt on the seventh day of the 31st SEA Games, after several events failed in delivering the gold medals as expected, leading to Malaysia's drop to fourth in the overall standings.