Jason Donovan Wants To Add The 2025 SEA Games Gold Medal

Jason Donovan Yusuf wants to add 2025 SEA Games gold (doc. PB Aquatic Indonesia).

JAKARTA Jason Donovan Yusuf wants to add to his gold medal achievement in the Thailand 2025 SEA Games after being the best in the men's 100-meter backstroke. The men's 100-meter highest sodium backstroke became Jason's after he managed to come out as the fastest with a 55.08-second time record beating his compatriot, Farrell Armandio Tangka, in second place to get a silver medal.

The result was special for Jason because it was his debut appearance at Southeast Asia's biggest two-year multi-pronged sporting event.

"I'm very happy to be able to contribute gold to Indonesia on the first day of the 2025 SEA Games. I didn't expect to get a gold medal," he said in an official statement received in Jakarta.

This victory further motivates Jason to get gold in other numbers to be followed. The opportunity was open after he appeared surprising to be able to master the 100 meter jersey number. "Tomorrow there are still 50 meters of backstroke and 50 meters of freestyle. The hope is to be better than today," said Jason The third place in the men's 100 meters backstroke belongs to Zheng Wen Quah. The swimmer from Singapore finished with a time of 56.04 seconds. Wen, who is 29 years old, dominated the men's 100 meters backstroke SEA Games since 2015 when Singapore hosted. He always had a gold medal in four editions after that, namely Kuala Lumpur 2017, Philippines 2019, Vietnam 2021, and Cambodia 2023.

The Indonesian aquatic team will again play in a number of numbers on Thursday, December 11, 2025. The competitions to be participated are the men's 50 meters backstroke, the women's 50 meters backstroke, the men's 50 meters freestyle, the women's 200 meters freestyle, the men's 100 meters breaststroke, and the women's 200 meters individual medley.